IP Library Granted Patent US 10,174,672
Granted Patent B2
US 10,174,672 · App. 15/440,491 · Granted Jan 8, 2019

Electric waste gate valve control device

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,174,672
App. No.
15/440,491
Granted
Jan 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric waste gate valve control device controls a waste gate valve provided in a waste gate passage that bypasses a portion between an upstream and a downstream of a turbine driven by exhaust of an engine and opening/closing the waste gate passage by an electric actuator. The electric waste gate valve control device includes: a position sensor that detects a position of the waste gate valve; an actuator controller that controls the electric actuator such that an opening degree of the waste gate valve becomes a target opening degree; and a fully closed position learning unit that performs fully closed position learning to acquire the position of the waste gate valve at a time when the electric actuator is driven to bring the waste gate valve into a fully closed state.

Claims (29)

1. An electric waste gate valve control device that controls a waste gate valve, the waste gate valve being provided in a waste gate passage that bypasses a portion between an upstream and a downstream of a turbine driven by exhaust of an engine and opening/closing the waste gate passage by an electric actuator, the electric waste gate valve control device comprising:

a position sensor that detects a position of the waste gate valve;

an actuator controller that controls the electric actuator such that an opening degree of the waste gate valve becomes a target opening degree; and

a fully closed position learning unit that performs fully closed position learning and acquires the position of the waste gate valve at a time when the electric actuator is driven to bring the waste gate valve into a fully closed state, wherein

the fully closed position learning unit acquires a first fully closed position by performing the fully closed position learning during a stop of the engine, and acquires a second fully closed position by performing the fully closed position learning during an operation of the engine, and

the actuator controller controls the electric actuator on a basis of the first fully closed position in a case where a difference between the first fully closed position, which is acquired before a start of the engine, and the second fully closed position is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value when the engine is started, and controls the electric actuator on a basis of the second fully closed position in a case where the a difference between the first fully closed position and the second fully closed position is not equal to or smaller than the predetermined threshold value.

2. The electric waste gate valve control device according to claim 1 , wherein the fully closed position learning unit performs the fully closed position learning and acquires the first fully closed position at a time when the engine is stopped and leakage of an evaporated fuel gas processing device is checked.

3. The electric waste gate valve control device according to claim 1 further comprising:

a temperature correcting unit that performs predetermined temperature correction on the second fully closed position and estimates a current fully closed position in a case where the electric actuator is controlled on the basis of the second fully closed position.

4. The electric waste gate valve control device according to claim 2 further comprising:

a temperature correcting unit that performs predetermined temperature correction on the second fully closed position and estimates a current fully closed position in a case where the electric actuator is controlled on the basis of the second fully closed position.

5. The electric waste gate valve control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the fully closed position learning unit performs the fully closed position learning for acquiring a third fully closed position in a period after an ignition-on operation and before the start of the engine, and

in a case where the third fully closed position is acquired in the period before the start of the engine, the actuator controller controls the electric actuator on a basis of the third fully closed position regardless of the first fully closed position or the second fully closed position.

6. The electric waste gate valve control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the fully closed position learning unit performs the fully closed position learning for acquiring a third fully closed position in a period after an ignition-on operation and before the start of the engine, and

in a case where the third fully closed position is acquired in the period before the start of the engine, the actuator controller controls the electric actuator on a basis of the third fully closed position regardless of the first fully closed position or the second fully closed position.

7. The electric waste gate valve control device according to claim 3 , wherein

the fully closed position learning unit performs the fully closed position learning for acquiring a third fully closed position in a period after an ignition-on operation and before the start of the engine, and

in a case where the third fully closed position is acquired in the period before the start of the engine, the actuator controller controls the electric actuator on a basis of the third fully closed position regardless of the first fully closed position or the second fully closed position.

8. The electric waste gate valve control device according to claim 4 , wherein

the fully closed position learning unit performs the fully closed position learning for acquiring a third fully closed position in a period after an ignition-on operation and before the start of the engine, and

in a case where the third fully closed position is acquired in the period before the start of the engine, the actuator controller controls the electric actuator on a basis of the third fully closed position regardless of the first fully closed position or the second fully closed position.

9. An electric waste gate valve control device configured to control a waste gate valve, the waste gate valve being provided in a waste gate passage that bypasses a portion between an upstream and a downstream of a turbine driven by exhaust of an engine and opening/closing the waste gate passage by an electric actuator, the electric waste gate valve control device comprising:

circuitry configured to

detect a position of the waste gate valve;

control the electric actuator such that an opening degree of the waste gate valve becomes a target opening degree; and

perform fully closed position learning and acquires the position of the waste gate valve at a time when the electric actuator is driven to bring the waste gate valve into a fully closed state,

the circuitry being configured to acquire a first fully closed position by performing the fully closed position learning during a stop of the engine, and acquires a second fully closed position by performing the fully closed position learning during an operation of the engine, and control the electric actuator on a basis of the first fully closed position in a first case where a difference between the first fully closed position, which is acquired before a start of the engine, and the second fully closed position is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value when the engine is started, and control the electric actuator on a basis of the second fully closed position in a case where the a difference between the first fully closed position and the second fully closed position is not equal to or smaller than the predetermined threshold value.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2017
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042624/0886 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2017
From: SAKATA, NORIHIKO
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 041358/0787 →