IP Library Granted Patent US 12,155,335
Granted Patent B2
US 12,155,335 · App. 17/779,378 · Granted Nov 26, 2024

Electronic parking brake system and control method therefor

Inventor: Wookhyeon Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
H02P29/60B60T8/171B60T8/172B60T13/746F16D65/18H02P23/14F16D2066/001F16D2121/24
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Patent No.
US 12,155,335
App. No.
17/779,378
Granted
Nov 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic parking brake system including a motor actuator operated by an electric motor, wherein the electronic parking brake system further includes a motor driving circuit provided to drive the electric motor, and a controller configured to determine a temperature of the electric motor from a temperature of a brake disc during a parking operation, determine a target current based on the determined motor temperature, and control the electric motor depending on the determined target current.

Claims (31)

1. An electronic parking brake system comprising a motor actuator operated by an electric motor, wherein the electronic parking brake system further comprises:

a motor driving circuit provided to drive the electric motor; and

a controller configured to determine a temperature of the electric motor from a temperature of a brake disc during a parking operation, determine a target current based on the determined motor temperature, and control the electric motor depending on the determined target current,

wherein the controller is configured to determine a first thermal energy to be generated during vehicle braking, determine a second thermal energy to be cooled when the braking of the vehicle is released, and determine the temperature of the brake disc based on the determined first thermal energy and the determined second thermal energy.

2. The electronic parking brake system according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to determine a clamping force required for parking based on the determined motor temperature and determine the target current depending on the determined clamping force.

3. The electronic parking brake system according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to determine the target current as a higher value as the determined motor temperature is higher.

4. The electronic parking brake system according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to calculate the first thermal energy depending on a friction coefficient of a brake pad, a wheel pressure, a wheel speed, a radius of the brake disc, and a radius of a wheel.

5. The electronic parking brake system according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to calculate the second thermal energy depending on a wheel speed, an ambient temperature, a radius of the brake disc, and a radius of a wheel.

6. The electronic parking brake system according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to calculate the temperature of the electric motor (T motor ) by the following equation,

T motor =ε×T disc

and herein, Tdisc is the temperature of the brake disc, and ε is a correction coefficient.

7. A control method of an electronic parking brake system comprising a motor actuator operated by an electric motor, the control method comprising:

determining a temperature of the electric motor from a temperature of a brake disc during a parking operation;

determining a target current based on the determined motor temperature; and

controlling the electric motor depending on the determined target current,

wherein the determining the temperature of the electric motor includes determining a first thermal energy to be generated during vehicle braking, determining a second thermal energy to be cooled when the braking of the vehicle is released, and determining the temperature of the brake disc based on the determined first thermal energy and the determined second thermal energy.

8. The control method according to claim 7 , wherein

the determining of the target current includes determining a clamping force required for parking based on the determined motor temperature, and determining the target current depending on the determined clamping force.

9. The control method according to claim 7 , wherein

the determining of the first thermal energy includes calculating the first thermal energy depending on a friction coefficient of a brake pad, a wheel pressure, a wheel speed, a radius of the brake disc, and a radius of a wheel.

10. The control method according to claim 7 , wherein

the determining of the second thermal energy includes calculating the second thermal energy depending on a wheel speed, an ambient temperature, a radius of the brake disc, and a radius of a wheel.

11. The control method according to claim 7 , wherein

the determining of the temperature of the electric motor includes calculating the temperature of the electric motor (T motor ) by the following equation,

T motor =ε×T disc

and herein, Tdisc is the temperature of the brake disc, and ε is a correction coefficient.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 22, 2022
From: MANDO CORPORATION
To: HL MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062206/0260 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2022
From: KIM, WOOKHYEON
To: MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060001/0724 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0154786 · Nov 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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