PUMP WITH COMBINED ELECTRICAL CONTACT
A vehicle system including a pump having a motor and a pinout configuration with an electrical contact. The electrical contact receives and transmits signals related to an operation of the pump and an address selection. The pump also includes a motor controller. The vehicle system also includes a system controller bus communicatively connected to the pinout configuration and a system controller communicatively connected to the pump via the system controller bus. The system controller determines that the electrical contact is energized, determines that a resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact after determining that the electrical contact is energized, determines a resistance value of the resistor after determining that the resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact, identifies the pump based on the resistance value, and transmits a control signal to the motor controller to control the operation of the pump.
1 . A fluid control system comprising:
a fluid control system component including
a motor;
a pinout configuration with an electrical contact configured to receive and transmit signals related to an operation of the fluid control system component and an address selection; and
a controller communicatively connected to the fluid control system component, the controller configured to:
determine that the electrical contact is energized;
determine that a resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact in response to determining that the electrical contact is energized;
determine a resistance value of the resistor in response to determining that the resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact;
identify the fluid control system component based on the resistance value; and
transmit a control signal to the motor to control the operation of the fluid control system component.
2 . The fluid control system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the fluid control system component based on the resistance value includes:
assigning, via the controller, an address to the fluid control system component based on the identified fluid control system component.
3 . The fluid control system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid control system component is one selected from the group consisting of a pump, a fan, a compressor, and a valve.
4 . The fluid control system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
determine that the operation of the fluid control system component is activated; and
transmit the control signal to the motor based on determining that the operation of the fluid control system component is activated.
5 . The fluid control system of claim 1 , wherein determining that the electrical contact is energized includes:
determine, via the controller, that the electrical contact is receiving power.
6 . The fluid control system of claim 1 , wherein the resistor is electrically connected between the electrical contact and a power source terminal.
7 . The fluid control system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical contact is a single pin connection.
8 . The fluid control system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
determine that the electrical contact is electrically open; and
identify the fluid control system component based on determining that the electrical contact is electrically open.
9 . The fluid control system of claim 8 , wherein, when determining that the electrical contact is electrically open, the controller is configured to:
determine that the resistor is electrically disconnected from the electrical contact.
10 . The fluid control system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
determine that the electrical contact is electrically connected to a power source terminal; and
identify the fluid control system component based on determining that the electrical contact is electrically connected to the power source terminal.
11 . A method for controlling a vehicle component, the method comprising:
determining, via a controller, that an electrical contact of the vehicle component is energized;
determining, via the controller, that a resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact in response to determining that the electrical contact is energized;
determining, via the controller, a resistance value of the resistor in response to determining that the resistor is electrically connected to the electrical contact;
identifying, via the controller, the vehicle component based on the resistance value; and
controlling, via the controller, an operation of the vehicle component based on a control signal.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the vehicle component based on the resistance value includes:
assigning, via the controller, an address to the vehicle component based on the identified vehicle component.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle component is one selected from the group consisting of a pump, a fan, a compressor, and a valve.
14 . The method of claim 11 , comprising:
determining, via the controller, that the operation of the vehicle component is activated; and
transmitting the control signal to a motor of the vehicle component based on determining that the operation of the vehicle component is activated.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein determining that the electrical contact is energized includes:
determining, via the controller, that the electrical contact is receiving power.
16 . The method of claim 11 , comprising:
determining, via the controller, that the vehicle component is connected to a CAN bus.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the resistor is connected between the electrical contact and a power source terminal.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the electrical contact is a single pin connection.
19 . The method of claim 11 , comprising:
determining, via the controller, that the electrical contact is electrically open; and
identifying, via the controller, the vehicle component based on determining that the electrical contact is electrically open.
20 . The method of claim 11 , comprising:
determining, via the controller, that the electrical contact is electrically connected to a power source terminal; and
identifying, via the controller, the vehicle component based on determining that the electrical contact is electrically connected to the power source terminal.