The control device controls a fuel pump which repeatedly executes a discharge operation of pressurizing and discharging fuel in a pressurizing chamber with the pressurizing member. Furthermore, the control device includes: a pressurizing chamber temperature obtaining unit which obtains a pressurizing chamber temperature which is a temperature of the fuel in the pressurizing chamber; and a discharge amount control unit which increases a fuel discharge amount by one discharge operation of the fuel pump when the pressurizing chamber temperature obtained by the pressurizing chamber temperature obtaining unit is higher than a threshold value.

A control device for an fuel pump includes an electronic control unit. The fuel pump is an electric fuel pump configured to supply fuel to a fuel pipe to which a fuel injection valve disposed within a cylinder of an engine is coupled. The electronic control unit executes an inter-injection discharge control of executing fuel discharge from the fuel pump at a predetermined timing between an Nth fuel injection and an (N+1)th fuel injection from the fuel injection valve. The electronic control unit changes a discharge ratio in accordance with an operational state of the internal combustion engine during the execution of the inter-injection discharge control. The discharge ratio is a ratio of the number of times of fuel discharge from the high-pressure fuel pump to the number of times of fuel injection from the fuel injection valve.

A control device for an fuel pump includes an electronic control unit. The fuel pump is an electric fuel pump configured to supply fuel to a fuel pipe to which a fuel injection valve disposed within a cylinder of an engine is coupled. The electronic control unit executes an inter-injection discharge control of executing fuel discharge from the fuel pump at a predetermined timing between an Nth fuel injection and an (N+1)th fuel injection from the fuel injection valve. The electronic control unit changes a discharge ratio in accordance with an operational state of the internal combustion engine during the execution of the inter-injection discharge control. The discharge ratio is a ratio of the number of times of fuel discharge from the high-pressure fuel pump to the number of times of fuel injection from the fuel injection valve.

Systems and method for determining a Reid vapor pressure of a fuel system using a bi-directional pump of the fuel system. The determined Reid vapor pressure is compared to reference Reid vapor pressures to identify the presence of, and size of, a leak in the fuel system.

Systems and method for determining a Reid vapor pressure of a fuel system using a bi-directional pump of the fuel system. The determined Reid vapor pressure is compared to reference Reid vapor pressures to identify the presence of, and size of, a leak in the fuel system.

Various methods and systems are provided for a pressure relief valve of a fuel system. In one example, a valve includes a first chamber in fluid communication with a first fuel line, a second chamber in fluid communication with a second fuel line and in fluid communication with a fuel storage tank, a piston separating the first chamber from the second chamber, and a needle coupled to the piston and controlling a flow passage between the second fuel line and the second chamber, where the piston and needle are sized such that a force applied on the piston by the first chamber parallel to an axis of movement of the piston maintains the needle in a closed position when the first fuel line flows fuel at a first pressure and the second fuel line flows fuel at a second pressure, the second pressure greater than the first pressure.

Various methods and systems are provided for a pressure relief valve of a fuel system. In one example, a valve includes a first chamber in fluid communication with a first fuel line, a second chamber in fluid communication with a second fuel line and in fluid communication with a fuel storage tank, a piston separating the first chamber from the second chamber, and a needle coupled to the piston and controlling a flow passage between the second fuel line and the second chamber, where the piston and needle are sized such that a force applied on the piston by the first chamber parallel to an axis of movement of the piston maintains the needle in a closed position when the first fuel line flows fuel at a first pressure and the second fuel line flows fuel at a second pressure, the second pressure greater than the first pressure.

A fuel injection pump (100) provided in a diesel engine, including: an electromagnetic spill valve (20) configured to adjust a fuel injection amount by releasing a pressurized fuel with opening/closing of a spill valve body (23); and an ECU (Engine Control Unit, 50) configured to form a current waveform of drive current of the electromagnetic spill valve (20). The ECU (50), during the warm state, detects a valve-close timing of the electromagnetic spill valve (20), forms an optimum current waveform of drive current based on the detected valve-close timing, and applies drive current with thus formed optimum current waveform to the electromagnetic spill valve (20), whereas, during the cold state, the ECU (50) applies only drive current with a pre-set current waveform to the electromagnetic spill valve (20).

A fuel injection pump (100) provided in a diesel engine, including: an electromagnetic spill valve (20) configured to adjust a fuel injection amount by releasing a pressurized fuel with opening/closing of a spill valve body (23); and an ECU (Engine Control Unit, 50) configured to form a current waveform of drive current of the electromagnetic spill valve (20). The ECU (50), during the warm state, detects a valve-close timing of the electromagnetic spill valve (20), forms an optimum current waveform of drive current based on the detected valve-close timing, and applies drive current with thus formed optimum current waveform to the electromagnetic spill valve (20), whereas, during the cold state, the ECU (50) applies only drive current with a pre-set current waveform to the electromagnetic spill valve (20).

A variable output fuel pump includes a BLDC motor and a control module to supply three power phases A, B and C to the motor, wherein the control module connects to a power supply connection of a vehicle, and to a vehicle communications network such as a CANbus to control operation of the BLDC motor. The motor is driven by a motor driver that is connected to a micro-controller and in turn, the micro-controller is connected to a communications or CANbus I/F module. In this manner, the micro-controller can be operated by the vehicle control system such as an engine control unit (ECU) through a connection with the vehicle CANbus or other vehicle communications network. The motor driver also detects characteristics of the power used in the three power phases of the motor so that the system is operated with or without motor sensors located within the motor. By connection to the vehicle CANbus or other vehicle communications network, the vehicle ECU can be used to remotely control the fuel pump motor speed and other operational parameters of the motor to thereby provide a variable operate fuel pump.