A machine has a power source and a cooling system configured to circulate coolant between the power source and a heat exchanger. The cooling system has a first sensor configured to sense an ambient temperature and provide a first signal indicative of the ambient temperature and a second sensor configured to sense an actual temperature of the coolant and to provide a second signal indicative of the actual coolant temperature. The cooling system has a controller in communication with the first and second sensors to receive the first and second signals. The controller is configured to calculate, based on the ambient temperature and on a model for the heat exchanger, a predicted coolant temperature, and to compare the predicted coolant temperature to the actual coolant temperature. The controller is further configured to provide an alert based at least in part on the comparison.

A machine has a power source and a cooling system configured to circulate coolant between the power source and a heat exchanger. The cooling system has a first sensor configured to sense an ambient temperature and provide a first signal indicative of the ambient temperature and a second sensor configured to sense an actual temperature of the coolant and to provide a second signal indicative of the actual coolant temperature. The cooling system has a controller in communication with the first and second sensors to receive the first and second signals. The controller is configured to calculate, based on the ambient temperature and on a model for the heat exchanger, a predicted coolant temperature, and to compare the predicted coolant temperature to the actual coolant temperature. The controller is further configured to provide an alert based at least in part on the comparison.

Methods and systems are provided for cooling charge air in a hybrid engine. In one example, a method may include cooling charge air by a combination of air-to-air and air-to-coolant heat transfer with assistance from a chiller arranged in the coolant circuit. The coolant circuit includes an insert coupled to a charge air cooler allowing heat exchange via conduction and convection.

An engine-controlling device includes a coolant passage, a radiator, and a control valve. A coolant discharged from a pump circulates through the coolant passage. The radiator cools the coolant. The control valve includes a first valve that adjusts a flow rate of the coolant to be introduced into the radiator and that includes a valve member driven by an electric actuator, a second valve that is arranged in parallel with the first valve and that includes a valve member that is opened in accordance with a pressure or a temperature, and a malfunction-diagnosing unit that detects a valve-stuck malfunction of the first valve. An output of the engine is limited to an output equal to or less than a limiting value determined on a basis of a maximum flow rate of the coolant introduced into the radiator from the second valve when the valve-stuck malfunction of the first valve occurs.

A control method for a vehicle, provided with an integrated coolant control valve, includes; performing, by a controller, a fault diagnosis of the integrated coolant control valve; determining, by the controller, whether a position sensor is faulty, the position sensor measuring a position of a cam and outputting a corresponding position output when the controller determines that the integrated coolant control valve is faulty; moving the cam for opening and closing a plurality of valves to a maximum position by operating the integrated coolant control valve when the controller determines that the position sensor is faulty; stopping the operation of the integrated coolant control valve by the controller; and limiting a torque output of an engine by the control of the controller according to the position of the cam.

Methods and systems are provided for expediting engine cooling while reducing the overall energy consumption of the engine cooling system's components. A first circulation pump is used to pump coolant through an engine block as a function of engine output while a second radiator pump is selectively operated when a thermostat valve is open to pump coolant through a radiator and the engine block to effect the engine coolant temperature. Operation of the second pump is coordinated with the operation of a radiator cooling fan and grille shutters to improve radiator performance.

Methods and systems are provided for expediting engine cooling while reducing the overall energy consumption of the engine cooling system's components. A first circulation pump is used to pump coolant through an engine block as a function of engine output while a second radiator pump is selectively operated when a thermostat valve is open to pump coolant through a radiator and the engine block to effect the engine coolant temperature. Operation of the second pump is coordinated with the operation of a radiator cooling fan and grille shutters to improve radiator performance.

Methods and systems are provided for cooling charge air in a hybrid engine. In one example, a method may include cooling charge air by a combination of air-to-air and air-to-coolant heat transfer with assistance from a chiller arranged in the coolant circuit. The coolant circuit includes an insert coupled to a charge air cooler allowing heat exchange via conduction and convection.

An engine-controlling device includes a coolant passage, a radiator, and a control valve. A coolant discharged from a pump circulates through the coolant passage. The radiator cools the coolant. The control valve includes a first valve that adjusts a flow rate of the coolant to be introduced into the radiator and that includes a valve member driven by an electric actuator, a second valve that is arranged in parallel with the first valve and that includes a valve member that is opened in accordance with a pressure or a temperature, and a malfunction-diagnosing unit that detects a valve-stuck malfunction of the first valve. An output of the engine is limited to an output equal to or less than a limiting value determined on a basis of a maximum flow rate of the coolant introduced into the radiator from the second valve when the valve-stuck malfunction of the first valve occurs.

The present disclosure relates to a method for determining an actuating value for a coolant pump or a control valve of a cooling system for an infernal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. In particular, a pre-control value for ascertaining the actuating value is determined in a first determination mode based on a prescribed first allocation as a function of an output variable of the infernal combustion engine and a temperature difference of a heat exchanger of the cooling system.