F02D2041/224

Control system for regulating a gaseous fuel supply to an engine at a wellbore

A gaseous fuel supply for an engine at a wellbore can be regulated using a control system. The control system can include a processing device communicatively coupled to one or more sensors to receive a fuel property measurement from the one or more sensors. The fuel property measurement can correspond to a first fuel source of the engine that can be used as the fuel supply for the engine to power an equipment to perform a wellsite operation. Additionally, the processing device can identify a predefined range of the fuel supply that corresponds to a target performance level of the engine. Based on the fuel property measurement, the processing device can determine that the first fuel source is outside of the predefined range. In response, the processing device can provide a second fuel source as the fuel supply. The second fuel source can enable the engine to operate at the target performance level.

Engine Control Device

An engine control device sets a target value for the engine oil temperature appropriately in an engine that uses gasoline as a fuel, even when the fuel does not have a single boiling point because the gasoline is a mixed composition, or when the fuel property changes (for example, when the vaporization property changes due to deterioration). In other words, the engine control device prevents excessive heating or insufficient heating by changing the oil temperature to the high side in a condition wherein the fuel being used does not easily vaporize, and changing the oil temperature to the low side in a condition wherein the fuel being used easily vaporizes. This engine control device includes an oil temperature controller that controls the temperature of oil lubricating the interior of the engine; a fuel supply device that supplies fuel to the engine; and a detector for detecting the property of the fuel. The temperature of the oil is controlled on the basis of a signal from the detector.

CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
20170001624 · 2017-01-05 ·

A control system for a hybrid electric vehicle comprises a transmission system configured to drive wheels, an engine power subsystem connected to the transmission system, a motor power subsystem connected to the transmission system and a control module. When vehicle's electrical power is on, the control module is configured to control operating mode of the hybrid electric vehicle through the engine power subsystem and the motor power subsystem. The operating mode comprises HEV-eco mode and HEV-s mode. When the hybrid electric vehicle operates in HEV-eco and the hybrid electric vehicle operates at low power or when the hybrid electric vehicle operates in HEV-s mode and when the vehicle speed is zero, the control module enables the hybrid electric vehicle to operate by idle start-stop strategy.

Method for recognizing an error in a sensor signal during operation of a fuel injector

A method for recognizing an error in a sensor signal during operation of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine. In the method, a switch valve of the fuel injector is activated with the aid of an activation signal, and the sensor signal is detected as a signal of a sensor, which is provided for the purpose of detecting characteristic operating points of the fuel injector, in a respectively predefined time window of the sensor signal, which includes a point in time of a characteristic operating point of the fuel injector. At least one property of the sensor signal is determined, which includes a signal level and/or a rise time. It is determined, based on the at least one property of the sensor signal, whether an error is present.

METHOD FOR REPORTING A CORROSION PROBLEM ON A FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
20250237181 · 2025-07-24 ·

The invention relates to a method for reporting a corrosion problem on a motor vehicle considered new, said method having the following steps: a step of monitoring (E0) the operating stability; a step of determining (E1) a reference corrective factor (KREF) for each cylinder; a step of storing (E2) the reference corrective factor (KREF) determined for each cylinder; a step of monitoring (E3) the operation of the engine at said determined operating point (PF); a step of determining (E4) a new vehicle corrective factor (KNEF) for each cylinder; a step of computing (E5) the difference (DIF) between the stored reference corrective factor (KREF) and the new vehicle corrective factor (KNEF) for each cylinder; a reporting step (E6) indicating that the fuel injector tip of the cylinder is corroded.

Motor control device
12401311 · 2025-08-26 · ·

A motor control device includes: a rotation control determination unit configured to determine whether a motor rotation control to rotate the motor fails; a parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a control failure frequency parameter having a correlation with a frequency of failure in the motor rotation control based on a determination result by the rotation control determination unit; an abnormality determination unit configured to determine whether an abnormality has occurred in the motor based on the control failure frequency parameter; and a stop suppression unit configured to suppress stop of rotation of the motor by changing a motor control parameter to perform the motor rotation control when the abnormality determination unit determines that an abnormality has occurred in the motor.

PRESSURE CONTROL FOR FUEL INJECTORS

In one instance, disclosed herein is a method for controlling a fuel injector of an engine system, the method including: applying a first current to a spill valve solenoid to move a spill valve of the fuel injector to a closed spill position; reducing the first current applied to the spill valve solenoid to move the spill valve to an at least partially-open position; determining a dwell duration for the fuel injector based on an expected fuel pressure of the fuel injector; and after the determined dwell duration, increasing the first current applied to the spill valve solenoid to return the spill valve to the closed spill position.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DIAGNOSTICS
20250290461 · 2025-09-18 ·

A system includes an engine comprising a plurality of combustion chambers, a fueling system comprising a fuel rail in fluid communication with a plurality of fuel injectors, each of the plurality of fuel injectors being configured to provide fuel to a respective one of plurality of combustion chambers, and a high-pressure fuel pump in fluid communication with the fuel rail, and an electronic control system in operative communication with the fueling system. The electronic control system is configured to diagnose a condition of the high-pressure fuel pump in response to pressure sensor outputs of the pressure in the fuel rail.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VENTING A PRESSURIZED FLUID USED AS A FUEL IN AN ENGINE

A system and method for venting gaseous fuel from an engine of an engine system are described. The engine system includes multiple vent valves that allow a controller of the engine system to vent different volumes of a fuel feed line that deliver the fuel to the engine. An engine purge controller controls the closing of isolation valves and the opening of vent valves to reduce a probability of fuel remaining in an isolation portion of the fuel feed line. The engine purge controller further controls the introduce of a purge gas to purge portions of the fuel from the fuel feed line through one or more of the vent valves.

Engine control device, and vehicle

This control device for an engine provided with a fuel supply system capable of supplying liquefied natural gas to the engine as fuel comprises: a control unit for calculating a feedback adjustment value on the basis of a deviation between an actual fuel supply quantity and a target fuel supply quantity, and performing feedback control of the fuel supply system on the basis of the calculated feedback adjustment value; an acquiring unit for acquiring a methane number of the liquefied natural gas; a correcting unit for correcting the feedback adjustment value on the basis of the acquired methane number; and a failure diagnosis unit for performing failure diagnosis of the fuel supply system on the basis of the corrected feedback adjustment value. The engine control device can allow the failure diagnosis of the fuel supply system to operate normally.