Prime-mover dynamo plants – Electric control – Engine control
Patent
1997-10-07
2000-10-17
Enad, Elvin
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Electric control
Engine control
290 40R, 290 40B, 290 40C, 290 40F, 290 51, F02N 1106, H02D 904
Patent
active
061336432
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is adapted to provide a method for dynamically determining optimal governor dynamics, i.e., gains, for a fuel control system supplying fuel to an engine. The method determines a mode of the engine, then determines the governor gain in response to the engine mode. The mode or condition of the engine includes a transmission mode, a throttle mode, and a cruise control mode. The governor gains are determined by determining the current engine mode, selecting the appropriate gain look-up table in response to the engine mode, and responsively selecting a gain value from the look-up table in response to at least one of the desired and actual speed. The gain maps are determined using empirical data and classical control system design methods, and storing the results in gain maps, or tables. The governor gain values are used in a forward and a feedback path PID control algorithm. The forward path PID control algorithm determines a fuel command in response to at least one of the desired engine speed, and modified actual engine speed, and the governor gain values. The feedback path PID control algorithm determines a modified actual speed in response to at least one of the desired and actual speeds, and the appropriate governor gain values.
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Lukich Michael S.
Schmidt Larry E.
Caterpillar Inc.
Enad Elvin
McPherson W. Bryan
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