System and method for controlling hydraulic pressure in electro-hydraulic valve actuation systems

Brennan, Daniel G; Marriott, Craig D; Cowgill, Joel; Wiles, Matthew A; Patton, Kenneth James

Title: System and method for controlling hydraulic pressure in electro-hydraulic valve actuation systems

Abstract

A control system for an engine includes a first lift control module and a second lift control module. The first lift control module increases lift of M valves of the engine to a predetermined valve lift during a period before disabling or re-enabling N valves of the engine. The second lift control module decreases the lift of the M valves to a desired valve lift during a period after enabling or re-enabling the N valves of the engine, wherein N and M are integers greater than or equal to one.

Inventors:: Brennan, Daniel G; Marriott, Craig D; Cowgill, Joel; Wiles, Matthew A; Patton, Kenneth James

Publication Date:: 2014-09-23

Research Org.:: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1159919

Patent Number(s):: 8,839,750

Application Number:: 12/910,212

Assignee:: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (N/A)

DOE Contract Number:: FC26-05NT42415

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS

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                    Brennan, Daniel G, Marriott, Craig D, Cowgill, Joel, Wiles, Matthew A, and Patton, Kenneth James. System and method for controlling hydraulic pressure in electro-hydraulic valve actuation systems.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Brennan, Daniel G, Marriott, Craig D, Cowgill, Joel, Wiles, Matthew A, & Patton, Kenneth James. System and method for controlling hydraulic pressure in electro-hydraulic valve actuation systems.  United States.

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                    Brennan, Daniel G, Marriott, Craig D, Cowgill, Joel, Wiles, Matthew A, and Patton, Kenneth James. 2014.  
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  abstractNote = {A control system for an engine includes a first lift control module and a second lift control module. The first lift control module increases lift of M valves of the engine to a predetermined valve lift during a period before disabling or re-enabling N valves of the engine. The second lift control module decreases the lift of the M valves to a desired valve lift during a period after enabling or re-enabling the N valves of the engine, wherein N and M are integers greater than or equal to one.},

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