Brushless DC fuel pump responsive to pressure sensor
US5120201A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M2037/087
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-contained brushless electric-motor fuel pump for internal combustion engine fuel delivery systems and like applications in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing having a fuel inlet and fuel outlet, and a brushless electric motor with a permanent magnet armature mounted for rotation within the housing and stator windings surrounding the armature within the housing. A pump mechanism is positioned between the fuel inlet and outlet, and is coupled to the armature for corotation with the armature within the housing to pump fuel under pressure from the inlet to the outlet. A pressure sensor is operatively coupled to the fuel outlet within the housing for providing an electrical pressure signal as a function of fuel pressure at the outlet. Pump motor control electronics within the housing includes circuitry for comparing the pressure signal from the pressure sensor to a pump drive reference signal, and providing an error signal as a function of a difference therebetween. Drive current is applied to the stator windings of the motor as a function of such error signal.
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