Engine cooling system, electronic thermostat control system and control method for the same
US9759121B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D23/303
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic thermostat control system may include a control duty determination portion outputting PWM duty signal for controlling the coolant temperature according to a coolant temperature, a rising rate of the coolant temperature, an engine speed, a load and a vehicle speed, a driving portion applying a time condition to the PWM duty signal output by the control duty determination portion for controlling outputting interval, and a fault diagnosis portion diagnosing operations of the electronic thermostat by analyzing the signals output by the driving portion and changes of the coolant temperature.
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