Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Shanshan L Peer

Bryan K Pryor

Azeem Sarwar

Yanyan Zhang

Syed B Mehdi

Justin Bunnell

Ryan B Moulliet

James B Nicholson

Xiangxing Lu

Andrew M Zettel

Ziad Shounia

Tameem K Assaf

Chao F Daniels

Kristopher J Healey

Matthew Dzurka

Methods and systems are provided for monitoring high voltage (HV) exposure hours of a HV system in an electric vehicle (EV). Projected HV exposure hours is generated at one of a future vehicle age and a future EV mileage and is based on current HV exposure hours and historical HV exposure hours. The current HV exposure hours and the historical HV exposure hours are based on use of the battery system to supply power to vehicle propulsion loads and the at least one of offboard vehicle loads and onboard accessory loads. When the projected HV exposure hours is greater than a HV exposure hour threshold, a HV exposure hour alert associated with limitations in connection with the use of the battery system to supply power to the at least one of the offboard vehicle loads and the onboard accessory loads is generated for display on a display device.

Systems and methods for monitoring high voltage exposure hours of a high voltage system of an electric vehicle

Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a state of health (SOH) of a battery system of an electric vehicle (EV). A projected SOH value of the battery system at one of a future vehicle age and a future total EV mileage is generated. The projected SOH value is based in part on a current SOH value and historical SOH values associated with use of the battery system to supply power to at least one of an offboard vehicle load and an onboard accessory load. A determination is made regarding whether the projected SOH value is less than a SOH threshold at the one of the future vehicle age and the future total EV mileage. A customer SOH alert regarding use of the battery system to supply power to the at least one of the offboard vehicle load and the onboard accessory load is generated based on the determination.

Systems and methods for monitoring a state of health of a battery system of an electric vehicle

An engine control system includes: a normalization module configured to normalize, to within a predetermined range of values, a spark timing of an engine and at least one other parameter of the engine, thereby producing a normalized spark timing and at least one normalized other parameter, respectively; a processing module configured to generate a sigmoidal spark timing by applying, to the normalized spark timing, one of (a) a sigmoidal function and a sinusoidal function; and an estimation module configured to estimate a torque output of the engine based on the normalized spark timing and the at least one normalized other parameter using a mathematical model.

Engine torque estimation and control systems and methods

A method and system of diagnosing a lubrication system of an engine includes determining a lubrication system fault and controlling an engine in response to the fault. The method is operative to first determine a poor state of health for a lubrication system, then determine an oil degradation or lube system fault. In response to a lube system fault, engine operation is altered in order to reduce the negative effects of the lube system fault such as increasing minimum idle speed in response to reduced oil pressure.

Method of managing a propulsion system based on health of a lubrication system

A method of diagnosing a lubrication system of an engine includes controlling an oil pump with a control signal. The control signal is a command having a value for a desired lubrication fluid pressure from the oil pump for a current operating state of the engine. A processing unit compares the value of the control signal for the current operating state of the engine to a threshold control value for the current operating state of the engine. When the processing unit determines that the value of the control signal for the current operating state of the engine deviates from the threshold control value for the current operating state of the engine, the processing unit analyzes the value of the control signal to identify a fault in the lubrication system.

Method of diagnosing a lubrication system of an engine

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Shanshan L Peer