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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Rajeev Vyas, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Fausto Eleazar Vazquez Flores, Edo Mex, MX;
Mark J. Rychlinski, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Varsha Sadekar, Detroit, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a cooling fan that is rotatably coupled to an electric motor that is electrically powered by a DC power source via an inverter is described. A method for controlling the cooling fan includes monitoring, via a first controller, a vehicle speed, and selecting a preferred operating state for the electric motor based upon the vehicle speed. The preferred operating state includes one of a first command associated with controlling the cooling fan to force air through the cooling system, a second command associated with a fan brake request, and a third command associated with an energy recovery mode. A discrete message from the first controller is communicated to an inverter controller, wherein the discrete message is based upon the preferred operating state for the electric motor. The inverter controller controls the inverter to control the electric motor in response to the discrete message.