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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
May. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffery Scott Hawkins, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Steve Miller Weisman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Detroit Diesel Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/02 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling an internal combustion engine having a variable speed fan includes controlling the variable speed fan with closed loop control based on fan motor hydraulic pressure. A reference fan pressure is based on an applied fan request signal. The actual fan motor pressure is monitored, and an error signal is determined by comparing the reference fan pressure to the actual fan pressure. The fan is driven based on the error signal.