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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2014
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Filippo Parisi, Turin, IT;

Paolo Casasso, Cuneo, IT;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 63/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/20 (2006.01); F02D 41/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/20 (2013.01); F02D 41/2467 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2027 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2058 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of controlling a solenoid valve of an automotive system, the valve being charged by a pulse width modulated signal (PWM) and determining an actuation of an automotive system component is provided. The method comprises the following: determining a target end of command of the valve as a function of a PWM state and a time interval from a last change of PWM state; monitoring a current value, a PWM phase period and the PWM state of a last pulse width modulated signal; and correcting in the next pulse width modulated signal at least one of said current value and PWM phase period, so that a next end of command of the valve will occur at the target end of command.


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