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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michele Bilancia, Turin, IT;
Simone Barbero, Turin, IT;
Simone Bambagioni, Turin, IT;
Salvatore Mafrici, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/14 (2006.01); F01P 11/16 (2006.01); F01P 11/14 (2006.01); F01P 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 7/167 (2013.01); F01P 7/164 (2013.01); F01P 2007/146 (2013.01); F01P 2025/62 (2013.01); F01P 2025/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The engine is equipped with an engine head, and the cooling circuit includes a pump configured to deliver a variable flow of coolant through the cooling circuit. A coolant flow rate to be delivered by the pump is calculated as a function of an engine load, an engine speed and a desired engine head temperature, and the pump is operated to deliver the calculated coolant flow rate.