Abstract:
Method for controlling a fuel injector with a piezoelectric actuator acting on a valve element, including the following steps, in the normal operation of the vehicle: (200): Estimating an engine parameter (PjEST), representative of an actual play (JREEL) between the piezoelectric actuator and the valve element, (300): Comparing the engine parameter with the equivalent parameter (PjECU) representative of the original play (JINIT): if the engine parameter differs from the equivalent parameter in such a way that the actual play is greater than the original play: Applying an electrical polarization charge to the piezoelectric actuator, in order to polarize the piezoelectric actuator during the injection of the fuel, Commanding the closure of the injector.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for monitoring a fuel injector, the injector including a piezoelectric actuator controlling a valve unit to open or close the injector, the fuel injector including an actuator play. The method includes: measuring a plurality of compensation times of the actuator play during a simulation step preceding an injection for a given plurality of fuel pressures; calculating a parameter representing the current actuator play per the measured compensation times; comparing the parameter representing the calculated current actuator play with a predetermined reference parameter of the actuator play; and transmitting a warning message if the reference parameter is exceeded; the parameter representative of the current actuator play being calculated on the basis of a polynomial function of the measured compensation times. The polynomial order of the polynomial function corresponding to the number of measured compensation times of the actuator play for different fuel pressures.