Abstract
A Hydraulic Variable Valve Actuation (HVVA) system is studied in this work, it can continuously adjust engine valve timing and lift at any engine speeds by using a hydraulic actuation system. A detailed co-simulation model is built to reveal relationship between hydraulic pressure, engine valve lift and power consumption, it has taken flow rate, fluid property and pressure drop into consideration. Precision and accuracy of the simulation model are verified by a set of bench test. Coefficient of variation (COV) of engine lift shows that the experiment is repeatable and system robustness is verified through simulation. A modified simulated annealing optimization is conducted to search optimum operation parameters to reduce the HVVA system's power consumption and improve engine's volumetric efficiency (VE) as well as control engine valve seating speed. A pre-selecting criterion and a database retrieve process are added in the algorithm to improve the optimization's efficiency. Optimization shows that optimum pump speed and relief pressure vary from 440 rpm, 32 bar to 2200 rpm, 60 bar when engine speed increases from 500 to 3600 rpm. Corresponding system power consumption rises from 0.07 kW to 0.49 kW, valve lift has a relatively high time-area value (TAV) and an acceptable engine valve seating speed.
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