System and method of prevention CR pump overheating

摘要

The present disclosure refers to a fuel injection system (5) for supplying fuel at a high pressure to an internal combustion engine (500). It includes at least a first and a second high-pressure fuel pump (100, 200) configured to pump fuel (105, 205) at a high pressure into a high-pressure fuel distribution line system (300) connected with the internal combustion engine (500). Each of the high-pressure fuel pumps (100, 200) is configured to be operated in a first pump mode and a second pump mode, such that in the first pump mode a first amount of fuel (105, 205) is pumped, said first amount of fuel being associated with a first engine output, and in the second pump mode a second amount of fuel (105, 205), said second amount of fuel being associated with a second engine output which is greater than the first output, is pumped. A control unit (400) is configured to alternately operate the at least two high-pressure fuel pumps (100, 200) such that during a first time period at least the first high-pressure fuel pump (100, 200) is operated in the first pump mode and at least the second high-pressure fuel pump (100, 200) is simultaneously operated in the second pump mode, and such that, during a second time period at least the second high-pressure fuel pump (100, 200) is operated in the first pump mode and at least the first high-pressure fuel pump (100, 200) is simultaneously operated in the second pump mode.