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System and method for managing the energy supplied to a transport vehicle, and corresponding transport vehicle
11498592 · 2022-11-15 · ·

A system and method are for managing the energy supplied to a transport vehicle. A first and a second source of energy provide electrical energy to power at least one piece of consumer equipment of the vehicle. An intermediate energy transmission system receives electrical energy provided by at least one of the two sources of energy and transfers it to the at least one piece of consumer equipment. An energy conversion-control system applies, at the input of the intermediate energy transmission system, the electrical energy to be provided, adjusted depending on the operational state of the first source of energy and on an input signal indicative of an operational state of the second source. The first source of energy includes an internal combustion engine connected to a permanent-magnet alternator that is placed between the internal combustion engine and the energy conversion-control system.

System and method for managing the energy supplied to a transport vehicle, and corresponding transport vehicle
11498592 · 2022-11-15 · ·

A system and method are for managing the energy supplied to a transport vehicle. A first and a second source of energy provide electrical energy to power at least one piece of consumer equipment of the vehicle. An intermediate energy transmission system receives electrical energy provided by at least one of the two sources of energy and transfers it to the at least one piece of consumer equipment. An energy conversion-control system applies, at the input of the intermediate energy transmission system, the electrical energy to be provided, adjusted depending on the operational state of the first source of energy and on an input signal indicative of an operational state of the second source. The first source of energy includes an internal combustion engine connected to a permanent-magnet alternator that is placed between the internal combustion engine and the energy conversion-control system.

Methods and systems for multi-fuel engine

A method and system are provided for adjusting a speed of a turbocharger compressor using an electric motor in response to a relative substitution rate of first and second fuels in a multi-fuel engine.

EMISSIONS CONTROL FOR AN ENGINE SYSTEM

A method is provided for controlling an engine. In one example, the method may include injecting fuel to the engine; and during an operating condition, limiting injected fuel based on engine airflow to a smoke-fuel limit, the smoke-fuel limit transiently adjusted from a first smoke-fuel limit to a second smoke-fuel limit based on a duration operating at the smoke-fuel limit. In one example, the method may include during another operating condition, fuel injection not limited by the smoke-fuel limit. In some examples, the duration may be a time duration. In some examples, the duration may be a crank angle duration. In some examples, limiting the injected fuel is based on an estimated engine airflow and estimated fuel injection amount to the engine.

EMISSIONS CONTROL FOR AN ENGINE SYSTEM

A method is provided for controlling an engine. In one example, the method may include injecting fuel to the engine; and during an operating condition, limiting injected fuel based on engine airflow to a smoke-fuel limit, the smoke-fuel limit transiently adjusted from a first smoke-fuel limit to a second smoke-fuel limit based on a duration operating at the smoke-fuel limit. In one example, the method may include during another operating condition, fuel injection not limited by the smoke-fuel limit. In some examples, the duration may be a time duration. In some examples, the duration may be a crank angle duration. In some examples, limiting the injected fuel is based on an estimated engine airflow and estimated fuel injection amount to the engine.

Methods and systems for gaseous fuel management
11686262 · 2023-06-27 · ·

Various methods are provided for managing a fuel system of a vehicle. In one example, the method may include enclosing, at least partially, a gaseous fuel delivery, storage, and/or consumption element of the vehicle. The method may include sensing an indication of gaseous fuel in an unintended region and generating an alert and/or adjusting an actuator in response to the sensed gaseous fuel above a threshold.

Methods and systems for gaseous fuel management
11686262 · 2023-06-27 · ·

Various methods are provided for managing a fuel system of a vehicle. In one example, the method may include enclosing, at least partially, a gaseous fuel delivery, storage, and/or consumption element of the vehicle. The method may include sensing an indication of gaseous fuel in an unintended region and generating an alert and/or adjusting an actuator in response to the sensed gaseous fuel above a threshold.

CRYOGENIC FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ENGINE

The cryogenic fuel supply system for an engine is arranged in locomotive two sections connected by an inter-section connection for the purpose of transferring fuel from one section to the other. There is a cryogenic reservoir for storage of a liquefied cryogenic fuel, a positive-displacement high-pressure cryogenic pump, an oil heat-exchanger, a gas heat-exchanger, a gas mixer, a gas receiver, a fuel filter, a controlled gas metering unit, pipelines, valves, controlled valves, and a control unit. The cryogenic fuel supply system further includes an intermediate buffer arranged between the cryogenic reservoir and the positive-displacement high-pressure pump and connected to the cryogenic reservoir by pipelines and to the positive-displacement high-pressure cryogenic pump by a pipeline and two additional pipelines. The additional pipeline is used both for discharging excess cryogenic fuel from the pump to the intermediate buffer and for maintaining a required pressure in the intermediate buffer and the cryogenic reservoir.

CRYOGENIC FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ENGINE

The cryogenic fuel supply system for an engine is arranged in locomotive two sections connected by an inter-section connection for the purpose of transferring fuel from one section to the other. There is a cryogenic reservoir for storage of a liquefied cryogenic fuel, a positive-displacement high-pressure cryogenic pump, an oil heat-exchanger, a gas heat-exchanger, a gas mixer, a gas receiver, a fuel filter, a controlled gas metering unit, pipelines, valves, controlled valves, and a control unit. The cryogenic fuel supply system further includes an intermediate buffer arranged between the cryogenic reservoir and the positive-displacement high-pressure pump and connected to the cryogenic reservoir by pipelines and to the positive-displacement high-pressure cryogenic pump by a pipeline and two additional pipelines. The additional pipeline is used both for discharging excess cryogenic fuel from the pump to the intermediate buffer and for maintaining a required pressure in the intermediate buffer and the cryogenic reservoir.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-FUEL ENGINE

Methods and systems are provided for a multi-fuel engine. In one example, a method includes adjusting a substitution ratio based on an intake manifold temperature. The method further including adjusting the intake manifold temperature to increase the substitution ratio.