F02B37/004

VEHICLE WITH TURBOCHARGED ENGINE
20170314457 · 2017-11-02 ·

A vehicle with a turbocharged engine, including an engine body, an intake passage, an exhaust passage, a turbocharger, and a radiator. The radiator is provided with a cooling unit for cooling an engine coolant, and an upper tank into which the coolant is introduced after cooling the engine body. The turbocharger is provided with a turbine provided to the exhaust passage, a compressor provided to the intake passage, a coupling shaft coupling the turbine to the compressor, and bearings supporting the coupling shaft. The turbine is provided with an impeller for being rotated by introduced exhaust gas, and a turbine casing. The turbocharger is oil-cooled, and cooled by a lubricant. The turbine casing is formed from a sheet metal. The coupling shaft extends horizontally, and a height of an axial center of the shaft is above a height of an upper end of the upper tank of the radiator.

Vehicle system and a method for such vehicle system
11255297 · 2022-02-22 · ·

The invention relates to a method for a vehicle system (100) comprising an internal combustion engine (10) having a turbocharger unit (110) connected thereto, a turbocompound unit (120) arranged to receive exhaust gas flowing from the turbocharger unit (110), and an exhaust gas recirculation system (130). The method comprises controlling the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust gas recirculation system (130) by determining a pressure difference, and, if the determined pressure difference is above a predetermined threshold value directing the recirculated exhaust gas to an air intake line (160) downstream a charge air cooler (170), and, if the determined pressure difference is not above the predetermined threshold value directing the recirculated exhaust gas to a compressor (114) of the turbocharger unit (110).

Engine
09790848 · 2017-10-17 · ·

A marine engine includes a first turbocharger, a first intercooler, a second turbocharger, a second intercooler, an oil filter, and a top cover. The first turbocharger and the second turbocharger supply air by using an exhaust gas. The first intercooler and the second intercooler cool gases having passed through the turbochargers, respectively. The top cover is a cover arranged in an upper region of the marine engine. These devices are arranged so as not to overlap one another when seen in the thickness direction of the top cover.

Multi-stage turbocharger system with off-engine low pressure stage

A turbocharged internal combustion engine system includes at least one high pressure turbocharger system mounted on-engine and at least one low pressure turbocharger system mounted off-engine. An intercooler can further be mounted off-engine with the low pressure turbocharger and an aftercooler can be mounted on-engine with the high pressure turbocharger.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
20170328267 · 2017-11-16 · ·

A control device for an engine, the engine includes an exhaust gas control apparatus that is configured to store NOx and react NOx with a reduction agent. The control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: (i) execute a rich spike control, the rich spike control is a control executed to temporarily change an in-cylinder air-fuel ratio from a leaner air-fuel ratio than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio or a richer air-fuel ratio than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and (ii) vary an overlap amount of an intake valve and an exhaust valve such that the overlap amount is less during non-execution of the rich spike control than during execution of the rich spike control, in an operation range where a pressure of the intake port becomes higher than a pressure of the exhaust port.

Method for controlling a turbocharger arrangement of an internal combustion engine, and control device
09777653 · 2017-10-03 · ·

Embodiments for controlling exhaust gas turbines are provided. In one embodiment, a method for controlling a turbocharger arrangement of an internal combustion engine, the turbocharger arrangement having at least a first exhaust-gas turbine and a second exhaust-gas turbine arranged downstream of the first, and an exhaust-gas aftertreatment system being arranged downstream of the second exhaust-gas turbine comprises, in a warm-up mode, controlling at least one exhaust-gas turbine so as to increase an inlet temperature of an exhaust-gas flow at the inlet into the exhaust-gas aftertreatment system. In this way, the exhaust-gas aftertreatment system may be rapidly heated.

Ship engine

A ship engine includes a first turbocharger, a first intercooler, a second turbocharger, and a second intercooler. The first turbocharger is arranged at one end of the ship engine with respect to a crank axis direction. The first intercooler and the second turbocharger are arranged in an end portion of the ship engine with respect to a device width direction. The first intercooler and the second turbocharger are arranged side by side in the crank axis direction. The second intercooler is arranged at the other end (at the side opposite to the side where the first turbocharger is arranged) of the ship engine with respect to the crank axis direction.

Turbocompound scheme, in particular in the field of industrial vehicles
09777620 · 2017-10-03 · ·

An improved turbocompound system, in particular in the field of industrial vehicles. A first turbine drives a fresh air compressor. A power turbine is arranged downstream of the first turbine and operatively coupled with the crankshaft of the engine through a clutch. A first electric motor/generator is operatively coupled with the turbocharger system. A second electric motor/generator is operatively coupled with the power turbine. The first and second electric motor/generators are electrically interconnected, and controlled as a motor or a generator in an opposite way with respect to each other, so that the electric energy produced by one is consumed by the other and vice versa.

Power System with First and Second Exhaust Manifolds
20170248062 · 2017-08-31 ·

A power system that includes an engine, a first exhaust manifold, a second exhaust manifold, and a turbine. The first and second exhaust manifolds are positioned downstream of the engine. The turbine is positioned downstream of the first exhaust manifold, but is not positioned downstream of the second exhaust manifold.

A TURBOCOMPOUND UNIT
20170241330 · 2017-08-24 · ·

A turbocompound unit for converting energy of an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine to torque increase of a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine includes a turbine arrangement and an arrangement configured to operatively connecting the turbine arrangement to the crankshaft is a hydrodynamic coupling and freewheeling arrangement. The turbocompound unit further includes a brake arrangement, wherein the brake arrangement and the freewheeling arrangement are located on an opposite side of the hydrodynamic coupling in relation to the turbine arrangement.