Methods and systems are provided for cleaning out condensate stored at a charge air cooler. In response to increased condensate accumulation at a charge air cooler, airflow through the engine is increased to purge the condensate while an engine actuator is adjusted to maintain engine torque. Combustion stability issues of engine cylinders are addressed by adjusting fueling of each cylinder individually during condensate ingestion.

A supercharger system includes an impeller, a compressor housing, an input shaft, an input pulley assembly, and a freewheel clutch. The impeller is for acquiring air. The compressor housing surrounds at least a portion of the impeller so as to direct the acquired air toward an internal combustion engine. The input shaft is configured to rotate the impeller. The input pulley assembly is configured to drive the input shaft and interface with a serpentine belt that is associated with the power source. The input pulley is configured to rotate in a primary direction correlating with rotation of the serpentine belt in the primary direction. The freewheel clutch is configured to interface with an input shaft of the supercharger, wherein the freewheel clutch prevents rotation in a reverse direction that is opposite the primary direction.

An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a cabin, an engine room, an internal combustion engine, and an engine room cover. The engine room is provided behind the cabin. The engine is provided in the engine room and supported by the frame. The intercooler includes an intercooler core and is provided along an intake conduit extending toward the engine and provided above the engine. The engine room cover includes an upper surface exposed to outside the vehicle, is provided above the engine, and defines an upper boundary of the engine room. The engine room cover is provided above the intercooler and includes a window opening through which the intercooler core is exposed to outside the vehicle. The window opening includes a circumferential edge portion that faces an upper surface of the intercooler from above. The window opening is provided along an outer circumferential edge of the intercooler core.

An off-road vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a supercharger, an intercooler, an intake tank, a throttle body, first injectors, and at least one second injector. The engine includes cylinders. The supercharger supplies intake air to the engine. The intercooler is provided at an intake conduit provided between the supercharger and the engine. The intake tank is provided at the intake conduit and defines an intake chamber inside the intake tank. The throttle body is provided at the intake conduit, and includes intake conduits and throttle valves. The intake conduits are respectively connected to intake ports of the cylinders. The throttle valves are respectively provided in the intake conduits. The plurality of first injectors are provided at the throttle body and inject fuel to the respective intake conduits. The at least one second injector is provided at the intake tank and injects fuel to the intake chamber.

To balance a low-temperature scavenging effect and a high-temperature scavenging effect. A scavenging system applicable to a leading-air type two-stroke air-cooled engine has a low-temperature scavenging passage and a high-temperature scavenging passage. The low-temperature scavenging passage has first and second passages and includes scavenging ports at upper end parts thereof. The high-temperature scavenging passage has first and second passages and includes scavenging ports at upper end parts thereof. An air is filled through a piston groove into the passages. The low-temperature scavenging passage has a relatively small capacity. The high-temperature scavenging passage has a relatively large capacity.

A hybrid intercooler system is provided and includes an air cooler that is configured to exchange heat with exterior air passing through an outer wall of a plurality of compressed intake air paths to cool a compressed intake air passing through the inside of the compressed intake air paths. Further, a water cooler is configured to exchange heat between a water cooler coolant enclosing the outer wall of the compressed intake air paths and the compressed intake air which is cooled in the air cooler. The water cooler includes a water cooler coolant tank that encloses the compressed intake air paths.

A Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system associated with an internal combustion engine is in a configuration that enables handling of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas by using the energy recovered from a Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system. The system includes a control module for regulating various function of the internal combustion engine and its associated systems along with the Rankine cycle waste heat recovery system.

A method for diagnosing a waste gate valve malfunction in a power generation system is presented. The method includes determining an actual pressure differential across a throttle valve. The method further includes determining an estimated pressure differential across the throttle valve based on one or more first operating parameters of the power generation system. Furthermore, the method includes determining an absolute difference between the actual pressure differential and the estimated pressure differential. Moreover, the method also includes comparing the absolute difference with a threshold value and if the absolute difference is greater than the threshold value, determining an operating condition of the throttle valve. Additionally, the method includes determining whether the waste gate valve has malfunctioned based on the determined operating condition of the throttle valve. An engine controller and a power generation system employing the method are also presented.

Methods and systems are provided for providing auxiliary heat to a charge air cooler to reduce condensate formation. A coolant valve may control the delivery of heated engine coolant to the inlet side of the charge air cooler. The coolant valve may be adjusted based on condensate formation in the charge air cooler and a temperature at the charge air cooler outlet.

A hybrid intercooler system using multiple cooling media includes a first cooler for cooling air supercharged in a turbocharger using transmission oil, a second cooler for cooling the supercharged air passing through the first cooler using cooling water, and a third cooler for cooling the supercharged air passing through the second cooler using outdoor air.