Patent classifications
F02B37/183
EXHAUST-GAS-TURBOCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH PARTIAL DEACTIVATION
Embodiments for operating an engine having parallel turbochargers and two fluidically coupleable, separated intake manifolds is provided. In one example, a method includes responsive to a first condition, operating a first cylinder group of an engine, deactivating a second cylinder group of the engine, and blocking fluidic communication between a first intake manifold coupled to the first cylinder group and a second intake manifold coupled to the second cylinder group, and responsive to a second condition, activating the second cylinder group and establishing fluidic communication between the first and second intake manifolds.
INTEGRATED WASTE HEAT RECOVERY AND MOTOR ASSISTED TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM
A system for recovering waste heat energy for a motor assisted turbocharger, including a turbine, a first power transmission device connected on a first side to the turbine, a drive gear disposed about and connected on a first side to a second side of the first power transmission device, a second power transmission device connected on a first side to a second side of the drive gear, and a compressor connected to a second side of the second power transmission device. The system further includes a motor gear drivingly connected to the drive gear, a motor generator connected to the motor gear, a waste heat recovery circuit including an expander, an output gear connected to the expander and drivingly connected to the motor gear.
Turbocharger and air induction system incorporating the same and method of using the same
A turbocharger having a turbine housing with an integral EGR conduit is disclosed. The turbine includes a turbine wheel attached to a turbine shaft and rotatably disposed in a turbine housing having a turbine volute conduit having a turbine inlet passage fluidly coupled to a turbine volute conduit having a turbine volute passage and a turbine volute inlet and an EGR conduit having an EGR passage, the EGR passage having an EGR conduit inlet, the EGR conduit inlet disposed on the turbine inlet conduit. The turbine inlet conduit is configured for fluid communication of a first portion of an exhaust gas flow received from an engine to the turbine wheel. The EGR conduit is configured for fluid communication of a second portion of the exhaust gas flow to an engine intake manifold.
TWO-PART VALVUE MEMBER ASSEMBLY
A two-part wastegate valve member assembly comprises a support member and a valve member. The support member defines an aperture. The valve member comprises a central portion extending through the aperture and two opposed end portions disposed on opposite sides of the aperture. Each of the two end portions has dimensions such that the valve member is held captive by the support member. The central portion and two opposed end portions of the valve member are integrally formed. A method for forming the two-part wastegate valve member assembly comprises casting a single manufacturing intermediate and subsequently processing the manufacturing intermediate so as to form the two-part assembly.
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
In cases where an EGR device is provided in which an EGR gas is recirculated to an upstream side of a compressor, the generation of condensed water is suppressed in an intake passage at the downstream side of the compressor. In the case where the temperature of a wall surface of the intake passage estimated or detected by a temperature detector is equal to or less than a predetermined temperature, a rotational speed of a turbine is made higher than in the case where the estimated or detected temperature of the wall surface of the intake passage is higher than the predetermined temperature, and torque of an internal combustion engine is adjusted such that an amount of change in an output of the internal combustion engine at the time of the rotational speed of the turbine being thus made higher falls within a predetermined range.
CHARGE-FLOW ADJUSTMENT IN CLOSED-LOOP EXHAUST TEMPERATURE CONTROL ON DUAL FUEL ENGINES
Methods and systems of controlling a dual fuel engine with at least two banks of cylinders are provided. The method may include sensing at least one of temperatures of exhaust from the at least two banks and a pressure of an intake manifold of the at least two banks, and adjusting at least one of a gas flow, a charge flow, or an air flow to one of the at least two banks to balance one of exhaust temperatures of the at least two banks and intake manifold pressures of the at least two banks.
Method and devices for operating an internal combustion engine having a supercharging system
A method and device for operating an internal combustion engine having a supercharging system that has an exhaust turbocharger and an electrically driven compressor. An output of the exhaust turbocharger is adjustable by a control element. A boost pressure setpoint is determined for achieving an increased engine torque setpoint. The supercharging system is adjusted to build up the actual boost pressure in accordance with the boost pressure setpoint and a positive scavenging gradient in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine is adjusted as the overriding command variable for driving the supercharging system.
WASTEGATE WITH REDUCED LEAKAGE CURRENT
The present invention relates to valves for gas engines, in particular for wastegates arranged upstream of a turbocharger. Accordingly, a valve for a gas engine, is suggested comprising a metal housing having an opening for providing a fluid flow out of the valve, and a metal valve member configured for adjustably restricting the fluid flow through the opening, wherein the housing is made of a first material comprising a steel alloy and wherein the valve member is made of a second material having a thermal expansion coefficient being lower than the first material. By providing the valve member and the valve housing with materials with different thermal expansion coefficients, the expansion of the valve member may he reduced during a rapid temperature increase or heating up of the valve member e.g. when the gas engine is started or accelerated.
OPERATION MECHANISM OF TURBOCHARGER
An operation mechanism of a turbocharger includes: a driving member undergoes a reciprocating movement; a link plate rotationally coupled to the driving member through a first hinge-portion, wherein a first rotation-center of the first hinge-portion is moves linearly along a virtual line in a reciprocating manner in response to the reciprocating movement; and an operation lever. The operation lever includes: a first end operates a flow regulator of the turbocharger, wherein a swing center of the operation lever is located at the first end; and a second end rotationally coupled to the link plate through a second hinge-portion including a second rotation-center, wherein the second end is swings relative to the swing center when the first rotation-center moves linearly along the virtual line, and wherein a distance from the swing center to the second rotation-center is shorter than a distance from the swing center to the virtual line.
Diffusor device for an exhaust gas turbine
The invention relates to an exhaust gas turbine, comprising a turbine rotor (12) having a plurality of turbine rotor blades (2) with a turbine rotor blade height H. The exhaust gas turbine further comprises a diffuser arrangement (20) having a transverse diffuser (1) and an exhaust gas collection chamber (9). The transverse diffuser (1) is arranged downstream of the turbine rotor blades (2). The transverse diffuser (1) has a curved diffuser channel (13) which opens into the exhaust gas collection chamber (9) at a diffuser channel outlet (17). A M/H ratio between an axial extension M of the exhaust gas collection chamber (9) and the turbine rotor blade height H has a value of 1.0≤M/H≤4.6 and a P/H ratio between a radial extension P of the diffuser arrangement (20) and the turbine rotor blade height H has a value of 2.7≤P/H≤4.9. A D/H ratio between a radial expansion D of the diffuser channel section (13) and the turbine rotor blade height H has a value of 2.5≤D/H≤3.0 and a R/H ratio between a turbine hub radius R and the turbine rotor blade height H has a value of 1.1≤R/H≤1.5.