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Method to improve blowthrough and egr via split exhaust
ActiveUS20150316005A1Increase engine power densityReduced fuel economyValve arrangementsElectrical controlAutomotive engineeringTurbine
Methods and systems are provided for a boosted engine having a split exhaust system. In one example, a method comprises directing exhaust from a first cylinder group to one or more of a pre-compressor location, a post-compressor location, and an exhaust turbine, and directing exhaust from a second cylinder group to one or more of the pre-compressor location, and the exhaust turbine. Engine efficiency and knock control may be enhanced by directing exhaust gases to different locations based on engine operating conditions.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Systems and methods for cooling inductive charging assemblies
ActiveUS20140062392A1Increase temperatureLower performance requirementsBatteries circuit arrangementsElectric powerEngineeringThermal conditioning
In some embodiments, a cooling system for an inductive charger includes a thermal conditioning assembly in fluid communication with an inductive charging assembly. The inductive charging assembly can include a dock and an inductive charging module. The dock can be configured to receive a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone, that is configured to accept inductive charging from the inductive charging module. The thermal conditioning assembly can include a fluid transfer device and a thermal conditioning module, such as a thermoelectric device. In various embodiments, heat (e.g., heat produced during inductive charging) can be transferred from the inductive charging assembly to the thermal conditioning module and / or to a fluid flow produced by the fluid transfer device, thereby cooling the inductive charging assembly and / or the portable electronic device.
Owner:GENTHERM INC
Hybrid Thermal Energy Conversion for HCCI Heated Intake Charge System
InactiveUS20080276913A1Accurate intake charge temperature controlReduce the impactElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesHomogeneous charge compression ignitionThermal energy
A method of operating an internal combustion engine coupled in a hybrid powertrain, the method comprising of extracting waste energy from a component of an electrical power system of the hybrid powertrain, and adjusting intake air temperature during homogeneous charge compression ignition operation of the engine by using said extracted waste energy.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Method to improve blowthrough via split exhaust
InactiveUS9080523B1Increase engine power densityReduced fuel economyElectrical controlNon-fuel substance addition to fuelInlet valveEngineering
Methods and systems are provided for a boosted engine having a split exhaust system. One method includes reducing knock by flowing a combination of exhaust from towards the end of an exhaust stroke and blowthrough air to the intake of a compressor via a compressor inlet valve.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Hybrid thermal energy conversion for HCCI heated intake charge system
InactiveUS7621262B2Consume electricityLow efficiencyHybrid vehiclesElectrical controlHomogeneous charge compression ignitionThermal energy
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Fuel-based injection control
ActiveUS20110184629A1High latent heatImprove peak torque output of engineElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesAlcohol contentControl system
Systems and methods of operating an engine with a varying fuel composition. In one example, a split injection is performed during engine cranking with at least some fuel injected in the intake stroke and some fuel injected in the compression stroke. Further, a split ratio of the injection is adjusted based on the alcohol content of the injected fuel.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Methods and systems for turbocharger control
ActiveUS20110041493A1Improve engine performanceEliminates the potential disturbances from the throttleElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesTurbochargerControl theory
Methods are provided for controlling a turbocharged engine having a throttle and a turbocharger. One example method comprises, moving the throttle during boosted conditions, separating out effects on the throttle inlet pressure into a first portion corresponding to disturbances caused by the movement of the throttle, and a second, remaining, portion. The method further comprises adjusting the turbocharger based on the second portion and not the first portion.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Exhaust reductant generation in a direct injection engine with cylinder deactivation
ActiveUS7143727B1Reduce distractionsAccelerate emissionsElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesExhaust valveInlet valve
A method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least a first and second cylinder, comprising during at least one operating condition, operating the first cylinder to receive directly injected fuel, mix said fuel with fresh air inducted past an intake valve of the first cylinder, combust said mixture, and exhaust at least a portion of said mixture past an exhaust valve of the first cylinder, and concurrent with said operation of the first cylinder, operating the second cylinder to hold an intake valve of the second cylinder closed for at least a cycle of said second cylinder, receive directly injected fuel, and then exhaust at least a portion of said fuel past an exhaust valve of the second cylinder to generate unburned reductants in an exhaust of the engine.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Internal combustion engines for hybrid powertrain
InactiveUS7028793B2Reduced fuel economyReduce power outputElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesCombustionRegenerative brake
A hybrid powertrain and method for operating same in which the operation of the engine is modified to effect an improvement in the fuel economy and / or emissions performance of the hybrid powertrain. In one embodiment, the battery of the powertrain is employed to provide auxiliary heat to an engine aftertreatment system to thereby improve the effectiveness of the aftertreatment system. In another embodiment, various components of the engine, such as a water pump, are wholly or partly operated by electric motors that receive power from the battery of the powertrain. In another embodiment, engine braking can be employed in situations where regenerative braking does not provide sufficient braking torque. In a further embodiment, the engine valves may be selectively opened to reduce pumping losses associated with the back-driving of the engine.
Owner:GREEN VISION TECH
Methods and systems for turbocharger control
ActiveUS20110045948A1Improve drivabilityReduced vehicle performanceElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesTurbochargerEngineering
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle engine, the engine including a turbocharger and a transmission. One example method comprises, operating the transmission at a first lower gear with a first boost level, increasing the boost from the first boost level before completing a shift from the first lower gear to a second higher gear, and after completing the shift, operating the transmission at the second higher gear with the increased boost.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Systems and methods for thermoelectrically cooling inductive charging stations
ActiveUS20140007594A1Increase temperatureLower performance requirementsBatteries circuit arrangementsMachines using electric/magnetic effectsInductive chargingEngineering
In some embodiments, a cooling system for an induction charger includes a thermal conditioning module in fluid communication with an induction charging assembly, which includes a dock and an induction charging module. The dock can be configured to receive a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone, that is configured to accept inductive charging from the induction charging module. The thermal conditioning module can include a fan or other fluid encouraging assembly, ducting, and a thermoelectric device (e.g., a Peltier device). A fluid, such as air, can flow from the fan and across and / or through the thermoelectric device, thereby conditioning the fluid. The conditioned fluid can be provided to the dock to at least partially offset the heat generated by the inductive charging and / or the portable electronic device.
Owner:GENTHERM INC
Method and system for controlling fuel usage
ActiveUS20110174267A1Reduce exhaust emissionsHigh priceElectrical controlAutomatic controlControl theoryThrottle
Methods and systems are provided for improving fluid usage while addressing knock by adjusting the use of spark retard and direct injection of a fluid based on engine operating conditions and the composition of the injected fluid. One or more engine parameters, such as EGR, VCT, boost, throttle position, are coordinated with the direct injection to reduce torque and EGR transients.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Power transmission mechanism
ActiveUS20050113205A1Difficult to processIncrease manufacturing costToothed gearingsTransmission elementsAutomatic transmissionEngineering
A power transmission mechanism for an automatic transmission, configured to establish seven or more forward speeds and one reverse speed. The power transmission mechanism includes four simple planetary gears, three connection members interconnecting two of the rotating members of the planetary gears, three clutches selectively connectable between two of the rotating members, and four brakes each operable to hold selectively against rotation one of the rotating members.
Owner:JATCO LTD
Methods and systems for boost control
InactiveUS20140260241A1Fast dynamicsConfound the wastegate control loopElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesWastegateControl theory
Methods and systems are provided for improving boost response. A continuously variable compressor recirculation valve and a wastegate are adjusted in complementary frequency bands to move compressor operation away from a surge limit and reduce boost delivery errors. An intake throttle is also concurrently adjusted to offset manifold air-flow rate errors resulting from the wastegate or recirculation valve adjustments.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Fuel-Based Injection Control
ActiveUS20100294236A1Improve atomizationIncrease it fuel contentAnalogue computers for vehiclesElectrical controlInjectorFuel injection
Systems and methods of operating an engine, the engine including an injector configured to directly inject fuel into an engine cylinder. One example method comprises, during an engine cold start, performing compression direct fuel injection, and retarding a timing of the compression injection as a fuel alcohol content of the fuel increases.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Engine combustion control via fuel reactivity stratification
ActiveUS20110192367A1High and low reactivityConvenience to workElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesMultifuelCombustion chamber
A compression ignition engine uses two or more fuel charges having two or more reactivities to control the timing and duration of combustion. In a preferred implementation, a lower-reactivity fuel charge is injected or otherwise introduced into the combustion chamber, preferably sufficiently early that it becomes at least substantially homogeneously dispersed within the chamber before a subsequent injection is made. One or more subsequent injections of higher-reactivity fuel charges are then made, and these preferably distribute the higher-reactivity matter within the lower-reactivity chamber space such that combustion begins in the higher-reactivity regions, and with the lower-reactivity regions following thereafter. By appropriately choosing the reactivities of the charges, their relative amounts, and their timing, combustion can be tailored to achieve optimal power output (and thus fuel efficiency), at controlled temperatures (and thus controlled NOx), and with controlled equivalence ratios (and thus controlled soot).
Owner:WISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND
Fuel system diagnostics
ActiveUS20130253799A1Average power consumptionReduced fuel economyAnalogue computers for vehiclesMeasurement of fluid loss/gain rateFuel tankInlet manifold
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Systems and methods for opportunistic diesel particulate filter regeneration
ActiveUS20160201533A1Reduce the amount requiredHigh regeneration frequencyAnalogue computers for vehiclesInternal combustion piston enginesCloud baseEngineering
Methods and systems are provided for opportunistic regeneration of a diesel particulate filter based on cloud based traffic information and navigation information. In one example, a method may include determining initiation of regeneration, termination of regeneration and a degree of regeneration based on information from a lead vehicular network and navigation information in order to reduce a regeneration fuel penalty.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Fuel injector diagnostic for dual fuel engine
ActiveUS8118006B2Increase variabilityReduced fuel economyElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesFuel injectionInjector
Various systems and methods are described for controlling fuel injection of a dual fuel engine which includes first and second fuel rails and first and second fuel pumps. In one example, while pumping is suspended in the second fuel rail, the first fuel is injected to all but one cylinder of the engine and the second fuel is injected to the one cylinder in a predetermined sequence. As such, the fuel injector injecting to the one cylinder is isolated and its performance may be assessed without significantly affecting engine performance.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
System and method for selective cylinder deactivation
InactiveUS20160003168A1Improve fuel economyEasy loadingElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesEngineeringAir–fuel ratio
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Approach for controlling fuel flow with alternative fuels
ActiveUS20110168133A1Reduced air displacementIncreased massAnalogue computers for vehiclesCoolant flow controlAutomotive engineeringAlternative fuels
Fuel is evacuated from a fuel rail by directing liquid fuel from the fuel rail to a fuel tank and then by directing gaseous fuel from the fuel rail to a fuel vapor canister.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Method and system for controlling fuel usage
ActiveUS8096283B2Reduced fuel economyImprove economyElectrical controlAutomatic controlControl theoryThrottle
Methods and systems are provided for improving fluid usage while addressing knock by adjusting the use of spark retard and direct injection of a fluid based on engine operating conditions and the composition of the injected fluid. One or more engine parameters, such as EGR, VCT, boost, throttle position, are coordinated with the direct injection to reduce torque and EGR transients.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
System and method for purging fuel vapors using exhaust gas
ActiveUS7331334B2Emission reductionHigh activityInternal combustion piston enginesNon-fuel substance addition to fuelExhaust fumesFuel vapor
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
If method and system for engine knock control
ActiveUS9506411B2Large tendency to knockImprove knockingElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesEngineeringMechanical engineering
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Valve timing control apparatus and method for internal combustion engine
InactiveUS20060102125A1Reduce shockReduced fuel economyElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesInternal combustion engineVALVE PORT
A control apparatus includes a driving device that is capable of operating regardless whether the engine is running or not. A variable valve actuation mechanism is driven by the driving device. During an idling operation of the engine, a control section controls the driving device such that the variable valve actuation mechanism maintains the valve timing at a valve timing advanced relative to a most retarded valve timing. The control section controls the driving device such that the variable valve actuation mechanism changes the valve timing to the most retarded valve timing after a stopping operation of an autonomous operation of the engine is initiated. Therefore, shock due to the initiation of the engine starting operation is reduced without decreasing fuel economy.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
If method and system for engine knock control
ActiveUS20160108828A1Large tendency to knockImprove knockingElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesMechanical engineeringEngine knocking
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Transient air flow control
ActiveUS20130213353A1Rapid unfillingDrive fastElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesControl theoryStreamflow
Embodiments for controlling cylinder air flow are provided. In one example, a method for controlling airflow into a cylinder of an engine comprises, if a previous cylinder airflow is different than a desired cylinder airflow, allocating flow into an intake manifold between a throttle and an EGR valve to provide the desired cylinder airflow while maintaining a desired EGR amount in the cylinder. In this way, transient air flow requests may be met without delay while maintaining desired cylinder EGR amounts.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Methods and systems for a vehicle driveline
ActiveUS20130296136A1Degrade fuel economyConserve fuelHybrid vehiclesLiquid coolingClutchEngineering
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Reducing intake manifold pressure during cranking
InactiveUS20130276756A1Reduce dependenceReduce productionElectrical controlInternal combustion piston enginesInlet manifoldFuel injection
Embodiments for starting an engine are provided. In one embodiment, an engine control method comprises, during engine cranking, commencing fuel injection when intake manifold pressure drops below a threshold, the threshold based on fuel volatility. In this way, the stability of engine starts using low volatility fuels may be increased.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Variable valvetrain turbocharged engine
ActiveUS8833058B2Expand business scopeLower inlet temperatureElectrical controlNon-fuel substance addition to fuelTurbochargerValvetrain
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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