US4516401A
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Supercharged engine charge control
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1983-11-04
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Granted: 1985-05-14
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Expires: 2003-11-04
Abstract
Abstract A supercharged internal combustion engine is provided with charge pressure control means, such as a turbocharger wastegate valve, to control engine charging pressure and a control system for actuating the charge pressure control means to vary charge pressure as a function of the deviation of the location of peak pressure in the engine cylinder relative to a desired value in order to control engine combustion rate and thereby the peak pressure location.
Inventors
- 👤 John S. Jackson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:47
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D35/00; F02D35/02; F02D35/028; F02B; F02B37/00; F02B37/12; F02B37/18; F02B37/183; F02B37/186; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
An internal combustion engine comprising at least one variable volume combustion chamber in which compressed charges are cyclically burned and expanded to produce power, whereby a cyclical peak pressure is reached at a measurable interval after each charge is compressed to its minimum volume, a charge supply system connected to deliver charges to the combustion chamber for compression and burning, the charging pressure in said supply system being functionally related to said peak pressure interval, a supercharger for increasing the charge pressure in said charge supply system, thereby altering said peak pressure interval, means for detecting said peak pressure interval and measuring the deviation of said interval from a reference value, and valve means coupled with said means for detecting said peak pressure interval for altering said charge pressure in a direction to minimize the deviation of said interval from said reference value and thereby desirably affect engine operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
An internal combustion engine comprising at least one variable volume combustion chamber in which compressed charges are cyclically burned and expanded to produce power, whereby a cyclical peak pressure is reached at a measurable interval after each charge is compressed to its minimum volume, a charge supply system connected to deliver charges to the combustion chamber for compression and burning, the charging pressure in said supply system being functionally related to said peak pressure interval, a supercharger for increasing the charge pressure in said charge supply system, thereby altering said peak pressure interval, means for detecting said peak pressure interval and measuring the deviation of said interval from a reference value, and valve means coupled with said means for detecting said peak pressure interval for altering said charge pressure in a direction to minimize the deviation of said interval from said reference value and thereby desirably affect engine operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
167 words
An internal combustion engine comprising at least one variable volume combustion chamber in which compressed charges are cyclically burned and expanded to produce power, whereby a cyclical peak pressure is reached at a measurable interval after each charge is compressed to its minimum volume, a charge supply system connected to deliver charges to the combustion chamber for compression and burning, the charging pressure in said supply system being functionally related to said peak pressure interval, an exhaust turbocharger for increasing the charge pressure in said charge supply system, thereby altering said peak pressure interval, means for detecting said peak pressure interval and measuring the deviation of said interval from a reference value selected to provide optimum engine efficiency, and wastegate valve means coupled with said means for detecting said peak pressure interval for varying turbocharger exhaust gas bypass flow and thereby altering said charge pressure in a direction to minimize the deviation of said interval from said reference value and thereby optimize engine operating performance and/or efficiency.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
167 words
An internal combustion engine comprising at least one variable volume combustion chamber in which compressed charges are cyclically burned and expanded to produce power, whereby a cyclical peak pressure is reached at a measurable interval after each charge is compressed to its minimum volume, a charge supply system connected to deliver charges to the combustion chamber for compression and burning, the charging pressure in said supply system being functionally related to said peak pressure interval, an exhaust turbocharger for increasing the charge pressure in said charge supply system, thereby altering said peak pressure interval, means for detecting said peak pressure interval and measuring the deviation of said interval from a reference value selected to provide optimum engine efficiency, and wastegate valve means coupled with said means for detecting said peak pressure interval for varying turbocharger exhaust gas bypass flow and thereby altering said charge pressure in a direction to minimize the deviation of said interval from said reference value and thereby optimize engine operating performance and/or efficiency.
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