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Supercharged internal combustion engine
Assignee: Volvo AB
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Filing: 1997-04-24
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Granted: 2000-04-18
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Expires: 2017-04-24
Abstract
Abstract A turbocharged internal combustion engine with exhaust return via a valve on the intake side of the turbocompressor unit to the engine intake side. The turbine and the compressor of the turbocompressor unit are adapted to each other and to the engine in such a way that the pressure on the inlet side of the turbine is always higher than the pressure on the pressure side of the compressor. The rotary shaft of the unit is coupled via a drive chain containing a continuously variable transmission to the crank shaft of the engine. An electronic control unit controls the transmission ratio and the degree of opening of the valve.
Inventors
- 👤 Soren Udd
- 👤 Magnus Dahlgren
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:07
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B41/00; F02B41/02; F02B41/10; F02B37/00; F02B37/04; F02B37/10; F02B37/105; F02B37/12; F02B37/18; F02B39/00; F02B39/02; F02B39/04; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/02; F02M26/04; F02M26/05; F02M26/13; F02M26/14; F02M26/16; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/027; F02B29/00; F02B29/04; F02B29/0406; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; F02M26/22; F02M26/23; F02M26/65; F02M26/71; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
Supercharged internal combustion engine, comprising: a turbocompressor unit with an exhaust driven turbo unit, said turbo unit having an inlet communicating with the exhaust side of the engine, and a compressor unit, said compressor unit having a suction side communicating with the surrounding atmosphere and a pressure side communicating with the engine intake side; an exhaust recirculation valve coupled between the exhaust side of the engine and the inlet of the turbo unit, said exhaust recirculation valve being settable for recirculation of a certain portion of the exhaust to the engine intake side; a transmission, with a variable transmission ratio, coupling the turbo unit to an engine crank shaft, the turbo unit and the compressor being coupled via a rotary shaft, the turbo unit being coupled to the crankshaft of the engine; and a control unit for controlling the transmission ratio to limit an energy transfer direction from the turbo unit gas to the crankshaft wherein, within the normal operating speed range of the engine, the exhaust pressure on the inlet side of the turbo unit is higher than the charge air pressure on the pressure side of the compressor unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
Supercharged internal combustion engine, comprising: a turbocompressor unit with an exhaust driven turbo unit, said turbo unit having an inlet communicating with the exhaust side of the engine, and a compressor unit, said compressor unit having a suction side communicating with the surrounding atmosphere and a pressure side communicating with the engine intake side; an exhaust recirculation valve coupled between the exhaust side of the engine and the inlet of the turbo unit, said exhaust recirculation valve being settable for recirculation of a certain portion of the exhaust to the engine intake side; a transmission, with a variable transmission ratio, coupling the turbo unit to an engine crank shaft, the turbo unit and the compressor being coupled via a rotary shaft, the turbo unit being coupled to the crankshaft of the engine; and a control unit for controlling the transmission ratio to limit an energy transfer direction from the turbo unit gas to the crankshaft wherein, within the normal operating speed range of the engine, the exhaust pressure on the inlet side of the turbo unit is higher than the charge air pressure on the pressure side of the compressor unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the turbo unit is coupled to the crank shaft of the engine via a reduction gearing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
Internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the transmission has a continuously variable transmission ratio.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
Internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the compressor unit communicates with the intake side of the engine via a charge air cooler and that the valve communicates with the engine intake side downstream of the charge air cooler.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein the valve communicates with the engine intake side via an exhaust gas cooler.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
Internal combustion engine according to claim 2, wherein the valve and the transmission with variable transmission ratio are controlled relative to each other by an electronic control unit.
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