US6470866B2
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Diesel engine exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system and method
Assignee: Siemens Canada Ltd
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Filing: 2000-12-18
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Granted: 2002-10-29
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Expires: 2020-12-18
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for and method of exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine that operates with charge air boost. An EGR valve has an inlet port communicated to the engine exhaust system upstream of a throttle valve in the tailpipe and an outlet port communicated to the engine intake system. The throttle valve is controlled to selectively restrict exhaust gas flow through the tailpipe so as to maintain the difference between pressure at the EGR valve inlet and pressure at the EGR valve outlet substantially unaffected by changes in pressure in the intake system and in the exhaust system. The invention is particularly suited for a turbocharged diesel engine.
Inventors
- 👤 John Edward Cook
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:09
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D21/00; F02D21/06; F02D21/08; F02M; F02M26/00; F02M26/45; F02M26/46; F02M26/47; F02M26/52; F02M26/55; F02M26/56; F02M26/57; F02D11/00; F02D11/06; F02D11/08; F02D9/00; F02D9/04; F02D9/08; F02D9/10; F02M26/02; F02M26/04; F02M26/07; F02M26/09; F02M26/10; F02M26/13; F02M26/22; F02M26/23; F02M26/27; F02M26/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
An internal combustion engine that operates with charge air boost and comprises: an intake system; an exhaust system comprising a tailpipe; a throttle valve for selectively restricting exhaust gas flow to the tailpipe; an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system for controlled recirculation of exhaust gas from the exhaust system to the intake system comprising an EGR valve having an inlet port communicated to the exhaust system upstream of the throttle valve and an outlet port communicated to the intake system; and a control for operating the EGR valve and the throttle valve, including a regulator for operating the throttle valve to partially restrict exhaust gas flow to the tailpipe to regulate the difference between pressure at the EGR valve inlet and pressure at the EGR valve outlet to a desired differential that is substantially unaffected by pressure change in the intake system and in the exhaust system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
An internal combustion engine that operates with charge air boost and comprises: an intake system; an exhaust system comprising a tailpipe; a throttle valve for selectively restricting exhaust gas flow to the tailpipe; an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system for controlled recirculation of exhaust gas from the exhaust system to the intake system comprising an EGR valve having an inlet port communicated to the exhaust system upstream of the throttle valve and an outlet port communicated to the intake system; and a control for operating the EGR valve and the throttle valve, including a regulator for operating the throttle valve to partially restrict exhaust gas flow to the tailpipe to regulate the difference between pressure at the EGR valve inlet and pressure at the EGR valve outlet to a desired differential that is substantially unaffected by pressure change in the intake system and in the exhaust system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
An internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1 in which the control comprises a processor that processes data to develop one command signal for controlling the EGR valve and that processes data useful in regulating the difference between pressure at the EGR valve inlet and pressure at the EGR valve outlet to a desired differential to develop another command signal for controlling the throttle valve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 2 in which the processor processes data that includes pressure at the EGR valve inlet, pressure at the EGR valve outlet, and EGR valve position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
An internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1 in which the engine comprises a turbocharger having a compressor in the intake system and a turbine in the exhaust system, in which the inlet port of the EGR valve is communicated to the exhaust system downstream of the turbine, and in which the outlet port of the EGR valve is communicated to the intake system downstream of the compressor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 4 including a cooler through which the inlet port of the EGR valve is communicated to the exhaust system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
An internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1 in which the regulator comprises a device that is communicated to a pneumatic power source and that operates to develop a regulated pneumatic pressure that is communicated to a pneumatic actuator for operating the throttle valve.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
An internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 6 including a valve for closing communication of the device to a pneumatic power source to prevent the regulator from developing regulated pneumatic pressure.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine that operates with charge air boost and comprises: an intake system; an exhaust system comprising a tailpipe; a throttle valve for selectively restricting exhaust gas flow to the tailpipe; an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system for controlled recirculation of exhaust gas from the exhaust system to the intake system comprising an EGR valve having an inlet port communicated to the exhaust system upstream of the throttle valve and an outlet port communicated to the intake system; the method comprising: controlling the EGR valve and the throttle valve, including operating the throttle valve to partially restrict exhaust flow to the tailpipe in a manner that regulates the difference between pressure at the EGR valve inlet and pressure at the EGR valve outlet to a desired differential that is substantially unaffected by pressure change in the intake system and in the exhaust system.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine that operates with charge air boost and comprises: an intake system; an exhaust system comprising a tailpipe; a throttle valve for selectively restricting exhaust gas flow to the tailpipe; an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system for controlled recirculation of exhaust gas from the exhaust system to the intake system comprising an EGR valve having an inlet port communicated to the exhaust system upstream of the throttle valve and an outlet port communicated to the intake system; the method comprising: controlling the EGR valve and the throttle valve, including operating the throttle valve to partially restrict exhaust flow to the tailpipe in a manner that regulates the difference between pressure at the EGR valve inlet and pressure at the EGR valve outlet to a desired differential that is substantially unaffected by pressure change in the intake system and in the exhaust system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
69 words
A method as set forth in claim 8 in which the step of controlling the EGR valve and the throttle valve comprises processing data to develop one command signal for controlling the EGR valve and data useful in regulating the difference between pressure at the EGR valve inlet and pressure at the EGR valve outlet to a desired differential to develop another command signal for controlling the throttle valve.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as set forth in claim 9 in which the processing step includes processing pressure at the EGR valve inlet, pressure at the EGR valve outlet, and EGR valve position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
102 words
A method as set forth in claim 8 in which the step of operating the throttle valve to partially restrict exhaust flow to the tailpipe in a manner that regulates the difference between pressure at the EGR valve inlet and pressure at the EGR valve outlet to a desired differential that is substantially unaffected by pressure change in the intake system and in the exhaust system comprises communicating a pneumatic regulating mechanism of a pneumatic regulator device to a pneumatic power source, developing a regulated pneumatic pressure, and communicating that regulated pneumatic pressure to a pneumatic actuator for operating the throttle valve.
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