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Exhaust gas-driven generator system and method of controlling electrical system
Assignee: Denso Corp
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Filing: 2005-09-22
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Granted: 2008-10-07
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Expires: 2025-09-22
Abstract
Abstract An amount of electric power generatable by an exhaust gas-driven rotating electric machine is determined corresponding to an operating point, so that an increment amount of fuel by the exhaust gas-driven electric power generation is smaller than engine-driven alternator power generation. The power generation can be thereby performed by effectively utilizing exhaust energy of the engine.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuyoshi Obayashi
- 👤 Keisuke Tani
- 👤 Hiroshi Tamura
- 👤 Masami Fujitsuna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:45
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/14; H02J7/1423; F; F01; F01N; F01N5/00; F01N5/04; F02; F02B; F02B37/00; F02B37/005; F02D; F02D29/00; F02D29/06; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/021; H02J7/1438; H02J7/143; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
266 words
A method of controlling an electrical system that performs power supply to an electrical load and a battery from a plurality of power energy supply sources including an exhaust gas-driven generator that performs power generation by utilizing exhaust energy of an engine and a generator that performs power generation by utilizing drive forces of the engine, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining information for calculating power costs; calculating, from the obtained information, power costs coinciding with a cost per unit amount of electric power of respective ones of the power energy supply sources and suppliable amounts of power of the respective power energy supply sources; adjusting power flow characteristics of the electrical system by adjusting power supply allocation ratios of the power energy supply sources and a received power allocation ratio of the electrical load or a battery in accordance with the calculated power costs in a direction along which power energy is reduced, wherein for the exhaust gas-driven generator, a generatable amount of power indicating an amount of power generatable by the exhaust gas-driven generator, the amount of power being determined corresponding to an operating point of the engine, is used as the suppliable amount of power; determining an increment amount of fuel for the engine which increment amount is necessary for generation of the suppliable amount of power to be used as the power cost; supplying the increment amount of fuel to the engine additionally when operating the exhaust gas-driven generator; and modifying the operating point of the engine as a result of additionally supplying the increment amount of fuel to the engine.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
266 words
A method of controlling an electrical system that performs power supply to an electrical load and a battery from a plurality of power energy supply sources including an exhaust gas-driven generator that performs power generation by utilizing exhaust energy of an engine and a generator that performs power generation by utilizing drive forces of the engine, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining information for calculating power costs; calculating, from the obtained information, power costs coinciding with a cost per unit amount of electric power of respective ones of the power energy supply sources and suppliable amounts of power of the respective power energy supply sources; adjusting power flow characteristics of the electrical system by adjusting power supply allocation ratios of the power energy supply sources and a received power allocation ratio of the electrical load or a battery in accordance with the calculated power costs in a direction along which power energy is reduced, wherein for the exhaust gas-driven generator, a generatable amount of power indicating an amount of power generatable by the exhaust gas-driven generator, the amount of power being determined corresponding to an operating point of the engine, is used as the suppliable amount of power; determining an increment amount of fuel for the engine which increment amount is necessary for generation of the suppliable amount of power to be used as the power cost; supplying the increment amount of fuel to the engine additionally when operating the exhaust gas-driven generator; and modifying the operating point of the engine as a result of additionally supplying the increment amount of fuel to the engine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method of controlling an electrical system according to claim 1 , wherein the increment amount of fuel is an amount of fuel to be increased to obtain an output torque of the engine that is substantially the same as an output torque when power generation is not performed in the event that the generatable amount of power is generated by the exhaust gas-driven generator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of controlling an electrical system according to claim 2 , wherein the increment amount of fuel is calculated by using a map or a model, the map indicating a relationship between the generatable amount of power and the increment amount of fuel.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of controlling an electrical system that performs power supply to an electrical load and a battery from a plurality of power energy supply sources including an exhaust gas-driven generator that performs power generation by utilizing exhaust energy of an engine and an engine-driven generator that performs power generation by utilizing drive force of the engine, the method comprising the steps of: detecting an operating point of the engine; determining, based on the operating point of the engine, a generatable amount of power indicating an amount of power generatable by the exhaust gas-driven generator based on the operating point of the engine; determining an increment amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine to generate the generatable amount of power by the exhaust gas-driven generator, the increment amount of fuel being smaller than an increment amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine for generating a same amount of power by the engine-driven generator; supplying the engine with the increment amount of fuel additionally; and generating power by the exhaust-driven generator.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of controlling an electrical system that performs power supply to an electrical load and a battery from a plurality of power energy supply sources including an exhaust gas-driven generator that performs power generation by utilizing exhaust energy of an engine and an engine-driven generator that performs power generation by utilizing drive force of the engine, the method comprising the steps of: detecting an operating point of the engine; determining, based on the operating point of the engine, a generatable amount of power indicating an amount of power generatable by the exhaust gas-driven generator based on the operating point of the engine; determining an increment amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine to generate the generatable amount of power by the exhaust gas-driven generator, the increment amount of fuel being smaller than an increment amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine for generating a same amount of power by the engine-driven generator; supplying the engine with the increment amount of fuel additionally; and generating power by the exhaust-driven generator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of controlling an electrical system according to claim 4 , wherein the increment amount of fuel is an amount of fuel to be increased to maintain a same output torque of the engine as in a case where no power is generated by the exhaust gas-driven generator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of controlling an electrical system according to claim 5 , wherein the increment amount of fuel is calculated by using a map or a model, the map indicating a relationship between the generatable amount of power and the increment amount of fuel.
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