Internal combustion engine arrangement and method of controlling operation thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11578674B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17050743

    申请日:2018-04-25

    发明人: Staffan Lundgren

    IPC分类号: F02D19/08 F02D41/06 F02D41/30

    摘要: The invention relates to a method of controlling operation of an ICE arrangement (1), comprising acquiring (100) a first signal indicative of a required torque; acquiring (102) a second signal indicative of a temperature (T) of an EATS (23); and when the second signal indicates that the temperature (T) of the EATS (23) is lower than a predefined first threshold temperature (T1): determining (108; 118) an amount of second fuel (17) needed to deliver the required torque; supplying the amount of second fuel (17); controlling (112; 122) an inlet valve (19) to allow flow of a second fuel-air mix into the cylinder (3); injecting first fuel (13) into the cylinder (3) when the second fuel-air mix is compressed by the piston (9), resulting in flame propagation ignition of the second fuel-air mix; and controlling (116; 126) and outlet valve (21) to allow flow of exhaust from the cylinder (3) during an exhaust stroke (ES) of the piston (9).

    Method for operating an internal combustion piston engine

    公开(公告)号:US11230982B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-25

    申请号:US16079174

    申请日:2017-03-09

    发明人: Staffan Lundgren

    摘要: A method is provided for operating an internal combustion piston engine, including introducing air into a cylinder of the engine, compressing the air in a first compression stroke of the cylinder, providing fuel into the cylinder for a first combustion, with a portion of the oxygen in the compressed air as oxidant, in a first power stroke succeeding the first compression stroke, to produce residues including oxygen, compressing the residues in a second compression stroke succeeding the first power stroke, and providing, after the first combustion, fuel into the cylinder for a second combustion, with at least a portion of the oxygen of the residues as oxidant, in a second power stroke succeeding the second compression stroke, wherein the first compression stroke is repealed immediately after the second power stroke, and the introduction of air into the cylinder is done at the end of the second power stroke and/or at the beginning of the first compression stroke.

    Internal combustion engine arrangement

    公开(公告)号:US11085368B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16638575

    申请日:2017-09-04

    摘要: The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine arrangement for a vehicle, said internal combustion engine arrangement comprising a combustion cylinder housing a reciprocating combustion piston, and an expansion cylinder housing a reciprocating expansion piston, said expansion cylinder being arranged in downstream fluid communication with the combustion cylinder for receiving combustion gases exhausted from the combustion cylinder, wherein the internal combustion engine arrangement further comprises a pressure tank arranged in fluid communication with the expansion cylinder, wherein the internal combustion engine arrangement is further arranged to be operated in a first operating mode in which compressed gas generated in the expansion cylinder is delivered to the pressure tank, and a second operating mode in which compressed gas contained in the pressure tank is delivered from the pressure tank to the expansion cylinder.

    Fuel system for an internal combustion engine

    公开(公告)号:US10724449B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-28

    申请号:US16078690

    申请日:2016-02-26

    发明人: Staffan Lundgren

    摘要: A fuel system for an internal combustion engine is provided including a first fuel container for a first fuel, a second fuel container for a second fuel, a pump, and a first fuel injector, the fuel system being arranged to provide a communication between the first fuel container and the pump and between the pump and the first fuel injector, and a reservoir with a separation device adapted to divide the reservoir into a first volume and a second volume, whereby the separation device may be moved or flexed by a pressure difference in the first and second volumes so as to change the sizes of the first and second volumes, wherein the fuel system is arranged to provide a communication between the pump and the first volume, and to provide a communication between the second fuel container and the second volume and between the second volume and a second fuel injector.