21st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160146117 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM - This invention concerns fuel delivery system for an aircraft engine ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146118 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING CONTROL OF POWER PLANT GENERATING UNITS - A control method for optimizing an operation of a power plant having generating units during a selected operating period subdivided so to include regular intervals within which each of the generating units comprises one of an on-condition and an off-condition. The control method may include: determining a preferred case for each of the competing operating modes for the intervals; based upon the preferred cases, selecting proposed turndown operating sequences for the selected operating period; determining a shutdown operation for each of the generating units comprising the off-condition for one or more intervals during the selected operating period and, therefrom, calculating a shutdown economic outcome; determining a turndown operation for each of the generating units comprising the on-condition for one or more intervals during the selected operating period and, therefrom, calculating a turndown economic outcome; calculating a sequence economic outcome for each of the proposed turndown operating sequences; and comparing the sequence economic outcomes. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146119 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE OPTIMIZATION CONTROL DEVICE - A gas turbine engine optimization control device estimates a specific fuel consumption using a given control parameter of a variable mechanism, determines a change between a specific fuel consumption estimation value by the control parameter of the variable mechanism in a previous operation period and a specific fuel consumption estimation value by the control parameter of the variable mechanism in this operation period, determines a new control parameter of the variable mechanism with which the specific fuel consumption estimation value approaches a minimum, adds the new control parameter of the variable mechanism to a preset control parameter initial value, and sets the addition value to be a control parameter command value of the variable mechanism in a next operation period. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146120 | CONTROLLER FOR VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM - An internal combustion engine is provided with a plurality of cylinders, air intake valves provided to each of the cylinders, and a variable valve actuation mechanism for varying the valve actuation of the air intake valves. A motor drives the variable valve actuation mechanism. A motor controller controls the motor. The internal combustion engine is capable of operating in a cylinder deactivation mode, in which the air intake valves of some of the cylinders are kept shut. When the internal combustion engine is reactivated from the cylinder deactivation mode, the motor controller executes an air intake amount correction process, in which the opening duration of the air intake valves is temporarily increased, thereby increasing the amount of air taken in by operating cylinder for which the air intake valves have been opened or closed even during the cylinder deactivation mode. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146121 | DECELERATION CYLINDER CUT-OFF - Methods and arrangements for transitioning an engine between a deceleration cylinder cutoff (DCCO) state and an operational state are described. In one aspect, transitions from DCCO begin with reactivating cylinders to pump air to reduce the pressure in the intake manifold prior to firing any cylinders. In another aspect, transitions from DCCO, involve the use of an air pumping skip fire operational mode. After the manifold pressure has been reduced, the engine may transition to either a cylinder deactivation skip fire operational mode or other appropriate operational mode. In yet another aspect a method of transitioning into DCCO using a skip fire approach is described. In this aspect, the fraction of the working cycles that are fired is gradually reduced to a threshold firing fraction. All of the working chambers are then deactivated after reaching the threshold firing fraction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146122 | DUAL FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH - A fuel selector for use with a dual fuel generator includes a selector plate, a first fuel valve assembly positioned adjacent the selector plate and actuatable between an ON position and an OFF position to selectively control a first fuel flow to an engine of the dual fuel generator, and a second fuel valve assembly positioned adjacent the selector plate and actuatable between an ON position and an OFF position to selectively control a second fuel flow to the engine of the dual fuel generator. A selector switch coupled to the selector plate is linearly translatable from a first position to a second position, so as to enable positioning of only one of the first fuel valve assembly and the second fuel valve assembly in the ON position at a given time, such that the first and second fuel valve assemblies cannot be in the ON position concurrently. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146123 | FUEL SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD FOR BI-FUEL VEHICLE - A fuel switching control method for a bi-fuel vehicle includes a residual fuel amount measurement step measuring a first fuel level. A fuel amount comparison step checks whether the measured first fuel amount is lower than a first reference value. A fuel injection amount comparison step checks whether an accumulated amount of injected fuel is lower than a second reference value. A mileage comparison step checks whether the accumulated mileage is lower than a third reference value. A pressure comparison step checks whether pressures in a first fuel supply rail and first fuel tank are higher than fourth and fifth reference values, respectively. A pressure variation comparison step checks whether pressure variations in the first fuel supply rail and first fuel tank are lower than sixth and seventh reference values, respectively. A second fuel mode drive step switches from a first fuel mode to a second fuel mode. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146124 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICITY GENERATION MODE OF VEHICLE - A method for controlling an electricity generation mode of a vehicle includes detecting an idle condition of an engine. An electricity generation mode is performed in which a generator generates an electricity. An idle RPM is increased in the electricity generation mode. An managing mode is entered if the electricity generation mode time elapses a reference time. An engine RPM is increased or decreased for a predetermined time in the managing mode. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146125 | COMBUSTION-NOISE CONTROLLING METHOD FOR DIESEL ENGINE - A combustion-noise controlling method for a diesel engine includes: setting a target value for a vibration peak using one or more control variables needed for driving a vehicle, diagnosing a combustion noise of the engine based on the target value, and checking whether the diagnostic value for the combustion noise is higher than a reference value previously input to a controller. Combustion is performed depending on a result of the checking. A vibration signal of the engine is measured, and a vibration peak value depending on the measured vibration signal is obtained. A feedback control step includes obtaining a correction value by performing an arithmetic operation using the target value and the vibration peak value. A pilot fuel quantity is controlled according to the correction value. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146126 | METHOD FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL IN A PRE-DELIVERY PHASE - Various systems and methods are described for controlling spark plug fouling and pre-ignition in a newly manufactured vehicle. One method comprises, during a pre-delivery phase of the newly manufactured vehicle including an engine, operating the engine with a first setting for air/fuel ratio to reduce spark plug fouling, and adjusting the first setting of the air/fuel ratio responsive to pre-ignition. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146127 | METHOD FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL - Various systems and methods are described for controlling pre-ignition in a boosted engine in a newly manufactured vehicle. One method comprises, during a pre-delivery phase of the vehicle, operating the boosted engine in a pre-delivery calibration with a first, higher enrichment, in response to a pre-ignition event. The pre-delivery calibration is deactivated during a post-delivery phase and the boosted engine is operated with a second, lower enrichment in response to a pre-ignition event. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146128 | Vehicle Control System and Method of Using the Same - A vehicle control system and a method for extending the availability of certain vehicle systems that require mechanical output from an engine, such as power-assisted steering, braking, and vehicle acceleration following an unintended ignition event. In one embodiment, the method overrides ignition signals indicating an inactive ignition status and keeps the engine running if certain conditions are met. In another embodiment, the method attempts to automatically restart the engine while the vehicle is moving if the engine stops running, so long as certain conditions are met. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146129 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A control device causes the engine to start with a throttle valve being set to a first throttle position when required power required in an engine is smaller than a first threshold value and a detected fuel pressure detected by a low-pressure fuel sensor is lower than a second threshold value. The control device causes the engine to start with the throttle valve being set to a position larger than the first throttle position when the required power is smaller than the first threshold value and the detected fuel pressure is higher than the second threshold value. With this structure, a control device for a vehicle can be provided which allows intermittent operation of the engine with reduced variation in air-fuel ratio. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146130 | METHOD OF FEEDFORWARD TURBOCHARGER CONTROL FOR BOOSTED ENGINES WITH MULTI-ROUTE EGR - An engine includes an exhaust gas recirculation system with a high pressure exhaust gas recirculation loop and a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation loop, and an air charging system. A method of controlling the air charging system includes monitoring an actual exhaust gas recirculation rate, operating conditions of a compressor and turbine in the air charging system. A compressor flow is determined based on a target exhaust gas recirculation rate, a target intake manifold pressure and the actual exhaust gas recirculation rate. A power requested by the compressor is determined based on the compressor flow, the target intake manifold pressure, and the monitored operating conditions of the compressor. A power to be generated by the turbine is determined based upon the power requested by the compressor. A turbine flow is determined based upon the power to be generated by the turbine and the monitored operating conditions of the turbine. A system control command is determined based on the turbine flow and the monitored operating conditions of the turbine. The air charging system is controlled based on the system control command. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146131 | TURBOCHARGER CONTROL DUTY DEVIATION COMPENSATION METHOD - A turbocharger control duty deviation compensation method may include judging a learning condition given deviation of a target position calculated using a turbocharger model and an actual position of a turbocharger together with atmospheric pressure, when a turbocharger control starts with a boost control duty value which matches with a required boost pressure target of an engine based on controller, calculating a learning value based on (100−target control duty)/(100−actual control duty) when the control duty deviation compensation control of the target control duty value calculated using the turbocharger actuator control duty model and the actual control duty value of the turbocharger are necessary, and acquiring a control to which any difference in the hardware-based characteristics of the driving mechanism related to the turbocharger are reflected since the control duty value of the target position is corrected with the calculated learning value, and the turbocharger is controlled. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146132 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method of controlling an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, in particular a stationary internal combustion engine, wherein actuators of the internal combustion engine are actuable in crank angle-dependent relationship and/or sensor signals of the internal combustion engine can be ascertained in crank angle-dependent relationship, | 2016-05-26 |
20160146133 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATION OF AN ENGINE - A method for operating an engine, such as a dual-fuel engine, that includes a plurality of cylinders in which an air/gas mixture of air and gaseous fuel is ignited during a power stroke using an ignition fluid that is injected into each cylinder during a power stroke of the cylinder. The air/gas mixture is injected into each cylinder, and the injection fluid is injected into the each cylinder into which the air/gas mixture has been injected. The ignition fluid is injected into the each cylinder in at least two consecutive injections during the power stroke of the each cylinder. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146134 | METHOD OF MODEL-BASED MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL OF EGR, FRESH MASS AIR FLOW, AND BOOST PRESSURE FOR DOWNSIZE BOOSTED ENGINES - An engine includes an exhaust gas recirculation system, an air throttle system, and a charging system. A method to control the engine includes monitoring desired operating target commands for each of the systems; monitoring operating parameters of the air charging system; and determining a feedback control signal for each of the systems based upon the respective desired operating target commands and the operating parameters of the air charging system. Exhaust gas recirculation flow in the exhaust gas recirculation system, air flow in the air throttle system and a turbine power parameter in the air charging system are determined based upon the respective feedback control signals for each of the systems. A system control command is determined for each of the systems based upon the respective exhaust gas recirculation flow, air flow and turbine power parameters. The air charging system is controlled based upon the system control commands for each of the systems. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146135 | EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENT INPUT PRESSURE ESTIMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An output pressure module that sets an output pressure of a first component of an exhaust system of the vehicle equal to one of: an input pressure of a second component that is immediately downstream of the first component in the exhaust system; and ambient air pressure. A pressure drop module determines a pressure drop between an input of the first component and an output of the first component based a temperature of exhaust input to the first component. An input pressure module determines an input pressure of the first component based on a sum of the output pressure of the first component and the pressure drop between the input and the output of the first component. An actuator control module selectively controls at least one engine actuator based on at least one of the input and output pressures of the first component. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LP-EGR DELIVERY IN A VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE - Methods and systems are provided for controlling LP-EGR flow in a variable displacement engine. In one example, a method may include providing a higher fixed LP-EGR percentage relative to a total intake air flow during a VDE mode, and providing a lower fixed EGR percentage relative to the total intake air flow during a non-VDE mode. Further, during a tip-out when operating in the VDE mode at a load below a threshold, transitioning out of the VDE mode after transitioning the LP-EGR from the higher fixed percentage to the lower fixed percentage. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146137 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A basic EGR flow rate calculation part calculates a basic EGR flow rate based on an intake manifold pressure, which is a pressure in an intake manifold, an exhaust pressure, which is a pressure in an exhaust pipe, an exhaust temperature, which is a temperature in the exhaust pipe, and an opening degree of an EGR valve. An EGR flow rate correction part corrects the basic EGR flow rate based on an intake manifold pressure ratio, which is a ratio between the intake manifold pressure and the exhaust pressure, and an exhaust VVT phase angle of an exhaust VVT mechanism, to thereby calculate a corrected EGR flow rate as an EGR flow rate. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146138 | COMBINATION CYLINDER STATE AND TRANSMISSION GEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A firing module determines a target number of activated cylinders of an engine based on a torque request and a present gear ratio of a transmission. A combination identification module, based on the torque request, identifies a combination including a possible number of activated cylinders and a possible transmission gear ratio, wherein at least one of: the possible number of activated cylinders is different than the target number of activated cylinders; and the possible transmission gear ratio is different than the present gear ratio of the transmission. A transitioning module, when a second fuel consumption for the possible number of activated cylinders and the possible transmission gear ratio is less than a first fuel consumption for the target number of activated cylinders and the present gear ratio, selectively: transitions the target number of activated cylinders to the possible number of activated cylinders; and transitions a target gear ratio of the transmission to the possible transmission gear ratio. An activation/deactivation module controls cylinder activation and deactivation based on the target number of activated cylinders. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146139 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AIR CHARGE ESTIMATION - Systems and methods are provided. In one example, a method for an engine comprises adjusting an air charge estimate for a first cylinder based on a firing pattern of a second cylinder. In this way, cylinder air charge estimates may be improved in real-time for an arbitrary cylinder firing pattern, thereby improving engine efficiency. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146140 | OPERATION OF A QUANTITY-CONTROLLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING CYLINDER DEACTIVATION - A method for operating a quantity-controlled internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, including the following steps: ascertaining a present operating state; determining a number of cylinders or cylinder groups to be deactivated in dependence on the present operating state; deactivating or keeping deactivated a fuel supply for at least one cylinder to be deactivated or at least one cylinder group if at least one cylinder or at least one cylinder group is to be deactivated; and opening a flow-influencing element associated with the at least one cylinder or the at least one cylinder group for a fresh mass supply to the at least one cylinder to be deactivated or the at least one cylinder group to be deactivated. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146141 | METHOD OF STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OPERATED WITH A FUEL-AIR MIXTURE - A method of starting an internal combustion engine operated with a fuel-air mixture, in particular a stationary gas engine, wherein fed to the internal combustion engine as part of the fuel-air mixture is a fuel volume flow which is ascertained having regard to at least one parameter which is characteristic of the energy content of the fuel-air mixture, wherein the internal combustion engine is driven by a starter device until the internal combustion engine continues to run of its own accord, wherein the fuel volume flow fed to the internal combustion engine is varied by a variation in the at least one parameter which is characteristic of the energy content of the fuel-air mixture until the internal combustion engine continues to run of its own accord. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146142 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR MEASURING GASEOUS EMISSIONS FROM AN ENGINE - A process for measuring methane emissions by an internal combustion engine includes connecting a methane sensor to an exhaust line of the internal combustion engine such that a portion of the gas in the exhaust line can enter the methane sensor, operating the internal combustion engine so as to produce the exhaust, measuring a methane concentration of the gas from the portion of the gas from the exhaust line with the methane sensor, and producing an output from the methane sensor corresponding to the methane concentration. The methane sensor is plumbed to the exhaust line. The methane concentration is continuously sampled by the methane sensor. The methane sensor can be an electrochemical cell, a catalytic methane sensor, or an infrared methane sensor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146143 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, FLOW MEASURING DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE - A communication system includes a flow measuring device and a control device. The flow measuring device includes a flow sensor that generates a flow rate signal which is a signal in accordance with a flow rate of intake air drawn into an internal-combustion engine. The flow measuring device transmits the flow rate signal. The control device receives the flow rate signal and performs at least one of injection control of fuel to be supplied to the engine and ignition control at each cylinder of the engine based on the received flow rate signal. The flow measuring device includes a measurement-side transmitting part that transmits various signals by wireless communication, and transmits the flow rate signal by the measurement-side transmitting part. The control device includes a control-side receiving part that receives the various signals by the wireless communication, and receives the flow rate signal by the control-side receiving part. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146144 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL LEAKAGE IN A COMMON RAIL FUEL SYSTEM - A system and method for measuring fuel pressure decreases in a fuel accumulator of an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes the ability to stop a fuel flow to a fuel accumulator of the engine. Pressure signals are transmitted to a control system of the engine until the fuel pressure in the fuel accumulator drops by a predetermined amount, at which time fuel flow is re-enabled. The pressure signals are then analyzed to determine the amount or quantity of fuel delivered by each fuel injector. The system and method maintain engine and emissions performance by limiting the amount of fuel pressure decrease in the fuel accumulator. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146145 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CORRECTING THE START OF INJECTION OF INJECTORS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for correcting the start of injection of injectors of an internal combustion engine, including the following steps: determining a target start of current application depending on at least one parameter of the internal combustion engine; detecting a pressure in an individual accumulator of an injector and determining a measured start of injection on the basis of the pressure; determining a target injection delay depending on at least one parameter of the internal combustion engine; calculating an actual injection delay from the target start of current application and the measured start of injection; comparing the target injection delay and the actual injection delay; and calculating a start-of-current-application correction variable on the basis of the comparison and correcting the target start of current application by the start-of-current-application correction variable. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146146 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for enforcing a minimum fuel lift pump commanded voltage that is determined as a function of commanded lift pump pressure and fuel flow rate. The minimum fuel lift pump voltage is applied when the commanded voltage is lower than the minimum voltage. The approach reduces engine stalls induced by ingestion of fuel vapors at an injection pump coupled downstream of the lift pump. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146147 | MODULE FOR CONTROLLING FUEL PRESSURE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A module for controlling a first fuel rail pressure in an internal combustion engine and maintaining a predetermined pressure bias with a second fuel rail pressure comprises a manifold body and several components that are mounted on the manifold body to form an unitary and independent structure that is fluidly connected to a first fuel supply and to a first fuel rail. The components that are mounted on the manifold body are a pressure regulator, a shut-off valve and a check valve and can further comprise, for example, a service valve for venting the fuel from the module and/or a sensor for measuring the pressure in the first fuel rail. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146148 | Spray Coating Film, Engine Having the Spray Coating Film and Film-Forming Method of the Spray Coating Film - A spray coating film has a first spray coating film formed on a surface of an aluminum substrate and a second spray coating film formed on a surface of the first spray coating film. In the first spray coating film, an inorganic material with a layered crystalline structure is dispersed in a Ni-based alloy material, and an area ratio of the inorganic material is in a range from 40% to 80% relative to the sectional area of the first spray coating film. The second spray coating film is a porous film composed of ZrO | 2016-05-26 |
20160146149 | TIGHTENING STRUCTURE FOR CYLINDER HEAD BOLT - A cylinder head bolt inserted into a cylinder head is threadingly engaged with an engine casing comprised of a cylinder and a crankcase to tighten the cylinder head and the engine casing firmly together. Between a rotation operating part, which is provided in a head of the cylinder head bolt, and an upper surface of the cylinder head, a plain washer and a spring member placed thereabove are interposed. The spring member is capable of exerting an axially acting spring force. A first frictional resistance between the rotation operating part and the spring member is so chosen to be lower than a second frictional resistance between the spring member and the plain washer and a third frictional resistance between the plain washer and a bearing surface on the cylinder head. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146150 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD-INTEGRATED CYLINDER HEAD WITH WATER JACKET - An exhaust manifold-integrated cylinder head with a water jacket includes intake ports through which outside air is supplied and exhaust ports through which exhaust gas is discharged. Intake valve holes and exhaust valve holes open the intake ports and the exhaust ports. Spark plug holes are formed on a top side of the cylinder head. A head water jacket is formed within the cylinder head to allow a coolant to flow from one end to another end. The head water jacket includes exhaust port bridge coolant passages formed between the exhaust ports. Lower coolant guides protrude inside the cylinder head so that the coolant flows upward from a bottom side of the cylinder head through the exhaust port bridge coolant passages. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146151 | SLIDE SHOE FOR A PISTON FOR USE IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A piston for an internal combustion engine has a sliding shoe carried in a force accumulator. The sliding shoe has a channel to transfer cooling oil into a hollow space. The force accumulator is located is a channel formed by the piston, and the sliding shoe is guided partially inside the force accumulator. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146152 | DEVICE FOR THERMAL COMPRESSION OF A GASEOUS FLUID - A device for compressing a gaseous fluid includes a first chamber thermally coupled with a hot source, a second chamber thermally coupled with a cold source, a movable piston moved by a rod, and a regenerating exchanger establishing fluid communication between the first and second chambers. The rod is arranged in a cylindrical socket and guided in axial translation by a linear guiding system such as to guide the piston without contact relative to the sleeve. A sealing ring attached to the cylindrical socket surrounds the rod with a very low radial clearance, in order to limit the passage of the gaseous fluid along the mobile rod. Also disclosed is an integral cold casing having machined boreholes, a thermal screen in the hot casing, and a self-driving system with a resilient return means. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146153 | Secure Control System for Multistage Thermo Acoustic Micro-CHP Generator - A method of controlling facility power requirements using a thermoacoustic power device is provided that includes determining energy assets in a facility, controlling the energy assets using an appropriately programmed controller across a network having a security system protocol, monitoring outside temperatures and weather, measuring usage of the energy assets using a temperature sensor or an electrical usage sensor to a load-response signal of an on/off operation and usage of the energy assets to identify a specific energy asset by the controller to determine aggregate energy needs of the energy assets, and using a thermoacoustic power device controlled by the controller to generate electricity and heat according to the monitored temperature, weather and energy assets. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146154 | ENGINE AND BAND CLAMP - A turbofan engine having a fan, a fan casing surrounding the fan and having a first radial flange, a thrust reverser having a second radial flange, and a band clamp coupling the first and second radial flanges to connect the thrust reverser and the fan casing. The band clamp may be a segmented band clamp. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146155 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A gas turbine engine having a centerline axis is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a fan and a fan cowl assembly surrounding the fan to define a bypass duct configured to channel airflow for the fan. The fan cowl assembly includes a stationary cowl and a transcowl. The gas turbine engine further includes a plurality of actuators configured for displacing the transcowl relative to the stationary cowl. Each of the actuators is skewed relative to the centerline axis of the engine. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146156 | CASCADE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A thrust reverser system may comprise a cascade radially positioned about a centerline of an engine or a nacelle centerline. Various cascade features may be positioned at a constant radius from the centerline while other features vary according to station and/or circumferential position. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146157 | CONCENTRIC CONICAL FUEL VAPOR CANISTER - A fuel vapor canister is presented, comprising two or more pneumatically coupled concentric adsorbent beds, a vent port configured to deliver fresh air to an outermost concentric adsorbent bed, and a purge port configured to couple an engine intake to an innermost concentric adsorbent bed. The concentric adsorbent beds facilitate improved purging of the canister, thus decreasing bleed emissions. The concentric adsorbent beds may have a bi-conical structure yielding a conical flow path which allows fresh air to flow through the adsorbent beds equally, reducing the size of a canister heel. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146158 | FUEL TANK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING PERFORATION - A fuel tank system includes: a fuel tank; a canister; a vent pipe; a valve member that is provided at the vent pipe and is sectioned into a tank-side main chamber, a canister-side main chamber and a back pressure chamber; a pipe configured to open an interior of the canister to the atmosphere; a negative pressure pump that is provided at the pipe, and applies negative pressure through the canister and the vent pipe to a fuel tank interior; a judging means for judging absence/presence of perforation of the fuel tank from behavior of air pressure at a time when negative pressure is generated at the negative pressure pump; and a negative pressure application path that communicates the pipe with the back pressure chamber, and that is configured to apply negative pressure from the negative pressure pump to the back pressure chamber without the negative pressure going through the canister. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146159 | FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE AND FUEL VAPOR PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A flow rate control valve includes: a valve casing forming a fluid passage; a valve seat provided in the fluid passage; a stepping motor; a valve guide stroke-controlled by the stepping motor via a feed screw mechanism; a valve body configured to be placed and separated on and from the valve seat; a connector connecting the valve guide and the valve body so as to allow them to move in an axial direction within a predetermined range; a valve spring biasing the valve body in a closing direction. When closing the valve body, ECU controls the motor to a closed state such that a connection between the valve guide and the valve body by the connector is released, with the valve body being seated on the valve seat, and the valve guide being situated at a non-contact position spaced away from the valve seat. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146160 | INSERTABLE FILTER FOR CANISTER AND CANISTER HAVING THE FILTER - Disclosed are a canister and an insertable filter for a canister which collects fuel evaporation gas and emits the collected fuel evaporation gas to an intake pipe when an engine is purged. The insertable filter includes a pipe configured to be able to penetrate through a case of the canister, and meshes configured to filter foreign materials. The meshes are installed at a portion where an inside and an outside of the pipe are in fluidic communication with each other. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146161 | Carbon Dioxide Recirculation System - A system may include an engine, an exhaust passage, a carbon dioxide capture system, and a dosing valve. The engine includes a combustion chamber. The exhaust passage receives exhaust gas from the engine. The carbon dioxide capture system receives exhaust gas from the exhaust passage and may include a separation device, a pump and a first tank. The separation device removes carbon dioxide from the exhaust gas. The pump pumps the removed carbon dioxide to the first tank. A second tank may receive and store carbon dioxide from the first tank. The dosing valve may be in fluid communication with and disposed downstream of the second tank. The dosing valve may regulate a flow of carbon dioxide from the second tank to the engine. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146162 | Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger and Method - A heat exchanger that transfers heat from an exhaust gas flow to a liquid coolant includes a first heat exchange section and a second heat exchange section located adjacent the first heat exchange section. The first heat exchange section is located within a first housing that at least partially encloses a first fluid volume. The second heat exchange section is located within a second housing that at least partially encloses a second fluid volume. A first plurality of heat exchange tubes traverses the first heat exchange section, and a second plurality of heat exchange tubes traverses the second heat exchange section. An exhaust gas flow path of the heat exchanger includes the first fluid volume and the interiors of the second plurality of heat exchange tubes. A coolant flow path of the heat exchanger includes the second fluid volume and the interiors of the first plurality of heat exchange tubes. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146163 | CONDENSED WATER TREATMENT DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The condensed water treatment device increases the EGR quantity (S | 2016-05-26 |
20160146164 | DEVICE FOR ADMITTING INLET GASES AND/OR RECIRCULATED EXHAUST GASES INTO AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CYLINDER - The invention relates to a device for admitting inlet gases and/or recirculated exhaust gases into an internal combustion engine cylinder, the device comprising a duct designed to supply said cylinder with inlet gases and/or with recirculated exhaust gases, characterized in that said device further comprises, in the duct, a flow control means that can be operated between a first position in which said duct supplies the cylinder with the inlet gases and a second position in which said duct supplies the cylinder with the recirculated exhaust gases. It also relates to the intake module and to the engine equipped therewith. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146165 | AIR INTAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ENGINE AND METHODS - An air intake arrangement for an air intake system for an engine includes a first pre-cleaner arrangement having a housing with an air flow inlet to receive air to be pre-cleaned. A pre-cleaner region is constructed and arranged to remove at least some particulate from the inlet air. The first pre-cleaner arrangement further includes a vacuum flow path and a drop tube flow path. The vacuum flow path is in air flow communication with a first vacuum source to selectively put a vacuum draw through the pre-cleaner region. The drop tube flow path is in air flow communication with a drop tube to eject particulate removed from the inlet air by the pre-cleaner region. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146166 | INTAKE SYSTEM - An intake system may include an intercooler configured to cool an air supplied to an engine, and an intake manifold configured to supply the air which is passed through the intercooler into at least one cylinder, and having a first runner and a second runner, in which the air which is exhausted from the intercooler is selectively supplied into at least one of the first runner and the second runner, and at least one cylinder which is communicated with the first runner is separated from at least one cylinder which is communicated with the second runner. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146167 | SEALING DEVICE - A sealing device that is capable of suppressing the generation of unusual noise by guiding a gas flow and suppressing the generation of unusual noise caused by resonance between the gas flow and a pipe. An intake noise reduction portion ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146168 | FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY HAVING CROSSOVER TUBE - A fuel tank assembly includes a primary fuel tank, a secondary fuel tank, a crossover tube, a fuel pump, a transfer tube, and a jet pump. The crossover tube is fluidly coupled with each of the primary fuel tank and the secondary fuel tank and defines a flow path for fuel to flow between the primary fuel tank and the secondary fuel. The fuel pump is disposed within the primary fuel tank and is configured to selectively supply fuel from the primary fuel tank to an engine. The transfer tube is routed internal to the crossover tube and is in fluid communication with each of the primary fuel tank and the secondary fuel tank. The jet pump is in fluid communication with the transfer tube and is configured to facilitate the flow of pressurized fuel from the secondary fuel tank, through the transfer tube, and into the primary fuel tank. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146169 | Method For Producing Injectors, In Particular Fuel Injectors - A method is provided for pairing at least two injectors, e.g., two fuel injectors for a direct injection system of an internal combustion engine, wherein a criterion for the pairing of the at least two injectors is a total leakage and/or a pressure difference at a transfer pin of the respective injector. A method for producing an injector, e.g., a fuel injector for a direct injection system of an internal combustion engine, is also provided, wherein at least two instances of mechanical backlash, e.g., instances of pairing backlash, that are relevant to injection amounts, leakage amounts, and/or pressure differences of the injector are paired with each other. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146170 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FUEL, PREFERABLY DIESEL FUEL, FEED PUMP ASSEMBLY - Internal combustion engine fuel, preferably diesel fuel, feed pump assembly, the pump assembly ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146171 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A control device for a vehicle includes a low-pressure fuel sensor that detects a pressure of fuel stored in a low-pressure delivery pipe, and a control device that controls a feed pump based on a detected value from the low-pressure fuel sensor. The control device causes a relief valve to be opened when variation in power required in an engine continues to remain within a prescribed range for a prescribed period. With this structure, a control device for a vehicle can be provided which allows the relief valve to be opened with reduced variation in air-fuel ratio. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146172 | Injector - An injector includes an actuator arranged in an actuator space, a piston guide having a bore hole, and a piston arranged in the bore hole. The piston has a first end face facing the actuator and delimiting a first space in and/or on the bore hole, and a second end face lying opposite the first space and delimiting an adjoining second space in and/or on the bore hole. The piston is arranged between the first and second spaces, and a gap extends around the circumference of the piston between the piston and the bore hole. The piston includes a first material and the piston guide includes a second material, the first and second materials having different thermal expansion properties such that when the piston guide and/or piston are heated, the gap width of the gap decreases to limit fuel leakage between the first space and second spaces. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146173 | Control System for an Automotive Engine and a Method of Controlling an Automotive Engine - An automotive engine ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146174 | STARTER SYSTEM FOR AN ENGINE - Outdoor power equipment includes an internal combustion engine including an electric motor, a battery receiving port, a rechargeable battery removably attached to the battery receiving port, wherein the rechargeable battery is configured to power the electric motor to start the engine, an implement driven by the internal combustion engine, a release mechanism movable to an engaged position to put the implement in a ready-to-run condition in which the implement is ready to be driven by the engine, a run sensor configured to detect the ready-to-run condition, a switch actuated by the release mechanism, and a control module coupled to the switch so that the switch provides a signal to the control module when the release mechanism is in the engaged position and the control module turns on the electric motor to start the engine in response to the signal from the switch and the run sensor detecting the ready-to-run condition. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146175 | METHOD FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method for starting an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle, said internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, a valve drive with at least one inlet valve and at least one outlet valve for each of the cylinders, wherein at least the closing times of the inlet valves can be variably adjusted, and a direct injection system, in particular a gasoline direct injection system, the starting process being initiated by a direct injection and ignition in one of the cylinders. During a starting process, the closing time of at least one inlet valve differs from at least one of the other cylinders dependent on at least one current state value. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146176 | IGNITION CONTROL DEVICE - An ignition control device includes a control unit to control first to third switching elements so that during ignition discharge, which is started by turning off the first switching element, energy stored on a capacitor is discharged by turning off the third switching element and turning on the second switching element for supplying a primary current to an end of a primary winding opposite to an end thereof connected to a direct-current power supply. During inductive discharge of a spark plug, the control unit non-intermittently turns on the second switching element so that the second switching element is turned on over a successive energy input time period, according to the operating conditions of an internal combustion engine. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146177 | Two-Dimensional Igniter For Testing In-Cylinder Gas Velocity And/Or Gas Composition - An igniter system for measuring gas velocity and/or gas composition within the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The igniter has an insulator body and conductive shell around the top portion of the insulator body, configured so that the igniter can be installed in place of a conventional spark plug. The igniter has two pairs of electrodes, each pair of electrodes providing a spark gap and operable to generate a spark within the combustion chamber. An activation and measurement unit is operable to generate a sustained arc in each spark gap, and to measure the voltage, current and capacitance in a measurement circuit associated with each spark gap. From various electrical measurements, the velocity and composition of the gas in the combustion chamber can be determined. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146178 | Hydroelectricity and Compressed-air Power Plant System - A hydroelectricity and compressed-air power plant system includes a first fill pool, a plurality of internal fill tanks, an external fill tank, a wave channel, a plurality of air-generator units, a second fill pool, at least one air storage tank, and at least one generator system. The first fill pool is selectively in fluid communication with the external fill tank through the plurality of internal fill tanks while the external fill tank is selectively in fluid communication with the second fill pool through the wave channel. The second fill pool is selectively in fluid communication with the first fill pool through the at least one generator system so that a set amount of water can be circulated within the power plant system as it generates compressed-air from the plurality of air-generator units and electricity from the at least one generator system. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146179 | EXTRACTION OF GRAVITATIONAL FIELD ENERGY - This invention introduces a system that enables to convert the gravitational field energy into electrical, mechanical, and/or other power form of usable energy in any location on Earth. This system utilizes the gravity force and the buoyant force in a repeated pattern to extract the gravitational field energy. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146180 | BUOYANCY-DRIVEN POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods of generating electricity using buoyancy principles, a buoyancy-driven power generation system comprising a closed-loop passage defined by a surrounding structure, the closed-loop passage arranged vertically to extend longitudinally along a closed-loop path, the passage configured to retain a liquid, a plurality of rotor-vessels slidingly arranged within the closed-loop passage and configured to translate along the closed-loop path within the closed-loop passage, each of the plurality of rotor-vessels including a fluid-retention cavity formed in a body of the rotor-vessel and having a density greater than a liquid in which the plurality of rotor-vessels will be submerged for power generation operations. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146181 | WING AND TURBINE CONFIGURATION FOR POWER PLANT - A power plant includes a structure and a vehicle having at least one wing including a first wing part and a second wing part. The vehicle is arranged to be secured to the structure by at least one tether. The vehicle is arranged to move in a predetermined trajectory by a fluid stream passing the wing. The vehicle includes at least one turbine connected to a nacelle having a generator. At least the first wing part is arranged at a first angle relative to a horizontal centre line of the wing. The nacelle is arranged to be attached to a surface of the wing facing the direction in which the first wing part is angled. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146182 | WIND TURBINE ELEVATOR FOR HOISTING A NACELLE ALONG A TOWER AND PIVOTING THE NACELLE AT A TOP OF THE TOWER - A method for assembling a wind turbine includes: unloading a nacelle and hub from a truck; connecting the nacelle and hub to a carriage of an elevator in a vertical position; connecting blades to the hub, thereby forming a rotor; raising the carriage, nacelle, and rotor along a tower to a top of the tower; and pivoting the carriage, nacelle, and rotor to a horizontal position at the top of the tower. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146183 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SERVICING WIND TURBINE ROTOR - A system for enabling servicing of a rotor of a wind turbine is provided. A rotor servicing fixture attaches to a first and second rotor blade, and contacts a wind turbine tower. A clamp assembly is connected to the rotor servicing fixture, and clamps onto a third rotor blade. The clamp assembly lowers the third rotor blade from a hub and raises it back to the hub. A lifting assembly is connected to the rotor servicing fixture and the clamp assembly, and is configured for raising and lowering the third rotor blade via the clamp assembly. A slide assembly is connected to the rotor servicing fixture, and is configured to support the rotor part and to slidably move the rotor part away from or towards the wind turbine. The system enables the rotor part to be removed or replaced without requiring the rotor to be removed from the wind turbine. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146184 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ROTOR BLADE COMPONENTS FOR A WIND TURBINE - Methods of manufacturing rotor blade components for a wind turbine using pre-cured, prefabricated plates constructed of multiple fiber materials are disclosed. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the method includes providing a plurality of pultruded members. Each of the pultruded members includes, at least, first and second fiber materials, wherein the first and second fiber materials include at least one of different sizes or different types of fiber materials. Another step includes arranging the plurality of pultruded members into one or more layers. A further step includes joining the layers of pultruded members together to form the rotor blade component. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146185 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A SPAR CAP FOR A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE - Methods of manufacturing spar caps for a rotor blade of a wind turbine are disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of pultrusions constructed of one or more fibers or fiber bundles cured via a resin material. Another step includes tapering the ends of the pultrusions at a predetermined angle. The method also includes arranging the tapered pultrusions in a mold of the spar cap. The method also includes joining the plurality of pultrusions together so as to form the spar cap. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPTOWER MACHINING OF A WIND TURBINE - A method for uptower machining of a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine includes a load control system having a plurality of load control components. The method includes the step of designating a first machining location on a rotor lock plate of the wind turbine. The first machining location is at or near an insert in the rotor lock plate. A mounting step mounts a machining device within the wind turbine proximate to the first machining location. A machining step machines the first machining location and the insert via the machining device. The machining step creates a non-flat surface at the first machining location. The non-flat surface is a substantially inductively flat surface configured for use with one or more proximity sensors in the load control system. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146187 | HUB FOR A WIND TURBINE - A hub for a blade having a central axis rotatably mountable on a shaft including three or more blade supporting arms for supporting a blade, the hub having a leeward side facing a supporting tower and a windward side facing the opposite direction, wherein the side arm includes a pair of composite load bearing spar caps with uniaxial fibres extending from the radially outermost extremity of the hub, past the shaft with one of the pair on each side of the shaft, across an adjacent arm and terminating at the far side of the arm, and on the windward side, a second pair of composite load bearing spar caps with uniaxial fibres extending continuously from the radially outermost extremity of the hub, past the shaft, with one of the second pair on each side of the shaft, across an adjacent arm and terminating on the far side of the arm. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146188 | WIND FARM, WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A wind farm of an embodiment includes a wind turbine and an airflow generation device, the wind turbine being installed in plurality in a predetermined installation region. The wind turbines each have a blade attached to a rotor. The airflow generation device includes a first electrode and a second electrode which are provided on a substrate formed of an insulating material. Here, the plural wind turbines include: a first wind turbine located on an upstream side and a second wind turbine located on a more downstream side than the first wind turbine, in a wind direction with a higher yearly frequency than a predetermined value, out of wind directions of wind blowing in the installation region. The airflow generation device is installed on the blade provided in the first wind turbine out of the plural wind turbines. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146189 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING WIND TURBINE BLADE DEFLECTION - A system and method for monitoring and controlling the deflection of rotor blades of a wind turbine so as to prevent tower strikes is disclosed. The method includes operating the wind turbine at standard pitch angle settings. Another step includes monitoring a loading condition of the wind turbine over a predetermined time period. A further step includes tracking a number of wind condition deviations of a certain magnitude occurring during a predetermined time period. The method also include altering one or more of the standard pitch settings of the rotor blades in response to the number of wind condition deviations exceeding a wind deviation threshold and/or the loading condition exceeding a loading threshold as an exceedance indicates an increased probability of rotor blade deflection. The method further includes performing one or more additional corrective actions so as to reduce the probability of a rotor blade tower strike. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146190 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING OPERATION OF A WIND FARM - Methods and systems for optimizing operation of a wind farm are disclosed. The method includes providing a farm-level wake model for the wind farm based on historical wake parameters corresponding to reference sets of interacting wind turbines in the wind farm. Another step includes monitoring one or more real-time wake parameters for wind turbines in the wind farm. A further step includes identifying at least two interacting wind turbines from the reference sets based on the wake parameters. Another step includes determining a wake offset angle between the interacting wind turbines as a function of at least one of a wind direction, a geometry between the interacting wind turbines, or a wake meandering component. The method also includes continuously updating the wake model online based at least partially on the wake parameters and the wake offset angle and controlling the interacting wind turbines based on the updated wake model. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146191 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING WIND TURBINE OPERATION - System and methods for optimizing operation of a wind turbine are disclosed. In one aspect, the method also includes determining, via a converter controller of a power converter, a tap position of a tap changer configured between the power grid and a primary winding of a transformer. Another step includes calculating, via the converter controller, a primary voltage of the primary winding as a function of the tap position. The method also includes implementing, via the converter controller, a control action if the primary voltage or a measured secondary voltage of a secondary winding of the transformer is outside of a predetermined voltage range. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146192 | WIND TURBINE POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM - The invention refers to a multilevel topology power converter (I) for electrical adaption of a low voltage alternating current (LVAC) of an electrical wind power generator ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146193 | Direct-Drive Power Conversion System for Wind Turbines Compatible with Energy Storage - A system suitable for extracting power directly from the main shafts of slow-moving mechanical systems. The system has a closed gas circuit having a lower-pressure (LP) side and a higher-pressure (HP) side. The LP side is at a pressure substantially greater than atmospheric pressure. The system includes primary compressors coupled to the wind turbines, thermal stores coupled to heat-exchangers on both the LP and HP sides of the closed gas circuit, a secondary motor-compressor set and an expander-generator set. The system allows some degree of independence between the input power resource and the output power. When substantial wind power is present and the demand for electrical power is weak, this system can export a fraction of the energy captured and store the rest. When the wind resource is low, the system can export more power than is being collected by drawing energy from the thermal stores. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146194 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A LOAD TO AN INSTALLED WIND TURBINE BLADE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A blade loading system for imposing a force on a wind turbine blade includes a portable load device having a cable, a tower support movably coupled to the tower, and a blade attachment device coupled to the blade and coupled to the cable, wherein when the blade attachment device is coupled to the blade and the tower support is adjacent the blade, the load device induces tension in the cable so that a force is imposed on the blade in a direction toward the tower. A method of applying a force to a blade includes: coupling a tower support to the tower adjacent the base, coupling a cable to the blade attachment device, raising the tower support along the tower, coupling the blade attachment device to the blade, and tensioning the cable to provide a force on the blade in a direction toward the tower. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146195 | Turbine Fluid Velocity Field Measurement - A method of three-dimensional Doppler velocimetry applicable to turbines such as wind turbines achieves improved velocimetry by use of various possible convergent beam geometries and employing beam sources mounted on the turbine such as on a wind turbine nacelle, rotor hub or rotor blades. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146196 | ROTARY PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides an energy recovery device comprising a first SMA core housed in a first immersion chamber and adapted to be sequentially filled with fluid to allow heating and/or cooling of the first SMA core wherein a first shaft is adapted to be turned by the SMA core mounted concentrically around said first shaft; a second SMA core housed in a second immersion chamber and adapted to be sequentially filled with fluid to allow heating and/or cooling of the second SMA core wherein a second shaft is adapted to be turned by the second SMA core mounted concentrically around said second shaft; wherein the first and second core are in fluid communication with each other. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146197 | BATTERY POWERED VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEM - A vehicle propulsion system includes an air heating chamber that receives inlet air from an air intake chamber and provides thrust through an exhaust chamber. A battery powered pulse generator generates a pulsed electrical output signal. An amplifier amplifies the pulsed electrical output signal to provide an amplified pulsed power output signal to the air heating chamber. The amplified pulsed power output signal directly heats the inlet air to generate thrust through the exhaust chamber. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146198 | Metering Pump - A metering pump includes at least a first piston and a second piston which are displaceable in a first cylinder bore and in a second cylinder bore, respectively, the at least two pistons having a common driving device, and the second piston being displaceably connected to and displaced with the first piston for a portion of the stroke length of the first piston. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146199 | Cryogenic Pump with Insulating Arrangement - A cryogenic pump configured for pressurizing a cryogenic fluid is provided. The cryogenic pump includes a warm end portion adapted to not contact cryogenic fluid during operation of the pump and including one or more driving components. The cryogenic pump includes a cold end portion adapted to contact cryogenic fluid during operation of the pump and including a pump inlet and a pump outlet. An insulating arrangement including an insulator plate is arranged between the warm end portion and the cold end portion and defines a first air gap between the cold end portion and the insulator plate. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146200 | Cryopump - A cryopump has a simple-to-manufacture frontal baffle plate with improved gas distribution and has a large-area second-stage array plate to capture Type II gases. The cryopump has a first-stage frontal baffle plate having orifices and flaps bent from and attached to the orifices. The cryopump has a second-stage top plate that is larger in area than cooling baffles of the second stage array. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146201 | MULTI-POINT SEAL LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A spray system includes a fluid source, a sprayer, a pump cylinder, a plunger, a pump motor, first and second inlet and outlet valves, a plurality of valve seals, a seal lubricant reservoir, and gravity fed seal lubricant lines. The pump cylinder is disposed fluidly between the fluid source and the sprayer. The plunger is situated within the pump cylinder and positioned by a displacement rod. The pump motor is configured to drive the displacement rod so as to reciprocate the plunger within the pump cylinder. The valve seals are disposed about the each of the first and second inlet and outlet valves. The lubricant seal lines carry seal lubricant from the reservoir to each of the valve seals. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146202 | OVERSHOOT REDUCTION ON PUMP CONTROLS - Proposed is a method for controlling pressure supplied by a hydraulic pump that includes determining whether there is an impending overshoot in a value of the pressure supplied by the hydraulic pump and engaging a peak and hold controller when it is determined that there is an impending overshoot in a value of the pressure supplied by the hydraulic pump, thereby reducing or eliminating supplied pressure overshoot. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146203 | TWO-WAY PUMP SELECTABLE VALVE AND BYPASS WASTE CHANNEL - A delivery system for a sensor chip includes a plurality of selectable ports and a two-way pump port selectively connectable to each of the selectable ports. The two-way pump port is configured to allow material to be drawn or delivered from or to the two-way pump port. The delivery system also includes a chamber and a bypass waste channel that is selectively connectable to the two-way pump port. The plurality of selectable ports includes a selectable chamber port connected to the chamber and the chamber has a chamber waste exit. Material may selectively flow through the chamber to a waste collection via the chamber waste exit or flow to the waste collection via the bypass waste channel that bypasses the chamber waste exit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146204 | PLUNGER APPARATUS FOR HIGH PRESSURE PUMP - A plunger apparatus for a high pressure pump includes a plunger having a quadrangular cross section and reciprocating in an internal passage provided in a housing to deliver a low pressure fluid to a compression chamber. A guide is connected to the plunger to guide the plunger when the plunger reciprocates. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146205 | FLUID-PUMP INNER ROTOR - Provided is a fluid-pump inner rotor that can be easily fitted to an outer rotor. This fluid-pump inner rotor includes a rotor member having a through hole along a rotational axis and a shaft member fitted in the through hole. Fitting strength between a first hole region provided in an inner face of the through hole of the rotor member which region extends along a rotational axis of the rotor member from one of end faces thereof perpendicular to this rotational axis and a first shaft region provided in an outer face of the shaft member is set greater than fitting strength between a second hole region provided in the inner face of the through hole of the rotor member and a second shaft region provided in the outer face of the shaft member. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146206 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor is provided that may include a casing including a rotational shaft, a first scroll rotated by rotation of the rotational shaft, the first scroll including a first head plate and a first wrap that extends from the first head plate in a first direction, and a second scroll that defines a plurality of compression chambers together with the first scroll, the second scroll including a second head plate and a second wrap that extends from the second head plate in a second direction. Each of the first and second wraps spirally may extend from an outer end toward an inner start end, and the first wrap may have a thickness greater than a thickness of the second wrap. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146207 | FLUID COMPRESSOR - An apparatus includes an electric motor including a rotor and a stator, and a compression device including a compression chamber and a compression mechanism. The compression chamber is within either the rotor or the stator of the electric motor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146208 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor is provided, in which a balancing space may be formed on a sub frame to accommodate at least one balance weight, and an oil discharge hole may be formed on a main frame, thereby suppressing, all from being introduced into or remaining in the balancing space to minimize agitation loss due to oil agitation in the balancing space, and forming a thrust surface of the main frame adjacent to an axial center of the drive shaft to suppress axial leakage at a central portion of the orbiting scroll, reducing a size of the main frame to reduce a total weight of the compressor, facilitating a centering operation of the sub frame, and suppressing an outer diameter of the sub frame from being increased, thereby accomplishing miniaturization of the scroll compressor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146209 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - A motor-driven compressor includes: a compression mechanism; an electric motor that drives the compression mechanism; a driver circuit unit disposed at a position to be cooled by refrigerant drawn by the compression mechanism; a temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of the driver circuit unit; and a motor control device disposed in the driver circuit unit to control the motor. The motor control device stores a predetermined drive pattern corresponding to a temperature characteristic of the driver circuit unit after starting the motor. When the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit at a time of starting the motor is higher than or equal to a predetermined temperature, the motor control device performs a limit drive control according to the predetermined drive pattern regardless of a drive state command to the motor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146210 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE, FAN, VENTILATOR - An axial flow fan having an axis of rotation includes a central hub including a base wall and a lateral wall which projects from the base wall to form a cup-shaped structure, a plurality of blades each fixed to the central hub and including a leading edge and a trailing edge, a plurality of extractors of a fluid which are associated with the base wall for conveying air from the inside of the cup-shaped structure to the outside of the cup-shaped structure through the base wall. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146211 | OSCILLATING MECHANISM AND CEILING FAN USING THE SAME - A ceiling fan with an oscillating mechanism includes a clutch member for adjusting the angle of oscillation according to a user's need. When the motor is actuated, the rotating torque induced by the motor and the transmission mechanism is less than the rotational resistance of the clutch member such that the motor may drive the fan to oscillate. Further, when the user applies an external rotational force greater than the rotational resistance of the clutch member, the user can swing the fan to any angle as desired without rotating or shifting other members except the fan and the fan suspension tube. In this manner, undesired damage of the mechanism or motor due to inappropriately applied external force can be avoided efficiently. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146212 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION MECHANISM FOR REVERSIBLE FAN MODULE - A reversible fan module may include a first attachment member that may receive power from a controller when an orientation of the reversible fan module is a first orientation; a second attachment member that may receive power from the controller when the orientation of the reversible fan module is a second orientation; a first electrical connection, disposed between the first attachment member and the second attachment member, that may transmit power from the second attachment member to the first attachment member when the orientation of the reversible fan module is the second orientation; and a second electrical connection, disposed between the first attachment member and a fan unit, that may transmit power to the fan unit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146213 | TURBINE WASTEGATE PLUG - An assembly can include a turbine housing that defines a bore, a wastegate opening, a wastegate passage to one side of the wastegate opening and a chamber to another side of the wastegate opening and that includes a wastegate seat disposed about the wastegate opening; a rotatable wastegate shaft configured for receipt by the bore; a wastegate arm that extends from the wastegate shaft; and a wastegate plug that extends from the wastegate arm where the wastegate plug includes a seal surface that includes a toe end and a back end where the back end includes a radius of curvature that exceeds a radius of curvature of the toe end. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146214 | Nozzle-Shaped Slots in Impeller Vanes - A well fluid centrifugal pump has a number of stages, each of the stages having an impeller and a diffuser. The impeller has vanes curving outward from a central intake area to a periphery of the impeller. Each of the vanes has a convex side and a concave side. An upstream slot and a downstream slot extend through the vane from the convex side to the concave side. Each of the slots has an entrance on the convex side and an exit on the concave side, with the entrance being located upstream from the exit. The entrance has a greater cross-sectional area than the exit to divert well fluid flowing along the convex side to the concave side to remove accumulated gas. | 2016-05-26 |
20160146215 | CENTRIFUGAL ROTOR - A centrifugal rotor includes a hub ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160146216 | CENTRIFUGAL FAN - A centrifugal fan includes a fan frame, an impeller and a motor. The fan frame includes a base plate, a sidewall and a plurality of air deflectors. The sidewall and the air deflectors are disposed on the base plate. The base plate, the sidewall and the air deflectors form an accommodating space and an air outlet. The impeller is disposed in the accommodating space. There is a flow channel between the impeller and the sidewall. The motor is connected with the impeller and drives the impeller to rotate. The air deflectors are set separately along the extension direction of the flow channel and toward to the air outlet. The distance between the air deflector which is closer to the air outlet and the impeller is larger. | 2016-05-26 |