Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140230431 | SUPERCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH TWO-CHANNEL TURBINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF SAID TYPE - A supercharged internal combustion engine comprising a two channel turbine fluidly connects the two channels within the turbine housing by virtue of at least one opening in the housing wall which separates the two channels wherein at least one displaceable wall part is provided which serves for opening up the opening in the housing wall to optimize the performance of the turbine responsive to the exhaust gas flow rate. | 08-21-2014 |
20140230432 | SUPERCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH TWO-CHANNEL TURBINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF SAID TYPE - A supercharged internal combustion engine wherein a two-channel turbine comprising a shut-off body positioned within a flow transfer duct within a turbine housing fluidly couples the two channels of a turbine housing to one another via the transfer duct responsive to the exhaust gas flow rate to enable better operation of the turbocharger. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245735 | CHARGE-AIR INTERCOOLER SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED HEATING DEVICE - Methods and systems are provided for a charge air cooling system of an engine. In one example, a turbocharger arrangement includes an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger for supercharging the internal combustion engine, a charge-air intercooler located in an intake tract between the turbocharger and the internal combustion engine, and an auxiliary cooling system including a first feed line for supplying a first coolant to the charge-air intercooler, the first feed line positioned upstream of the charge-air intercooler and downstream of a cooling element, the first feed line including a heat recovery element. The heat recovery element may exchange heat between the first coolant and a heat transfer medium, the heat transfer medium including one of engine coolant or exhaust gas. | 09-04-2014 |
20140299112 | SUPERCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF SAID TYPE - A method and system is provided to heat and cool the charge air in an intake system via a compressor coolant duct to reduce condensate formation on the one hand respectively increase charge air cooling on the other hand. Potential heat sources for the low temperature circuit do include the high temperature engine cooling circuit as well as exhaust gas. A shut-off element arranged in a bypass line about the heat exchanger may be adjusted to control delivery responsive to the charge air temperature condition. | 10-09-2014 |
20140331667 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH DEACTIVATABLE CYLINDER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF SAID TYPE - A method and system is provided for a turbocharged multi-cylinder internal combustion engine comprising a two-channel turbine and at least two groups of cylinders, wherein one group of cylinders is switchable responsive to an engine load over a threshold. Exhaust lines of each group of cylinders are arranged in a targeted manner to couple with the turbine such that the switchable group is attached to one channel and the active group is attached to the other channel to reduce the difference in distances that pressure pulses travel, wherein a shut-off element is provided in the channel attached to the switchable group and may be moved to block exhaust flow through the channel when the cylinders are deactivated, thus improving the partial deactivation and turbocharging characteristics of the engine. | 11-13-2014 |
20140374498 | VEHICLE HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - In one or more embodiments, the present invention provides a vehicle heating system for a vehicle with an engine and a charge air cooler, the vehicle heating system including a high-temperature cooling circuit coupled to the engine, a low-temperature cooling circuit coupled to the charge air cooler and including a low temperature cooler, and a heating heat exchanger coupled to the low-temperature cooling circuit. | 12-25-2014 |
20150013330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE TONGUE SPACING IN A MULTI-CHANNEL TURBINE IN A CHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine comprising a dual flow turbocharger includes an annular support with at least one tongue-like end wherein the annular support is adjustable in a translational fashion along the turbines axis of rotation. Moving the annular support influences the degree of separation behavior of turbine channels by varying a tongue spacing to the rotor. | 01-15-2015 |
20150075159 | SUPERCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGERS ARRANGED IN SERIES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF SAID TYPE - A supercharged internal combustion engine, comprising a high-pressure turbine connected to a channel of a low-pressure turbine and a bypass line, branching from upstream the high-pressure turbine, connectable to the channels of the low-pressure turbine via a control element positioned within the bypass line, is provided. Adjusting the control element fluidly connects each of the channels of the low-pressure turbine to the bypass line responsive to the exhaust-gas flow rate to optimize the performance of the engine. | 03-19-2015 |