Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Position based air/fuel ratio calculation in an internal combustion engine
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Application No.: US15063193Application Date: 2016-03-07
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Publication No.: US09869261B2Publication Date: 2018-01-16
- Inventor: Isaac S. Frampton , Robert J. Danforth, III
- Applicant: Kohler Co.
- Applicant Address: US WI Kohler
- Assignee: Kohler, Co.
- Current Assignee: Kohler, Co.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Kohler
- Agency: Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC
- Main IPC: F02D35/02
- IPC: F02D35/02 ; F02D41/14 ; F02D41/00 ; G01M15/06 ; F02D41/22 ; F02P13/00

Abstract:
Some embodiments relate to an internal combustion engine that includes a combustion chamber and a rotating component. The internal combustion engine further includes a sensing system that detects an angular position of the rotating component. A controller calculates a ratio between air and fuel in the combustion chamber based on the detected position of the rotating component. As an example, the rotating component may be a crankshaft where the controller calculates a speed of the crankshaft and an acceleration of the crankshaft based on the detected position of the crankshaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160258374A1 Position Based Air/Fuel Ration Calculation in an Internal Combustion Engine Public/Granted day:2016-09-08
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