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公开(公告)号:US20230287839A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-14
申请号:US18317812
申请日:2023-05-15
Applicant: Tula Technology, Inc.
Inventor: John W. PARSELS , Matthew A. YOUNKINS
CPC classification number: F02D41/0087 , F02D41/1498 , F02D41/307 , B60W30/20 , F02D41/0002 , F02D41/3058 , F02D2041/0012
Abstract: A variety of methods and arrangements for mitigating powertrain and accessory torsional oscillation through electric motor/generator control are described. In one aspect, working chamber air charge and crank position are determined prior to starting an engine. During the engine startup period, an electric motor/generator supplies a smoothing torque to at least partially cancel engine torque variations.
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公开(公告)号:US11719175B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-08
申请号:US17867797
申请日:2022-07-19
Applicant: Tula Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Louis Joseph Serrano , Vijay Srinivasan
CPC classification number: F02D41/0087 , F02D17/02 , F02D41/0002 , F02D41/3058 , F02D2041/0012 , F02D2200/101 , F02D2250/18
Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for operating an engine controller in a vehicle for managing motor torque smoothing. One controller is configured to select a periodic disruptive waveform generated over a period of time to approximate that is associated with the vehicle being at idle, determine a first harmonic sinusoid from a group of harmonic sinusoids that reduces the error between an approximated waveform and the disruptive waveform, and initiate a supplemental quantity of torque during the period of time based on the disruption quantity of torque.
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公开(公告)号:US11680505B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-20
申请号:US17686247
申请日:2022-03-03
Applicant: Tula Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shikui Kevin Chen , Matthew A. Younkins , Louis J. Serrano
CPC classification number: F01N3/2033 , F01N3/021 , F01N3/0814 , F01N3/2066 , F01N11/005 , F01N13/009 , F02D41/0087 , F02D41/401 , F01N2430/08 , F01N2900/08 , F01N2900/1404 , F01N2900/1602 , F02D2041/0012 , F02D2200/0802 , F02D2200/0804 , Y02T10/12 , Y02T10/40
Abstract: A skip fire engine controller and method of control is described wherein during transitions from a first firing density to a second firing density, a firing density and a pumping density are separately set so as to balance the conflicting demands of (a) torque control, (b) Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH), (c) air flow through the engine and (d) air-fuel ratio.
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公开(公告)号:US11635350B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-25
申请号:US17862143
申请日:2022-07-11
Applicant: Tula Technology, Inc. , Cummins Inc.
Inventor: Shikui Kevin Chen
Abstract: A diagnostic system and method that (a) that uses models indicative of both successful firing and skips to determine if cylinders of a skip fire controlled internal combustion engine have successfully fired or successfully skipped and (b) uses filtered exhaust gas pressure readings for detecting faults associated with EGR systems and/or turbocharger systems.
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公开(公告)号:US11635035B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-25
申请号:US17569308
申请日:2022-01-05
Applicant: Tula Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Elliott A. Ortiz-Soto , Shahaboddin Owlia
Abstract: Engine controllers and control schemes are provided for managing engine state transitions requiring increased compressor pressure ratios in turbocharged engines. In some circumstances, turbo lag can be mitigated by initially transitioning the engine to an intermediate engine state that directly or indirectly increases airflow through the engine and turbocharger relative to what would be possible if the engine were immediately commanded to operate at the target engine state. After reaching a point where the desired torque is actually generated at the intermediate engine state, the operational settings are gradually reduced to the target effective firing density while increasing the operational compressor pressure ratio to the target compressor ratio.
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公开(公告)号:US20220412277A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17899038
申请日:2022-08-30
Applicant: Tula Technology, Inc. , Cummins Inc.
Inventor: Vijay SRINIVASAN , Louis J. SERRANO , Xiaoping CAI , J. Steven KOLHOUSE , Avra BRAHMA , Adrian P. DALE
Abstract: Managing firing fraction transitions of a variable displacement internal combustion engines by (a) avoiding transport delays in an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) feed by starting movement of an EGR valve position after a decision to transition to a new firing fraction has been made, but prior to the start of the transition and (b) adjusting the EGR valve as needed during the transition so as to maintain an EGR fraction within a predetermined range during the transition. By performing both (a) and (b), spikes of nitrous oxide (NOx) and/or hydrocarbon emissions are reduced or altogether eliminated during the transition.
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公开(公告)号:US11421613B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-23
申请号:US17466888
申请日:2021-09-03
Applicant: Tula Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Louis Joseph Serrano , Vijay Srinivasan
Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for operating an internal combustion engine at a firing fraction that is less than a value of 1.0, wherein one or more cylinders of the internal combustion engine are not designated to be fired, determining a smoothing event time period where a particular one of the cylinders that have not been designated to be fired is either skipped or recharged, selecting a periodic disruptive waveform to approximate that is related to a skip or recharge event that is part of the smoothing event time period, determining a first harmonic sinusoid from a group of harmonic sinusoids that reduces the error between an approximated waveform and the disruptive waveform, determining a timeframe for utilizing the first harmonic, and actuating an additional motor to initiate a supplemental quantity of torque during the smoothing event time period based on the disruption quantity of torque.
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公开(公告)号:US20220205401A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-30
申请号:US17622349
申请日:2020-07-02
Applicant: CUMMINS INC. , TULA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: J. Steven Kolhouse , Aaron William Beinborn , Lyle E. Kocher
Abstract: A system for controlling operations of an engine comprises a plurality of cylinders and a controller operatively coupled to each of the plurality of cylinders. The controller is configured to determine an operating condition of the engine, and in response to determining that the operating condition is suitable for activating less then all cylinders of the plurality of cylinders during a cycle of the engine, determine a first firing pattern, and a second firing pattern different from the first firing pattern for activating the plurality of cylinders of the engine. The controller is configured to activate a first set of cylinders of the plurality of cylinders based on the first firing pattern, and subsequent to activating the first set of cylinders, activate a second set of cylinders of the plurality of cylinders different from the first set of cylinders based on the second firing pattern.
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公开(公告)号:US20220203959A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-30
申请号:US17531437
申请日:2021-11-19
Applicant: Tula Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Vijay Srinivasan , Louis Joseph Serrano
IPC: B60W20/13 , F02D41/00 , F02D41/14 , F02D13/04 , B60W10/08 , F02P9/00 , B60W20/15 , B60W10/06 , F02D13/02
Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for managing motor torque smoothing for internal combustion engine cylinder recharging events are described herein. An engine controller in a vehicle for managing motor torque smoothing for internal combustion engine cylinder recharging events may be configured to operate the internal combustion engine at a firing fraction that is less than a value of 1.0, wherein one or more cylinders are not designated to be fired, determine a recharge event time period where a particular one of the cylinders that have not been designated to be fired is recharged, identify a disruption quantity of torque during the recharging event time period, and actuate an additional motor to initiate a supplemental quantity of torque during the recharge event time period based on the disruption quantity of torque.
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公开(公告)号:US11352967B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-07
申请号:US17314309
申请日:2021-05-07
Applicant: Tula Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Shikui Kevin Chen , Louis J. Serrano , Vijay Srinivasan , Elliott A. Ortiz-Soto , Matthew A. Younkins
Abstract: A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine involving (1) cylinder trapping strategies where one of several pneumatic spring types are dynamically selected for cylinders based at least partially on a predicted number of upcoming skips for each of the cylinders respectively and/or (2) staggering various valvetrain dependent operational engine strategies as operating conditions permit as the internal combustion engine warms up following a cold start.
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