DEDICATED EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATING (EGR) SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190078522A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US15701807

    申请日:2017-09-12

    Applicant: Cummins Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include an engine having a cylinder and a dedicated cylinder, an air intake system providing fresh air to the engine, a fueling system providing fuel to the cylinder and the dedicated cylinder, an exhaust gas recirculation pathway from the dedicated cylinder to the air intake system, and a controller structured to control the fueling system and the air intake system to provide a lean air-to-fuel mixture to the dedicated cylinder during a low-load condition, and to provide a rich air-to-fuel mixture to the dedicated cylinder after a tip-in event.

    TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING FUEL ECONOMY IN DEDICATED EGR ENGINES

    公开(公告)号:US20200318564A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16906377

    申请日:2020-06-19

    Applicant: Cummins Inc.

    Abstract: One embodiment is a system comprising an engine including a dedicated EGR cylinder configured to provide EGR to the engine via an EGR loop, a non-dedicated cylinder, a plurality of injectors structured to inject fuel into the dedicated EGR cylinder and the non-dedicated EGR cylinder, and an electronic control system operatively coupled with the fueling system and the ignition system. The electronic control system is configured to evaluate engine operating parameters including an engine load and an engine speed. The electronic control system is responsive to variation of the engine operating parameters to control operation of the fueling system to vary combustion in the at least one dedicated cylinder between rich of stoichiometric and stoichiometric.

    SPARK PLUG CONFIGURATIONS FOR DEDICATED-EGR ENGINES

    公开(公告)号:US20200072142A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16675600

    申请日:2019-11-06

    Applicant: Cummins Inc.

    Abstract: One embodiment is a system comprising an internal combustion engine having one or more non-dedicated cylinders and one or more dedicated EGR cylinders configured to provide EGR to the engine via an EGR loop, a first spark plug coupled to each of the one or more non-dedicated cylinders, and a second spark plug coupled to each of the one or more dedicated EGR cylinders, wherein the second spark plug has a physical or dimensional characteristic that is different from the first spark plug. In certain forms each of the non-dedicated cylinders has only one of a first type of spark plug and each of the dedicated EGR cylinders has only one of a second type of spark plug. One or more of the characteristics that may vary between the first and second types of spark plugs include spark gap, electrode diameter, heat range, and ion sensing capability.

    Regeneration of gasoline particulate filters

    公开(公告)号:US10570841B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US16047397

    申请日:2018-07-27

    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.

    Abstract: A internal combustion engine system includes a gasoline internal combustion engine having a set of donor cylinders and a set of non-donor cylinders. The donor cylinders provide a proportion of the exhaust gas to an exhaust gas recirculation system and the remainder of the exhaust gas to an exhaust gas aftertreatment system including a particulate filter. The non-donor cylinders also provide exhaust gas to exhaust gas aftertreatment system. An engine controller can determine whether the particulate filter needs regeneration, and in response, retard a spark timing of the non-donor cylinders by an amount that is different from an amount or retardation of the donor cylinders.

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