Abstract:
The invention relates to an internal combustion engine (ICE) system comprising at least one combustion cylinder housing a combustion piston, said combustion cylinder being configured to be energized by forces of combustion; a compressor cylinder housing a compressor piston, said compressor cylinder being configured to compress a volume of air and transfer the compressed air to the at least one combustion piston; an expander cylinder housing an expander piston, said expander cylinder being configured to receive exhaust gases from the at least one combustion piston; a connecting element connecting said compressor piston and said expander piston such that the compressor piston and the expander piston move in unison; and a crankshaft connected to said at least one combustion piston and said compressor piston by a respective connecting rod.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising a combustion cylinder housing a combustion piston, a compressor cylinder housing a compressor piston, an expander cylinder housing an expander piston, and a crankshaft connected to the combustion piston and the expander piston by a respective connecting rod. The internal combustion engine further comprises a connecting element rigidly connecting the compressor piston and the expander piston such that the compressor piston and the expander piston move in unison.
Abstract:
The invention provides an internal combustion engine system comprising - a compressor (3) arranged to compress air, - at least one combustor (4), at least one of the at least one combustor (4) being arranged to receive the compressed air, and - an exhaust treatment device (8) arranged to process exhaust gases produced by at least one of the at least one combustor (4), - characterized in that the system comprises a heat exchanger (6) arranged to receive the compressed air from the compressor (3) before it reaches the at least one of the at least one combustor (4), and that the heat exchanger (6) is arranged to transfer heat from the compressed air to the exhaust treatment device (8).
Abstract:
The invention provides an internal combustion engine system (1) comprising - at least one combustor (3), - a compressor (4) arranged to compress air, - an air guide (5) arranged to guide compressed air from the compressor (4) to at least one of the at least one combustor (3), - an expander (6) arranged to expand exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor (3) and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and - an exhaust guide (9) arranged to guide exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor (3) to the expander (6), - characterized in that the exhaust guide (9) is at least partly integrated with the air guide (5).
Abstract:
Method of controlling a high pressure gas injection internal combustion engine (1), comprising: ∙ injecting, in a first combustion mode, a first gaseous fuel into a cylinder (101) of the engine, and ∙ accumulating in a container (501) of a second gas injection system excess gaseous fuel from the first fuel system, ∙ shifting, in the cylinder (101), from the first combustion mode to a second combustion mode comprising, ∙ determining a value of an air flow related parameter indicative of an air mass flow into the cylinder (101), ∙ determining, based on the determined air flow related parameter value, a value of a fuel flow related parameter indicative of a mass flow of the excess gaseous fuel, and ∙ supplying from the container (501), in accordance with the determined fuel flow related parameter value, the excess gaseous fuel to provide a premix of air and the excess gaseous fuel to the cylinder (101).
Abstract:
The invention provides a method of controlling an internal combustion engine (1) with a plurality of cylinders (101-104), characterized by - injecting (S5) a first gaseous fuel, at a first pressure, into at least a first cylinder (102-104) of the cylinders, in a first combustion mode, and - simultaneously providing (S6) a second gaseous fuel, at a second pressure which is different than the first pressure, for at least a second cylinder (101) of the cylinders, in a second combustion mode which is dissimilar to the first combustion mode, wherein the second cylinder is not the first cylinder.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an internal combustion engine system (100) with heat recovery comprising an internal combustion engine (12) with a waste heat passage (16), an electric motor (28), a heat recovery assembly (1) comprising a working fluid circulation circuit with a working fluid, a first heat source (4; 6) which is adapted to be heated by the waste heat passage (16) and adapted to heat the working fluid, and an expander engine (8), which is operated by the heated working fluid, and a splitting device (24), which is connected to the electric motor (28) and is adapted to be connected to a drivetrain of a vehicle and which splitting device (24) is further connected to the expander engine (8), so that the expander engine (8) is enabled to drive the drivetrain and/or the electric motor (28).The internal combustion engine system (100) further comprises at least a second heat source (32) for providing heat to the heat recovery assembly (1). Disclosed is also a vehicle comprising such an internal combustion engine system (100).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine (100) comprising a first set of cylinders comprising: a first two-stroke compression cylinder (102) housing a first compression piston (122) connected to a first crank shaft (150); an intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder (104) housing an intermediate compression piston (124), wherein said second two-stroke compression cylinder (104) is configured to receive compressed gas from said first two-stroke compression cylinder (102); and a first four-stroke combustion cylinder (108) housing a first combustion piston (128), wherein said first four-stroke combustion cylinder (108) is configured to receive compressed gas from said intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder (104); wherein the internal combustion engine further comprises a second set of cylinders comprising: a second two-stroke compression cylinder (106) housing a second compression piston (126) connected to said first crank shaft (150), wherein said second two-stroke compression cylinder (106) is configured to provide compressed gas to said intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder (104); and a second four-stroke combustion cylinder (110) housing a second combustion piston (130), wherein said second four-stroke combustion cylinder (110) is configured to receive compressed gas from said intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder (104); wherein each one of said intermediate compression piston (124) and said first (128) and second (130) combustion pistons are connected to a second crank shaft (154), said second crank shaft (154) being configured to rotate with a speed of at least twice the speed of said first crank shaft (150).
Abstract:
There is provided a combined cooling and water braking system (200) for a vehicle (1, 20). The system comprises a first water recirculation loop (220) having a first heat exchanger (222) configured to cool water flowing in the first water recirculation loop, the first water recirculation loop comprising a water conduit for transporting heat away from a propulsion device (210) configured to generate a propulsion power for the vehicle. A second water recirculation loop (230) having a second heat exchanger (232) is configured to cool water flowing in the second water recirculation loop. A retarder (250) is configured to be coupled to a pair of wheels of the vehicle. The second water recirculation loop may be selectively used for cooling the propulsion device and for providing water to the retarder for water braking. There is also provided a method for cooling a propulsion device of a vehicle and water braking a pair of wheels of a vehicle. The invention additionally relates to a computer program, a computer readable medium and a control unit related to said method.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for controlling an internal combustion engine arrangement, which method comprises the steps of controlling an outlet valve to be arranged in an at least partial open position during a portion of an intake stroke; and providing a reducing agent to at least a portion of the flow of combustion gas exhausted from the combustion cylinder during an exhaust stroke.