The present invention concerns a method for providing a variable compression ratio in a combustion engine, where the combustion chamber (9) is formed substantially by a piston bowl in the main piston (1), comprising a secondary piston (3) being displaceable against spring action between an upper/outer position which provides minimal volume of the combustion chamber (9) and a lower/inner position which provides maximum volume of the combustion chamber (9), or in a position therebetween depending on introduced air mass before the compression stroke. The method is characterized in arranging said secondary piston (3) resting on a spring (5) with substantially constant spring force adapted such that introduced air mass is to be compressed to a predetermined pressure at the end of the compression stroke. The invention also concerns a corresponding device and a diesel engine comprising such a device.
The present invention concerns a method for electrically controlling a valve actuator in a 2-stroke or 4-stroke engine, where the actuator comprises a first solenoid (A) with a plunger (5) and a second solenoid (B) with a plunger (15), wherein the engine has at least one cylinder (1) with at least one freely controllable engine valve comprising a valve disc (10) with associated valve stem (11) and a valve spring (4) and where air is introduced, or exhaust gases are evacuated from, a combustion chamber (3) past a lower part of the valve stem with the valve disc via at least one channel (2) in the cylinder, wherein the valve actuator is activatable to open the engine valve. The invention is characterized in that both the first and second solenoid are activated during opening of the engine valve.
The present invention relates to a method for increased exhaust gas temperature and emission reduction at partial loads in a diesel engine, wherein said engine comprises a cylinder with a reciprocating piston, a variable compression volume (VCR), and at least one exhaust valve and at least one inlet valve, the latter being equipped with variable valve timing (WT). According to the prevailing engine power requirement, an engine control system determines when to open and close said inlet valve, and the size of said compression volume in order to achieve a sufficiently elevated exhaust gas temperature so that correct exhaust gas purification can be achieved. The method is characterized in that the cylinder pressure during the expansion stroke is managed by the engine control system by means of the VCR and VVT functions, such that said pressure reaches atmospheric or sub atmospheric levels at or before bottom dead centre, at engine loads at or below 25% of the maximum engine load, whereby the inlet valve is opened to allow air to mix with the combustion gases. The invention also relates to a corresponding device and a diesel engine comprising said device.
F02D 41/02 - Dispositions de circuits pour produire des signaux de commande
F02D 13/02 - Réglage de la puissance du moteur par variation des caractéristiques de fonctionnement de la soupape d'admission ou de la soupape d'échappement, p. ex. réglage de la durée d'admission ou d'échappement pendant la marche du moteur
F02D 15/04 - Variation du taux de compression par changement du volume de la chambre de compression sans changement de la course du piston
F02D 41/00 - Commande électrique de l'alimentation en mélange combustible ou en ses constituants
F02D 35/02 - Commande non électrique des moteurs en fonction des conditions extérieures ou intérieures aux moteurs, non prévue ailleurs des conditions intérieures
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Electrically activated valve actuator for an internal combustion engine
The present invention concerns a method and a device for electrically controlling a valve actuator in a two-stroke or four-stroke combustion engine where the actuator comprises a solenoid (A), a plunger (5) and a spring (6), wherein the engine has at least one cylinder (1) with at least one freely controllable engine valve disc (10) with corresponding valve stem (11) and a valve spring (4), where a distance (7) is provided between the lower end of the plunger and the upper end of the valve stem and where air is supplied, or exhaust gases are evacuated from, a combustion chamber (3) past a lower part of the valve stem with the valve disc via at least one channel (2) in the cylinder, wherein the valve actuator is activatable to open the engine valve. The invention is characterized in that the opening of the engine valve is initiated after activation of the solenoid, wherein the following acceleration of the plunger brings its lower end to strike the upper end of the valve stem for initial opening of the valve.
F01L 9/21 - Systèmes de distribution à soupapes, à commande non mécanique par des moyens électriques actionnés par des solénoïdes
F01L 1/38 - Systèmes de distribution à soupapes, p. ex. à soupapes de levage particuliers aux "machines" ou machines motrices d'un type déterminé différent de celles ayant un cycle à quatre temps pour machines motrices ayant un cycle autre qu'à quatre temps, p. ex. un cycle à deux temps
F01L 9/40 - Modes de fonctionnementCommande de l’actionnement de la soupape, p. ex. durée ou levée
F01L 1/46 - Parties constitutives, détails ou accessoires, non couverts par un des sous-groupes précédents
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Method in a two-stroke engine and two-stroke engine
The present invention concerns a method in a two-stroke engine comprising at least one cylinder (1) with a reciprocating piston (2), a delimited combustion space (5), at least one outlet port (7) and an inlet port (9) which are both uncovered at the bottom dead center position of the piston, an actuator (8) which activates a valve (17) to open and introduce combustion air via an inlet pipe (6), a control system (15) which controls the actuator to open the valve in order to introduce combustion air via the inlet port. The invention is characterized in that the inlet port is closed by the piston after the outlet port has been closed, thus the opposite compared to the two-stroke engines of today.
F02D 13/02 - Réglage de la puissance du moteur par variation des caractéristiques de fonctionnement de la soupape d'admission ou de la soupape d'échappement, p. ex. réglage de la durée d'admission ou d'échappement pendant la marche du moteur
F02B 75/02 - Moteurs caractérisés par leurs cycles, p. ex. à six temps
The present invention concerns a method for providing a variable compression ratio in a combustion engine, where the combustion chamber (9) is formed substantially by a piston bowl in the main piston (1), comprising a secondary piston (3) being displaceable against spring action between an upper/outer position which provides minimal volume of the combustion chamber (9) and a lower/inner position which provides maximum volume of the combustion chamber (9), or in a position therebetween depending on introduced air mass before the compression stroke. The method is characterized in arranging said secondary piston (3) resting on a spring (5) with substantially constant spring force adapted such that introduced air mass is to be compressed to a predetermined pressure at the end of the compression stroke. The invention also concerns a corresponding device and a diesel engine comprising such a device.
The present invention relates to a method for increased exhaust gas temperature and emission reduction at partial loads in a diesel engine, wherein said engine comprises a cylinder with a reciprocating piston, a variable compression volume (VCR), and at least one exhaust valve and at least one inlet valve, the latter being equipped with variable valve timing (WT). According to the prevailing engine power requirement, an engine control system determines when to open and close said inlet valve, and the size of said compression volume in order to achieve a sufficiently elevated exhaust gas temperature so that correct exhaust gas purification can be achieved. The method is characterized in that the cylinder pressure during the expansion stroke is managed by the engine control system by means of the VCR and VVT functions, such that said pressure reaches atmospheric or sub atmospheric levels at or before bottom dead centre, at engine loads at or below 25% of the maximum engine load, whereby the inlet valve is opened to allow air to mix with the combustion gases. The invention also relates to a corresponding device and a diesel engine comprising said device.
F02D 13/02 - Réglage de la puissance du moteur par variation des caractéristiques de fonctionnement de la soupape d'admission ou de la soupape d'échappement, p. ex. réglage de la durée d'admission ou d'échappement pendant la marche du moteur
F02B 75/04 - Moteurs avec distances variables entre les pistons et les culasses aux positions du point mort haut
The present invention concerns a method for electrically controlling a valve actuator in a 2-stroke or 4-stroke engine, where the actuator comprises a first solenoid (A) with a plunger (5) and a second solenoid (B) with a plunger (15), wherein the engine has at least one cylinder (1) with at least one freely controllable engine valve comprising a valve disc (10) with associated valve stem (11) and a valve spring (4) and where air is introduced, or exhaust gases are evacuated from, a combustion chamber (3) past a lower part of the valve stem with the valve disc via at least one channel (2) in the cylinder, wherein the valve actuator is activatable to open the engine valve. The invention is characterized in that both the first and second solenoid are activated during opening of the engine valve.
F01L 9/04 - Systèmes de distribution à soupapes, à commande non mécanique électrique
F16K 11/12 - Soupapes ou clapets à voies multiples, p. ex. clapets mélangeursRaccords de tuyauteries comportant de tels clapets ou soupapesAménagement d'obturateurs et de voies d'écoulement spécialement conçu pour mélanger les fluides dont plusieurs éléments de fermeture ne se déplacent pas comme un tout dont un boisseau tourne dans un autre
F16K 11/24 - Soupapes ou clapets à voies multiples, p. ex. clapets mélangeursRaccords de tuyauteries comportant de tels clapets ou soupapesAménagement d'obturateurs et de voies d'écoulement spécialement conçu pour mélanger les fluides dont plusieurs éléments de fermeture ne se déplacent pas comme un tout actionnés par des organes de commande distincts à soupape électromagnétique, p. ex. pour machines à laver
F16K 31/00 - Moyens de fonctionnementDispositifs de retour à la position de repos
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ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATED VALVE ACTUATOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
The present invention concerns a method and a device for electrically controlling a valve actuator in a two-stroke or four-stroke combustion engine where the actuator comprises a solenoid (A), a plunger (5) and a spring (6), wherein the engine has at least one cylinder (1) with at least one freely controllable engine valve with a valve disc (10) with corresponding valve stem (11) and a valve spring (4), where a distance (7) is provided between the lower end of the plunger and the upper end of the valve stem and where air is supplied, or exhaust gases are evacuated from, a combustion chamber (3) past a lower part of the valve stem with the valve disc via at least one channel (2) in the cylinder, wherein the valve actuator is activatable to open the engine valve. The invention is characterized in that the opening of the engine valve is initiated after activation of the solenoid, wherein the following acceleration of the plunger brings its lower end to strike the upper end of the valve stem for initial opening of the valve.
In a combustion chamber of a piston combustion engine there is a displaceable piston that can be moved progressively up or down between an upper and a lower turning position. The displacement takes place via an electrically controlled step motor which is connected to the piston via a hydraulic link, including a hydraulic lock. The lock is deactivated during the displacement a certain number of steps up or down ordered by a motor control system, and when the displacement is ended, the lock is activated by said engine control system and the moving piston is locked in a certain position ordered by the motor control system.
The present invention concerns a method in a two-stroke engine comprising at least one cylinder (1) with a reciprocating piston (2), a delimited combustion space (5), at least one outlet port (7) and an inlet port (9) which are both uncovered at the bottom dead center position of the piston, an actuator (8) which activates a valve (17) to open and introduce combustion air via an inlet pipe (6), a control system (15) which controls the actuator to open the valve in order to introduce combustion air via the inlet port. The invention is characterized in that the inlet port is closed by the piston after the outlet port has been closed, thus the opposite compared to the two-stroke engines of today.
F02B 29/08 - Modification du réglage des soupapes pour des fins d'introduction de la charge
F02B 27/00 - Utilisation de l'énergie cinétique ou pulsatoire de la charge dans les systèmes d'admission ou utilisation des résidus de combustion dans les systèmes d'échappement, pour améliorer la quantité de la charge ou pour accroître l'évacuation des résidus de la combustion
F02B 37/20 - Commande des pompes en augmentant l'énergie d'échappement, p. ex. en utilisant des chambres de combustion
Disclosed is a procedure to minimize NOx during varying engine loads in a 4-stroke diesel engine including at least one cylinder with a cylinder head, first piston on a connecting rod, one actuator mounted on the cylinder head and one of the actuator operated second piston lockable via a hydraulic circuit in various positions in a combustion chamber. The second piston, at the latest during the current compression stroke is actuated by the actuator and locked in the combustion chamber, where it by the first piston introduced air is compressed in a predetermined compression ratio to meet an existing engine load wherein the free operated inlet valve is brought to close the inlet stroke at a piston position where the volume of the combustion air as introduced at the end of the compression stroke gives the predetermined compression ratio and that the injector injects the stated amount of fuel.
F02B 75/04 - Moteurs avec distances variables entre les pistons et les culasses aux positions du point mort haut
F02D 15/04 - Variation du taux de compression par changement du volume de la chambre de compression sans changement de la course du piston
F02B 19/06 - Moteurs caractérisés par des chambres de précombustion avec piston auxiliaire dans la chambre pour transférer la charge allumée à l'intérieur du cylindre
F01L 13/00 - Modifications du système de distribution pour permettre l'inversion du sens de marche, le freinage, le démarrage, le changement de taux de compression ou autre opération déterminée
F02D 13/02 - Réglage de la puissance du moteur par variation des caractéristiques de fonctionnement de la soupape d'admission ou de la soupape d'échappement, p. ex. réglage de la durée d'admission ou d'échappement pendant la marche du moteur
In a combustion chamber of a piston combustion engine there is a displaceable piston that can be moved progressively up or down between an upper and a lower turning position. The displacement takes place via an electrically controlled step motor which is connected to the piston via a hydraulic link, including a hydraulic lock. The lock is deactivated during the displacement a certain number of steps up or down ordered by a motor control system, and when the displacement is ended, the lock is activated by said engine control system and the moving piston is locked in a certain position ordered by the motor control system.
The present invention relates to a procedure to minimize NOx during varying engine loads in a 4-stroke diesel engine comprising at least one cylinder with a cylinder head (1), a reciprocating first piston (2) mounted on a connecting rod (3), one actuator (4) mounted on the cylinder-head and one of the actuator operated second piston (5) which can be locked via a hydraulic circuit (6) in various positions in a combustion chamber (7), at least one of the cylinder head existing outlet valves (8) for exhaust gas evacuation, at least one on the cylinder head existing free controlled inlet valve (10) for the supply of combustion air, at least one to the combustion chamber (7) connected injector (9) for injection of fuel in said chamber. The procedure is characterized in that the second piston (5), at the latest during the current compression stroke is actuated by the actuator (4) and is locked by the hydraulic circuit (6) at a position in the combustion chamber (7), where it by the first piston (2) introduced air is compressed in a predetermined compression ratio to meet an existing engine load wherein the free operated inlet valve (10) is brought to close the inlet stroke at a piston position where the volume of the combustion air as introduced at the end of the compression stroke gives the predetermined compression ratio and that the injector (9) injects the stated amount of fuel.
The present invention relates to a procedure to minimize NOx during varying engine loads in a 4-stroke diesel engine comprising at least one cylinder with a cylinder head (1), a reciprocating first piston (2) mounted on a connecting rod (3), one actuator (4) mounted on the cylinder-head and one of the actuator operated second piston (5) which can be locked via a hydraulic circuit (6) in various positions in a combustion chamber (7), at least one of the cylinder head existing outlet valves (8) for exhaust gas evacuation, at least one on the cylinder head existing free controlled inlet valve (10) for the supply of combustion air, at least one to the combustion chamber (7) connected injector (9) for injection of fuel in said chamber. The procedure is characterized in that the second piston (5), at the latest during the current compression stroke is actuated by the actuator (4) and is locked by the hydraulic circuit (6) at a position in the combustion chamber (7), where it by the first piston (2) introduced air is compressed in a predetermined compression ratio to meet an existing engine load wherein the free operated inlet valve (10) is brought to close the inlet stroke at a piston position where the volume of the combustion air as introduced at the end of the compression stroke gives the predetermined compression ratio and that the injector (9) injects the stated amount of fuel.
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