Patents by Inventor Mingfa Yao
Mingfa Yao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20220261655Abstract: A real-time prediction method for an engine emission is provided, including: acquiring multiple known historical test data samples for engine emission, dividing the samples into a training set and a test set to train multiple neural network (NN), calculating mean square errors (MSEs) output by each of the NNs with the different numbers of hidden layer nodes to determine a topological structure of the NNs, optimizing initial weights and initial thresholds for each of the NNs with a mind evolutionary algorithm (MEA), and establishing a real-time engine emission prediction system with an Adaboost algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Haifeng LIU, Xiaoteng ZHANG, Can WANG, Mingfa YAO
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Patent number: 11162439Abstract: The present invention discloses a control method of variable stroke engine for reforming high-octane fuel under the FCE mode, the ECU connected to the engine controls the amount of fuel injected from the flexible cylinder injector to the flexible cylinder and controls the switch state of inlet valve and exhaust valve of the flexible cylinder, so that the flexible cylinder can be switched between two-stroke mode and four-stroke mode according to the actual engine operating conditions; when the engine is at a small load and needs to promote combustion stability, the flexible cylinder injector injects a rich fuel with equivalence ratio greater than 1 into the flexible cylinder, the flexible cylinder is at two-stroke mode; when the engine is at a large load and needs sufficient power output, the flexible cylinder injector injects a conventional fuel into the flexible cylinder, said flexible cylinder is at four-stroke mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: TIANJIN UNIVERSITYInventors: Mingfa Yao, Yang Wang, Hu Wang, Haifeng Liu, Zunqing Zheng, Shan Mi
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Publication number: 20210332302Abstract: The present invention a mixed fuel suitable for diesel engines, which consists of the following components by volume percentage: 35% to 37.5% of diesel, 35% to 37.5% of ethanol and 25% to 30% of PODE, wherein the diesel is petroleum diesel having a cetane number not less than 48; the purity of the ethanol by mass percentage is not less than 99.5%; and, the PODE is a mixture of two fuels shown by molecular formulae CH3O(CH2O)3CH3 and CH3O(CH2O)4CH3. The use of this fuel is advantageous for emission reduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Tianjin UniversityInventors: Haifeng LIU, Guixiang MA, Junsheng MA, Mingfa YAO, Zunqing ZHENG, Hu WANG
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Publication number: 20210277842Abstract: The present invention discloses a cold start operation device and control method for a diesel engine in a plateau region under a low ambient temperature, allowing a starter to drive a piston to compress the low-temperature air, by using the heated air as the fresh inlet air to introduce it into the cylinder, so that the in-cylinder temperature at the compressing TDC is increased to obtain the ignition temperature, and finally achieving the cold start of diesel engines in plateau regions. The present invention avoids complicated preheating devices, and has simple structure and reliable performance, can achieve effective cold start in different low ambient temperature environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Tianjin UniversityInventors: Haifeng LIU, Junsheng MA, Guixiang MA, Zihan HE, Mingfa YAO, Zunqing ZHENG, Hu WANG
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Patent number: 11111864Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an intake oxygen concentration control system suitable for an engine with lean NOx trapping technology. The system adopts an exhaust turbocharging device to provide a pressure difference for an oxygen-enriched membrane to generate oxygen-rich and oxygen-deficient gases, and controls the intake oxygen concentration of different cylinders by adjusting the opening of flow control valves to match lean and rich combustion cycles of a lean NOx trapping system. In a lean combustion cycle, all four cylinders are filled with an oxygen-rich gas, which can make the combustion more complete and improve the thermal efficiency and fuel economy.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Tianjin UniversityInventors: Haifeng Liu, Can Wang, Mingchao Liu, Mingfa Yao, Zunqing Zheng, Hu Wang
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Publication number: 20210123388Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an intake oxygen concentration control system suitable for an engine with lean NOx trapping technology. The system adopts an exhaust turbocharging device to provide a pressure difference for an oxygen-enriched membrane to generate oxygen-rich and oxygen-deficient gases, and controls the intake oxygen concentration of different cylinders by adjusting the opening of flow control valves to match lean and rich combustion cycles of a lean NOx trapping system. In a lean combustion cycle, all four cylinders are filled with an oxygen-rich gas, which can make the combustion more complete and improve the thermal efficiency and fuel economy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Haifeng LIU, Can WANG, Mingchao LIU, Mingfa YAO, Zunqing ZHENG, Hu WANG
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Publication number: 20210095604Abstract: The present invention discloses a control method of variable stroke engine for reforming high-octane fuel under the FCE mode, the ECU connected to the engine controls the amount of fuel injected from the flexible cylinder injector to the flexible cylinder and controls the switch state of inlet valve and exhaust valve of the flexible cylinder, so that the flexible cylinder can be switched between two-stroke mode and four-stroke mode according to the actual engine operating conditions; when the engine is at a small load and needs to promote combustion stability, the flexible cylinder injector injects a rich fuel with equivalence ratio greater than 1 into the flexible cylinder, the flexible cylinder is at two-stroke mode; when the engine is at a large load and needs sufficient power output, the flexible cylinder injector injects a conventional fuel into the flexible cylinder, said flexible cylinder is at four-stroke mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Mingfa YAO, Yang WANG, Hu WANG, Haifeng LIU, Zunqing ZHENG, Shan MI
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Patent number: 10837411Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel engine controlled by combustion reaction path, which cylinders comprise working cylinders and reforming cylinders. According to the operational condition of engine, the engine is used for compressing, heating and reforming the fuel injected from the reforming cylinder injector; by controlling the reaction boundary conditions between fuel and air, the reforming cylinder can exhaust partial intermediate products or oxidation products of the different oxidation stages; the products are then mixes with the inlet air in the pre-mixing chamber and then is introduced into the working cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Tianjin UniversityInventors: Mingfa Yao, Yang Wang, Guorui Jia, Hu Wang, Lixia Wei
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Patent number: 10801447Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel low-temperature fuel reforming unit based on combined external reformer of an engine, comprising an engine cylinder and an external low-temperature fuel reformer; the external low-temperature fuel reformer is winded with a heater strip and is provided with a first temperature controlled meter, the inlet of the external low-temperature fuel reformer is connected with a air inlet pipe and a fuel sample injection pipe, and a flow meter is arranged on the air inlet pipe; the fuel sample injection pipe is connected with a fuel injection pump and a fuel vaporization tank which is provided with a second temperature controlled meter; the outlet of the external low-temperature fuel reformer is connected with the engine inlet pipe via a reforming gas pipe; and the reformed low-temperature products enter into the engine inlet pipe via the reforming gas pipe for combining with the fresh air again to form a uniform hybrid gas, and the hybrid gas is introduced into the engine cylindeType: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Tianjin UniversityInventors: Mingfa Yao, Yang Wang, Lixia Wei, Haifeng Liu, Hu Wang, Zunqing Zheng
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Publication number: 20190345902Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel low-temperature fuel reforming unit based on combined external reformer of an engine, comprising an engine cylinder and an external low-temperature fuel reformer; the external low-temperature fuel reformer is winded with a heater strip and is provided with a first temperature controlled meter, the inlet of the external low-temperature fuel reformer is connected with a air inlet pipe and a fuel sample injection pipe, and a flow meter is arranged on the air inlet pipe; the fuel sample injection pipe is connected with a fuel injection pump and a fuel vaporization tank which is provided with a second temperature controlled meter; the outlet of the external low-temperature fuel reformer is connected with the engine inlet pipe via a reforming gas pipe; and the reformed low-temperature products enter into the engine inlet pipe via the reforming gas pipe for combining with the fresh air again to form a uniform hybrid gas, and the hybrid gas is introduced into the engine cylindeType: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Tianjin UniversityInventors: Mingfa YAO, Yang WANG, Lixia WEI, Haifeng LIU, Hu WANG, Zunqing ZHENG
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Publication number: 20170145966Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel engine controlled by combustion reaction path, which cylinders comprise working cylinders and reforming cylinders. According to the operational condition of engine, the engine is used for compressing, heating and reforming the fuel injected from the reforming cylinder injector; by controlling the reaction boundary conditions between fuel and air, the reforming cylinder can exhaust partial intermediate products or oxidation products of the different oxidation stages; the products are then mixes with the inlet air in the pre-mixing chamber and then is introduced into the working cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Tianjin UniversityInventors: Mingfa YAO, Yang WANG, Guorui JIA, Hu WANG, Lixia WEI
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Patent number: 9447761Abstract: The invention discloses a dual-channel piezoelectric injector, including a dual-channel injector body, its bottom in turn is connected with an upper intermediate, a lower intermediate and a dual-channel needle valve body. At the top of the dual-channel injector body there are two tubing interfaces, and each tubing interface has a tubing fuel duct. There are two laminated piezoelectric actuators and two spray fuel ducts connected to two tubing fuel ducts respectively inside the dual-channel injector body. The upper intermediate and lower intermediate connected with each other to form the middle connection body. From top to bottom of the middle connection body, there is an external control fuel duct, an external spray fuel duct, an internal control fuel duct and internal fuel spray duct.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: TIANJIN UNIVERSITYInventors: Mingfa Yao, Yongzhi Li, Zunqing Zheng, Laihui Tong, Xiangyu Zhang
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Publication number: 20150377197Abstract: The invention discloses a dual-channel piezoelectric injector, including a dual-channel injector body, its bottom in turn is connected with an upper intermediate, a lower intermediate and a dual-channel needle valve body. At the top of the dual-channel injector body there are two tubing interfaces, and each tubing interface has a tubing fuel duct. There are two laminated piezoelectric actuators and two spray fuel ducts connected to two tubing fuel ducts respectively inside the dual-channel injector body. The upper intermediate and lower intermediate connected with each other to form the middle connection body. From top to bottom of the middle connection body, there is an external control fuel duct, an external spray fuel duct, an internal control fuel duct and internal fuel spray duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Tianjin UniversityInventors: Mingfa YAO, Yongzhi LI, Zunqing ZHENG, Laihui TONG, Xiangyu ZHANG
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Patent number: 8371269Abstract: A common rail electronic control injection system which uses a DME or a low-viscosity fuel similar with DME to inject into a combustion engine, includes a fuel container, a common rail tube, a high-pressure tube, an electronic control injector, an electronic control unit, a high-pressure pump, a working medium case, a reversing component, and a pressure convertor, wherein the pressure convertor includes at least two working components, each working component is divided into a fuel chamber and a working medium chamber by an dividing element, the dividing element can freely deform or move between the fuel chamber and the working medium chamber by pressure effect. The invention avoids the sealing and abrasion problem in the plunger matching portions which is caused by the low-viscosity fuel so as to greatly improve the lifetime and reliability of system.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Tianjin UniversityInventors: Yang Wang, Xiao Zhang, Tao Zhu, Shuaiqing Xu, Qian Xiong, Mingfa Yao, Qingyun Tian, Fang He, Zhong Zhang
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Publication number: 20100236526Abstract: The present invention relates to a common rail electronic control injector, which belongs to the electronic control fuel injection system technology. The injector includes an oil inlet joint, an oil inlet located at outside the oil inlet joint, an electromagnet device, a nozzle body, a needle valve, a valve seat and spray holes, wherein the electromagnet device includes a static core, an armature and a coil, wherein a working gap between the static core and the armature is H, the armature is moveably connected with the needle valve along an axial direction. The present invention further includes a compression spring applying a force to the needle valve, a force mechanism applying a force to the armature, and a block mechanism providing an axial anti-thrust while the armature is reset. The present invention has advantages of lower manufacturing cost, better reliability and smaller driving energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Yang Wang, Xiao Zhang, Tao Zhu, Shuaiqing Xu, Qian Xiong, Mingfa Yao, Qingyun Tian, Fang He, Zhong Zhang
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Publication number: 20100236527Abstract: A common rail electronic control injection system which uses a DME or a low-viscosity fuel similar with DME to inject into a combustion engine, includes a fuel container, a common rail tube, a high-pressure tube, an electronic control injector, an electronic control unit, a high-pressure pump, a working medium case, a reversing component, and a pressure convertor, wherein the pressure convertor includes at least two working components, each working component is divided into a fuel chamber and a working medium chamber by an dividing element, the dividing element can freely deform or move between the fuel chamber and the working medium chamber by pressure effect. The invention avoids the sealing and abrasion problem in the plunger matching portions which is caused by the low-viscosity fuel so as to greatly improve the lifetime and reliability of system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Yang Wang, Xiao Zhang, Tao Zhu, Shuaiqing Xu, Qian Xiong, Mingfa Yao, Qingyun Tian, Fang He, Zhong Zhang