Abstract: A charged internal combustion engine (1) having at least one stage of charging by a turbocharger (3), in which at least one supplemental compressor (4) is connected parallel to or in series with the turbocharger, in which the supplemental compressor (4) has a drive independent form the working medium cycle of the internal combustion engine.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 5, 2003
Date of Patent:
July 26, 2005
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc.
Inventors:
Patric Hoecker, Stefan Münz, Jens-Wolf Jaisle