Patents by Inventor Arne Andersson
Arne Andersson 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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Patent number: 11143119Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine system, the engine system including a combustor arranged to receive air and fuel, and combust the received air and fuel, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from the combustion in the combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and a communication valve arranged to control a communication between the combustor and the expander, including determining during operation of the engine system whether there is a pressure difference across said communication valve.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Staffan Lundgren, Nhut Lam
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Patent number: 11118503Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Arne Andersson, Staffan Lundgren
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Publication number: 20210262403Abstract: The invention provides a method for controlling an internal combustion engine (2) for controlling an internal combustion engine (2) comprising at least one first cylinder (201) and at least one second cylinder (202) with respective reciprocating pistons, an intake guide (305) arranged to guide air from a fresh air intake arrangement (303) to the first and second cylinders (201, 202), a fuel system (801, 802) arranged to inject fuel into the first and second cylinders (201, 202), a first exhaust guide (401) and a second exhaust guide (402) arranged to guide gases from the first and second cylinders (201, 202), respectively, towards an exhaust after treatment system (7), the method comprising—receiving (S1) in the first cylinder (201), from the intake guide (305), air from the fresh air intake arrangement (303) or gases including air from the fresh air intake arrangement (303),—expelling from the first cylinder (201), to the first exhaust guide (401), gases in the form of the air received in the first cylinder,Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Arne ANDERSSON, Staffan LUNDGREN, Lennart ANDERSSON
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Patent number: 11085368Abstract: The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine arrangement for a vehicle, said internal combustion engine arrangement comprising a combustion cylinder housing a reciprocating combustion piston, and an expansion cylinder housing a reciprocating expansion piston, said expansion cylinder being arranged in downstream fluid communication with the combustion cylinder for receiving combustion gases exhausted from the combustion cylinder, wherein the internal combustion engine arrangement further comprises a pressure tank arranged in fluid communication with the expansion cylinder, wherein the internal combustion engine arrangement is further arranged to be operated in a first operating mode in which compressed gas generated in the expansion cylinder is delivered to the pressure tank, and a second operating mode in which compressed gas contained in the pressure tank is delivered from the pressure tank to the expansion cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Arne Andersson, Staffan Lundgren
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Publication number: 20210148271Abstract: The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine arrangement (100) comprising a first (102) and a second (104) expansion cylinder, and an interconnection conduit (106) between an outlet (108) of the first expansion cylinder (102) and an outlet (110) of the second expansion cylinder (104), wherein the outlet of the first expansion cylinder is further arranged in fluid communication with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) conduit (112) for delivery of a flow of combusted exhaust gas to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine arrangement, and wherein the second expansion cylinder comprises a reducing agent injection device (114) for controllably delivery of a reducing agent into the second expansion cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON
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Publication number: 20210129659Abstract: A combined cooling and water braking system for a vehicle comprises a first water recirculation loop having a first heat exchanger 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 configured to generate a propulsion power for the vehicle. A second water recirculation loop having a second heat exchanger is configured to cool water flowing in the second water recirculation loop. A retarder 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Arne Andersson, Staffan Lundgren
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Publication number: 20210108559Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Arne Andersson, Staffan Lundgren
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Publication number: 20210079818Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling lubrication of a connecting rod bearing of an internal combustion engine arrangement. The method comprises the steps of controlling an inlet valve to be maintained in the closed position during a movement of the reciprocating piston from the top dead center during an intake stroke for a predetermined number of crank angle degrees; and positioning the inlet valve in the open position when the reciprocating piston has traveled the predetermined number of crank angle degrees from the top dead center, wherein lubricating medium is provided to the connecting rod bearing within a predetermined time period before the inlet valve is arranged in the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt LASSESSON
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Publication number: 20210054792Abstract: The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine arrangement (100, 00?) comprising: a combustion cylinder provided with a reciprocating piston movable between a top dead center (TDC) and a bottom dead center (BDC) within the combustion cylinder; a first outlet valve (102) connected to the combustion cylinder for controllably directing exhaust gas from the combustion cylinder to a first exhaust gas manifold of the internal combustion engine arrangement; a second outlet valve (104, 104?) connected to the combustion cylinder for controllably directing exhaust gas from the combustion cylinder to a second exhaust gas manifold of the internal combustion engine arrangement; a turbocharger arrangement (106) comprising a turbine (108) and a compressor (110), wherein the turbine (108) is arranged in fluid communication with the first exhaust gas manifold; and an exhaust emission control device (112,112?) arranged in fluid communication with the second exhaust gas manifold, wherein the exhaust emission conType: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventor: Arne ANDERSSON
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Publication number: 20210040901Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Arne ANDERSSON, Lennart ANDERSSON
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Publication number: 20200386151Abstract: The invention provides an internal combustion engine system (1) comprising—at least one combustor (3), and—a first expander (4) arranged to receive exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor (3), and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases, —characterized in that the system comprises a second expander (5) arranged to receive exhaust gases from the first expander (4), and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Nhut LAM, Staffan LUNDGREN
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Publication number: 20200362733Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an internal combustion engine arrangement (100). The internal combustion engine arrangement (100) comprises a combustion cylinder (102) and an inlet valve (106) arranged to be positioned in a closed position at a distance before a piston (104) reaches a bottom dead center during normal operation. The inlet valve is further controllable to be arranged in the open position until the piston reaches the bottom dead center if a required volumetric efficiency of the combustion cylinder is higher than a volumetric efficiency during normal operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Arne ANDERSSON, David CARLSON
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Patent number: 10837379Abstract: A method of controlling an internal combustion engine with a plurality of cylinders includes injecting a first gaseous fuel, at a first pressure, into at least a first cylinder of the cylinders, in a first combustion mode, and simultaneously providing a second gaseous fuel, at a second pressure which is different than the first pressure, for at least a second cylinder 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.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Ingemar Magnusson, Arne Andersson, Lennart Andersson
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Patent number: 10824976Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for providing feedback in an electronic sourcing system. A system is configured to receive a first optimization model whose solution represents an allocation or award of items being bid upon. The first optimization model comprises a plurality of bids and one or more allocation rules representing one or more constraints on the allocation. Subsequent to determining the optimization model is not feasible, the system is configured to compare the one or more allocation rules to a reference allocation. Subsequent to determining an allocation rule of the one or more allocation rules is in conflict with the reference allocation, system is configured to relax the allocation rule in the first optimization model to create a second optimization model, and solve the second optimization model to generate an allocation compatible with the second optimization model.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventors: Arne Andersson, Fredrik Ygge, Mattias Willman, Ulf Ekström, Claes Ekström, Roger Björnstedt
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Patent number: 10774712Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a compressor arranged to compress air, at least one combustor, at least one of the at least one combustor being arranged to receive the compressed air, and an exhaust treatment device arranged to process exhaust gases produced by at least one of the at least one combustor, a heat exchanger arranged to receive the compressed air from the compressor before it reaches the at least one of the at least one combustor, and wherein the heat exchanger is arranged to transfer heat from the compressed air to the exhaust treatment device.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Nhut Lam, Staffan Lundgren
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Patent number: 10774734Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes at least one combustor, and a first expander arranged to receive exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor, and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases, wherein the system includes a second expander arranged to receive exhaust gases from the first expander, and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Nhut Lam, Staffan Lundgren
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Patent number: 10753274Abstract: A method of controlling a high pressure gas injection internal combustion engine includes injecting, in a first combustion mode, by a first as injection system, a first gaseous fuel into a cylinder of the engine, and accumulating in a container of a second gas injection system excess gaseous fuel from the first fuel system, shifting, in the cylinder, from the first combustion mode to a second combustion mode including determining a value of an air flow related parameter indicative of an air mass flow into the cylinder, 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, 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.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Ingemar Magnusson, Arne Andersson, Lennart Andersson
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Publication number: 20200232397Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine system, the engine system including a combustor arranged to receive air and fuel, and combust the received air and fuel, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from the combustion in the combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and a communication valve arranged to control a communication between the combustor and the expander, including determining during operation of the engine system whether there is a pressure difference across said communication valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Staffan LUNDGREN, Nhut LAM
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Publication number: 20200217244Abstract: The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine arrangement for a vehicle, said internal combustion engine arrangement comprising a combustion cylinder housing a reciprocating combustion piston, and an expansion cylinder housing a reciprocating expansion piston, said expansion cylinder being arranged in downstream fluid communication with the combustion cylinder for receiving combustion gases exhausted from the combustion cylinder, wherein the internal combustion engine arrangement further comprises a pressure tank arranged in fluid communication with the expansion cylinder, wherein the internal combustion engine arrangement is further arranged to be operated in a first operating mode in which compressed gas generated in the expansion cylinder is delivered to the pressure tank, and a second operating mode in which compressed gas contained in the pressure tank is delivered from the pressure tank to the expansion cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2017Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Arne ANDERSSON, Staffan LUNDGREN
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Patent number: 10704436Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a cylinder block with a plurality of cylinders, a gas intake manifold for providing at least air to the cylinder block and an exhaust gas manifold for exiting the exhaust gas from the cylinder block, wherein the exhaust gas manifold includes at least a main exhaust gas outlet and a waste gate exhaust gas outlet, wherein the main exhaust gas outlet is connected to a main exhaust gas pipe for guiding the exhaust gas to a main exhaust gas after treatment system and the waste gate exhaust gas outlet is connected to a waste gate exhaust gas pipe, and wherein the waste gate exhaust gas pipe is reconnected to the main exhaust gas pipe upstream of the main exhaust gas after treatment system and includes at least one waste gate exhaust gas after treatment unit, such as an oxidation catalyst such as a diesel oxidation catalyst, for catalytically treating the exhaust gas streaming through the waste gate exhaust gas pipe, and to a method for increasing the temperature in an iType: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Peter Mårdberg Jozsa, Arne Andersson