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: 10704447Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes at least one combustor, a compressor arranged to compress air, an air guide arranged to guide compressed air from the compressor to at least one of the at least one combustor, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and an exhaust guide arranged to guide exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor to the expander, wherein the exhaust guide is at least partly integrated with the air guide.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Nhut Lam, Staffan Lundgren
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Patent number: 10690051Abstract: A two-stroke opposed piston internal combustion engine including a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder being provided with a first piston and a second piston adapted to perform opposed motions in the cylinder, each cylinder being provided with at least one intake port, a communication between an air intake arrangement and the cylinder via the intake port being dependent on the position of the first piston, each cylinder further being provided with at least one exhaust port, a communication between an exhaust guiding arrangement and the cylinder via the exhaust port being dependent on the position of the second piston, at least one of the cylinders being provided with an additional port and an additional port valve, a communication between the cylinder and an additional conduit externally of the cylinder, via the additional port, being controllable with the additional port valve, the air intake arrangement including at least one intake valve for selectively reducing or inhibiting air admittance to at least oType: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson
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Publication number: 20200173329Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a combustor arranged to repetitively receive air and fuel, combust the received air and fuel, and expand the combusted air and fuel, an expander including a cylinder and a piston arranged to reciprocate in the cylinder, the piston being connected to a crankshaft of the engine system, and an exhaust guide arranged to guide exhaust gases from the combustor to the expander, wherein the system is arranged to provide an injection of fuel into the exhaust guide and/or arranged to provide an injection of fuel into the combustor after a combustion in the combustor and before a reception of air and fuel in the combustor for a subsequent combustion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Staffan LUNDGREN, Nhut LAM
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Patent number: 10521202Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a project building interface are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer displays, through a graphical user interface, one or more options for defining aspects of a project. The server computer receives, through selection of the one or more first options in the graphical user interface, first user input defining particular aspects of a particular project. The server computer displays through the graphical user interface, one or more second options for defining a guide. The server computer receives, through selection of the one or more second options in the graphical user interface, second user input defining a particular guide for the particular project. The server computer receives through the graphical user interface, a request to store the particular project. The server computer stores the particular aspects of the particular project and the particular guide.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Coupa Software IncorporatedInventors: Arne Andersson, Fredrik Ygge
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Patent number: 10385751Abstract: An exhaust gas arrangement includes an exhaust gas system for conveying an exhaust gas stream. The exhaust gas system includes a turbine and an exhaust gas treatment system. The exhaust gas arrangement further includes a working fluid circulation circuit connected to the exhaust gas system for recovery of energy from the exhaust gas stream. The working fluid circulation circuit includes a first heat exchanger which is arranged at a waste heat source for heat exchange between the waste heat source and a working fluid in the working fluid circulation circuit, and a second heat exchanger positioned in the exhaust gas system for heat exchange between the exhaust gas and the working fluid. The second heat exchanger is positioned downstream of the turbine and upstream of a particle filter in the exhaust gas treatment system. An internal combustion engine system and a vehicle including such an exhaust gas arrangement are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson
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Patent number: 10378390Abstract: An internal combustion engine system with heat recovery includes an internal combustion engine with a waste heat passage, an electric motor, a heat recovery assembly including a working fluid circulation circuit with a working fluid, a first heat source which is adapted to be heated by the waste heat passage and adapted to heat the working fluid, and an expander engine, which is operated by the heated working fluid, and a splitting device, which is connected to the electric motor and is adapted to be connected to a drivetrain of a vehicle and which splitting device is further connected to the expander engine, so that the expander engine is enabled to drive the drivetrain and/or the electric motor. The internal combustion engine system further includes at least a second heat source for providing heat to the heat recovery assembly. A vehicle including such an internal combustion engine system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Peter Mårdberg
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Patent number: 10323548Abstract: A device for recovery of waste heat generated during operation of an internal combustion engine includes a thermodynamic engine, which includes a working fluid circulation circuit and is configured for recovery of the waste heat a first arrangement for providing a first coolant from a first source for heat exchange with the working fluid in the working fluid circulation circuit, and at least one further arrangement for providing a further coolant from a further source for heat exchange with the working fluid in the working fluid circulation circuit, wherein the further source is at different heat level than the first source during operation of the internal combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson
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Publication number: 20190178152Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Nhut LAM, Staffan LUNDGREN
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Publication number: 20190155586Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a project building interface are described herein. In an embodiment, a server computer displays, through a graphical user interface, one or more options for defining aspects of a project. The server computer receives, through selection of the one or more first options in the graphical user interface, first user input defining particular aspects of a particular project. The server computer displays through the graphical user interface, one or more second options for defining a guide. The server computer receives, through selection of the one or more second options in the graphical user interface, second user input defining a particular guide for the particular project. The server computer receives through the graphical user interface, a request to store the particular project. The server computer stores the particular aspects of the particular project and the particular guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Arne Andersson, Fredrik Ygge
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Patent number: 10233794Abstract: A valve arrangement for a cylinder of an internal combustion engine arrangement includes a check valve configured to be positioned at an intake side port of the cylinder for controlling gas flow into the cylinder, wherein the valve arrangement further includes an intake valve arrangement positioned upstream from the check valve, and an actuating arrangement configured to controllably position the intake valve arrangement for closing the intake side port.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Arne Andersson, Bincheng Jiang, Staffan Lundgren, Håkan Sandström
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Patent number: 10196941Abstract: An exhaust gas system includes an arrangement for conveying an exhaust gas stream and a thermodynamic engine connected to the exhaust gas stream conveying arrangement for recovery of heat from the exhaust gas stream. The thermodynamic engine includes a working fluid circulation circuit. The exhaust gas system includes at least one working fluid release arrangement which is connected between the working fluid circulation circuit and the exhaust, gas conveying arrangement for releasing the working fluid from the working fluid circulation circuit to the exhaust gas conveying arrangement. The exhaust gas stream conveying arrangement includes at least one exhaust gas treatment unit. Further, the working fluid release arrangement is connected upstream of or directly to the exhaust gas treatment unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Peter Mårdberg
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Publication number: 20180363526Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Nhut LAM, Staffan LUNDGREN
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Publication number: 20180363535Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes at least one combustor, a compressor arranged to compress air, an air guide arranged to guide compressed air from the compressor to at least one of the at least one combustor, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and an exhaust guide arranged to guide exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor to the expander, wherein the exhaust guide is at least partly integrated with the air guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Nhut LAM, Staffan LUNDGREN
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Publication number: 20180347456Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Ingemar MAGNUSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Lennart ANDERSSON
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Publication number: 20180320610Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Ingemar MAGNUSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Lennart ANDERSSON
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Patent number: 10094273Abstract: An internal combustion engine including a first set of cylinders includes: a first two-stroke compression cylinder housing a first compression piston connected to a first crank shaft; an intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder housing an intermediate compression piston, wherein the second two-stroke compression cylinder is configured to receive compressed gas from the first two-stroke compression cylinder; and a first four-stroke combustion cylinder housing a first combustion piston, wherein the first four-stroke combustion cylinder is configured to receive compressed gas from the intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder; wherein the internal combustion engine further includes a second set of cylinders including: a second two-stroke compression cylinder housing a second compression piston connected to the first crank shaft, wherein the second two-stroke compression cylinder is configured to provide compressed gas to the intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder; and a second four-stroke combustionType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Arne Andersson, Bincheng Jiang, Staffan Lundgren, Staffan Johansson, Bengt Johansson
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Patent number: 10041404Abstract: An internal combustion engine including a first set of cylinders includes: a first two-stroke compression cylinder housing a first compression piston connected to a first crank shaft; a first four-stroke combustion cylinder housing a first combustion piston connected to a second crank shaft, the first four-stroke combustion cylinder being configured to receive compressed gas from the first two-stroke compression cylinder; and a first two-stroke expansion cylinder housing a first expansion piston connected to the first crank shaft, the first two-stroke expansion cylinder being configured to receive exhaust gas from the first four-stroke combustion cylinder, wherein the first compression piston is positioned to reach a lower end position within the first compression cylinder and the first expansion piston is positioned to reach an upper end position within the first expansion cylinder when the first combustion piston reaches a lower end position within the first combustion cylinder; wherein the second crank shaType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Arne Andersson, Bincheng Jiang, Staffan Lundgren, Staffan Johansson, Bengt Johansson
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Publication number: 20180058285Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: VOLVO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Peter Mårdberg JOZSA, Arne ANDERSSON
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Patent number: 9835065Abstract: 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 3, 2011Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Volvo Technology CorporationInventors: Peter Mårdberg Jozsa, Arne Andersson
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Patent number: 9803541Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a first low-pressure cylinder housing a first low-pressure piston, and a first high-pressure cylinder housing a first high-pressure piston, the first high-pressure cylinder being arranged in upstream fluid communication with the first low-pressure cylinder for providing exhaust gas into the first low-pressure cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Arne Andersson, Bincheng Jiang, Staffan Lundgren