Patents by Inventor Franz Butscher

Franz Butscher 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).

  • Patent number: 7284375
    Abstract: A device and a method for closed-loop control of at least a first exhaust gas turbocharger with variable turbine geometry. In this regard, a first closed-loop control system is provided for automatically controlling the charge air pressure, and a second closed-loop control system is provided for automatically controlling the turbine speed. The second closed-loop control system is subordinate to the first closed-loop control system. The correcting variable (SG1) of the first closed-loop control system corresponds to the reference input of the second closed-loop control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Butscher, Stephan Uhl
  • Patent number: 7182064
    Abstract: A method for closed-loop speed control of an internal combustion engine that is provided as a generator drive or a marine propulsion unit, including the steps of: computing a first control deviation (dR1) from a speed variance comparison; computing a first set injection quantity (qV0) from the first control deviation (dR1) by a speed controller; determining a second set injection quantity (qV) from the first set injection quantity (qV0) and another input variable (E) by a minimum value selector for the closed-loop speed control of the internal combustion engine, wherein in a first, steady operating state of the internal combustion engine, the input variable (E) corresponds to a first injection quantity (qV1) (E=qV1), which is computed via a first characteristic curve, and in a second, dynamic operating state of the internal combustion engine, the input variable (E) corresponds to a second injection quantity (qV2) (E=qV2), which is computed via a second characteristic curve; and changing from the first charact
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Dolker, Franz Butscher
  • Publication number: 20060118083
    Abstract: According to the invention, the rotational speed of an internal combustion engine (1) is regulated. A first set injection quantity, which is calculated by means of a rotational speed regulator, is compared to another input variable by means of a minimal value selection. In a stationary operating state, the other input variable is determined by means of a first characteristic. In a dynamic operating state, the other input variable is determined by means of a second characteristic. The change over from the first characteristic to the second characteristic is carried out by fulfilling a switching condition which is determined according to the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Armin Dolker, Franz Butscher
  • Publication number: 20060026960
    Abstract: A device and a method for closed-loop control of at least a first exhaust gas turbocharger with variable turbine geometry. In this regard, a first closed-loop control system is provided for automatically controlling the charge air pressure, and a second closed-loop control system is provided for automatically controlling the turbine speed. The second closed-loop control system is subordinate to the first closed-loop control system. The correcting variable (SG1) of the first closed-loop control system corresponds to the reference input of the second closed-loop control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Franz Butscher, Stephan Uhl
  • Patent number: 4389846
    Abstract: An arrangement for controlling a supply of air and a volume of fuel to an auxiliary combustion chamber associated with a supercharged internal combustion engine. The auxiliary combustion chamber being adapted to periodically deliver additional exhaust gas to an exhaust gas turbine of the supercharger as a function of an instantaneous exhaust gas volume from the internal combustion engine. A sensor is disposed in a charging air line of the internal combustion engine for influencing a pressure detector which delivers an actual value signal corresponding to the instantaneous charging air pressure. The signal reaching a comparator by way of an input amplifier, in which comparator the signal is compared with a guide parameter delivered by a fixed value adjustment device and corresponding to the desired constant charging air pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Motor-und Turbinen-Union GmbH
    Inventor: Franz Butscher
  • Patent number: 4343274
    Abstract: A control arrangement for an injection pump of an internal combustion engine wherein a correcting element, determining the required power of the internal combustion engine, and a centrifugal speed governor, for maintaining the limiting speeds of the internal combustion engine, are effective on a control rod of the injection pump to adjust the required feed rate of the pump. A correcting displacement of the control rod is optionally limited by the control arrangement in dependence upon various influential variables of the internal combustion engine. The control arrangement includes an electromagnet which cooperates, under slight pretensioning, with a free end face of the control rod. An electronic circuit provided for processing an output signal of an inductive displacement pickup for the control rod position and signals defining the operating condition of the internal combustion engine to control a variable effecting a metered activation of the electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1982
    Assignee: MTU Motoren - und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventor: Franz Butscher