Patents by Inventor Lennart Andersson
Lennart 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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Publication number: 20230399972Abstract: An engine system includes a hydrogen combustion engine and an exhaust aftertreatment system, EATS, configured to reduce emissions of the engine exhausts. The EATS comprises: an exhaust gas inlet for receiving engine exhaust from the hydrogen combustion engine; a plurality of emission reducing modules arranged downstream of the exhaust gas inlet and being configured to reduce emissions of the engine exhausts, the plurality of emission reducing modules comprising at least a first emission reducing module with a porous substrate including a powder coating and a selective catalyst reduction, SCR, coating, and a second emission reducing module being a selective catalyst reduction, SCR, catalyst unit. At least one of the first and second emission reducing modules is arranged as the first occurring emission reducing module of the EATS downstream of the exhaust gas inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Jonas Jansson
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Publication number: 20230399964Abstract: An internal combustion engine, ICE, system for a vehicle includes an ICE operable on a main fuel component containing hydrogen gas or hydrogen liquid, said ICE having at least one combustion chamber; an exhaust gas aftertreatment system, EATS, arranged in an exhaust gas circuit downstream the ICE, said EATS having at least one NOx reduction device and/or a particulate filter, and an exhaust gas water recovery, EWR, system arranged at least partly downstream the NOx reduction device in the exhaust gas circuit, said EWR system having at least a primary exhaust cooler and a water separator; a waste heat recovery, WHR, system for providing a rankine cycle, said WHR system being arranged to transport a working fluid, WF, through the primary exhaust cooler of the EWR system; a low temperature coolant circuit in fluid communication an exhaust condenser of the EWR system; and a water management system arranged in fluid communication with the water separator of the EWR system, said water management system being arrangType: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Fredrik RAHM
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Patent number: 11698010Abstract: Provided are a method and an ICE system, including an internal combustion engine including a first and a second set of cylinders. A first and a second EGR valve control flow of exhaust gas from the cylinders to an EGR conduit. A controller controls the closing of the second EGR valve, thereby preventing flow of exhaust gas from the second set of cylinders to the EGR conduit. The second EGR valve is upstream of a turbine. The controller is configured to activate a fuel injector for late post injection of fuel into the second set of cylinders when the second EGR valve is closed, so that at least a part of the fuel that exits the second set of cylinders is uncombusted. An exhaust gas aftertreatment system receives and treats exhaust gas which is not recirculated in the EGR conduit, and includes an oxidation catalyst for combustion.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Malin Ehleskog, Lennart Andersson
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Patent number: 11649146Abstract: A safety system (2) for a working vehicle (4) comprising a working equipment (6), e.g. a crane or a working tool, the safety system (2) comprises a control unit (8), a controller (10), e.g. a remote controller, configured to control said working equipment (6), and a display unit (12).Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Hiab ABInventors: Lennart Andersson, Björn Nilsson, Bengt Söderholm, Marcel Boxem, Johan Westerberg, Jan A Vink, Kalevi Nurmi
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Patent number: 11608765Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining urea feeding in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system (100,200), the exhaust gas aftertreatment system (100,200) being connectable to an internal combustion engine (101,201) operating under an engine operating condition, the system (100,200) comprising a first Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR1) system comprising a first selective reduction catalyst (SCR1c) and a first doser (103,203) configured for feeding urea upstream the SCR1 system, at least one Particulate Filter (PF) downstream the SCR1 system or as a substrate for the SCR1c and a second Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR2) system downstream the PF, the SCR2 system comprising a second selective reduction catalyst (SCR2c) and a second doser (104,204) configured for feeding urea upstream the SCR2c, the method comprising the steps of estimating the amount of particles in the PF; and determining the amount of urea to be fed by the respective first and second doser (4,5) based on the engine operatinType: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Mathias Magnusson, Johanna Bergström, Lennart Andersson
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Patent number: 11492946Abstract: An aftertreatment system (100) connected downstream an internal combustion engine arrangement (102) for receiving combustion gas exhausted from the internal combustion engine arrangement (102) during operation thereof, the aftertreatment system (100) comprising a primary aftertreatment system (104) comprising a first catalytic reduction arrangement (106); a secondary reduction system (108) comprising a second catalytic reduction arrangement (110).Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart Andersson, Soran Shwan, Mathias Magnussson
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Patent number: 11454178Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Arne Andersson, Lennart Andersson
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Patent number: 11441502Abstract: A start-up method for heating a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) module in a hybrid propulsion system of a vehicle. An internal combustion engine is in fluid communication with an exhaust aftertreatment system having an exhaust. An SCR module is disposed in the exhaust passage downstream of the engine and an electric motor. The method includes operating the engine in a start-up mode with a torque restriction on the engine, allowing the SCR module to convert NOx emission; supplying a surplus amount of a reducing agent to the exhaust gas at a position between the engine and the SCR module, the surplus amount of the reducing agent being larger than a required amount of reducing agent for converting NOx emission from the engine; heating said SCR module to a working temperature; and terminating the start-up mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventor: Lennart Andersson
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Patent number: 11378027Abstract: 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 cylinderType: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Arne Andersson, Staffan Lundgren, Lennart Andersson
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Publication number: 20220170398Abstract: Provided are a method and an ICE system, including an internal combustion engine including a first and a second set of cylinders. A first and a second EGR valve control flow of exhaust gas from the cylinders to an EGR conduit. A controller controls the closing of the second EGR valve, thereby preventing flow of exhaust gas from the second set of cylinders to the EGR conduit. The second EGR valve is upstream of a turbine. The controller is configured to activate a fuel injector for late post injection of fuel into the second set of cylinders when the second EGR valve is closed, so that at least a part of the fuel that exits the second set of cylinders is uncombusted. An exhaust gas aftertreatment system receives and treats exhaust gas which is not recirculated in the EGR conduit, and includes an oxidation catalyst for combustion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Malin EHLESKOG, Lennart ANDERSSON
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Publication number: 20220112825Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining urea feeding in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system (100,200), the exhaust gas aftertreatment system (100,200) being connectable to an internal combustion engine (101,201) operating under an engine operating condition, the system (100,200) comprising a first Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR1) system comprising a first selective reduction catalyst (SCR1c) and a first doser (103,203) configured for feeding urea upstream the SCR1 system, at least one Particulate Filter (PF) downstream the SCR1 system or as a substrate for the SCR1c and a second Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR2) system downstream the PF, the SCR2 system comprising a second selective reduction catalyst (SCR2c) and a second doser (104,204) configured for feeding urea upstream the SCR2c, the method comprising the steps of estimating the amount of particles in the PF; and determining the amount of urea to be fed by the respective first and second doser (4,5) based on the engine operatinType: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Mathias Magnusson, Johanna Bergström, Lennart Andersson
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Patent number: 11286847Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Nhut Lam, Staffan Lundgren
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Publication number: 20220010710Abstract: An aftertreatment system (100) connected downstream an internal combustion engine arrangement (102) for receiving combustion gas exhausted from the internal combustion engine arrangement (102) during operation thereof, the aftertreatment system (100) comprising a primary aftertreatment system (104) comprising a first catalytic reduction arrangement (106); a secondary reduction system (108) comprising a second catalytic reduction arrangement (110).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Soran SHWAN, Mathias MAGNUSSSON
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Patent number: 11220943Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson
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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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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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Publication number: 20210188221Abstract: A stabilizer leg control system (2) for controlling at least one stabilizer leg (4) arranged to support the stability of a vehicle (6), the control system comprises: a control unit (8) configured to control the operation of said at least one stabilizer leg (4), a user interface unit (10) comprising a user interface (12) configured to receive user input to control various functions of the vehicle, including to control the operation of said at least one stabilizer leg (4) of said vehicle, and to establish bidirectional communication to said control unit by a communication signal (14), and a receiver unit (16), a transmission unit (18) structured to be mounted at, or in the vicinity of, each of said at least one stabilizer leg (4), wherein said transmission unit (18) is configured to transmit a transmission unit signal (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: David NÄSLUND, Lennart ANDERSSON, Joakim KARLSSON, Hans KÖNIGSSON
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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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Patent number: 10955088Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel tank arrangement (100) for an internal combustion engine (2) of a vehicle, the fuel tank arrangement (100) comprising a fuel tank (101) for containing a combustible gas; wherein the fuel tank arrangement further comprises a combustible gas burning arrangement (106) for combustion of combustible gas, said combustible gas burning arrangement (106) being positioned in downstream fluid communication with the fuel tank (101) via a first conduit.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Lennart Andersson, Marcus Leidefeldt, Ingemar Magnusson
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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