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: 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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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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Publication number: 20200332730Abstract: Start-up method for heating a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) module in a hybrid propulsion system of a vehicle, comprising an electric motor operatively connected to an internal combustion engine producing exhaust gas, both electric motor and internal combustion engine being operable to power said vehicle, and said internal combustion engine being in fluid communication with an exhaust aftertreatment system having an exhaust passage and comprising the SCR module, said SCR module being disposed in said exhaust passage downstream of said engine and said electric motor, the method comprising the steps of: 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 modType: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventor: Lennart ANDERSSON
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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: 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: 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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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: 10590866Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a high pressure gas injection internal combustion engine including at least one cylinder, the method including supplying a first gaseous fuel from a first gas injection system and injecting the first gaseous fuel in at least one of the at least one cylinder. The method includes converting waste gas from the first gas injection system to a second fuel, and injecting the second fuel obtained by the conversion into at least one of said at least one cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Ingemar Magnusson, Lennart Andersson
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Publication number: 20200025337Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Marcus Leidefeldt, Ingemar Magnusson
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Publication number: 20190322498Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Björn NILSSON, Bengt SÖDERHOLM, Marcel BOXEM, Johan WESTERBERG, Jan A VINK, Kalevi NURMI
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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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Patent number: 10301998Abstract: A heat exchanger system for treatment of a flow of exhaust gases in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of a vehicle. The heat exchanger system includes a nitrogen monoxide (NO) oxidation site for oxidizing nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The NO oxidation site is positioned such that the flow of exhaust gases at a downstream end (40) of the NO oxidation site in use of the heat exchanger system is arranged to proceed at a temperature within a predetermined temperature interval corresponding to a desired NO to NO2 (NO:NO2) ratio interval in the flow of exhaust gases. An exhaust gas aftertreatment system and a vehicle including such a heat exchanger system, and a method for using such a heat exchanger system, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Lennart Andersson, Martin Lunden
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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: 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