Patents by Inventor Sven Ahlinder

Sven Ahlinder 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: 9869254
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining fuel blend in a dual fuel mixture including a first and a second fuel in an internal combustion engine. The method includes the steps of measuring multiple engine parameters using sensors during transient cycle operation for a predetermined range of engine loads and fuel blends; using system identification of transient time series of the measurements to determine one or more relevant engine parameters; determining a model for estimation of the fuel blend based on said one or more engine parameters; using the model for determining a current fuel blend during transient operation using current measured values of the one or more engine parameters, and using the calculated current fuel blend for controlling the amount of dual fuel mixture injected into each cylinder of the internal combustion engine. A vehicle and a computer program product using the method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventor: Sven Ahlinder
  • Publication number: 20160047325
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining fuel blend in a dual fuel mixture including a first and a second fuel in an internal combustion engine. The method includes the steps of measuring multiple engine parameters using sensors during transient cycle operation for a predetermined range of engine loads and fuel blends; using system identification of transient time series of the measurements to determine one or more relevant engine parameters; determining a model for estimation of the fuel blend based on said one or more engine parameters; using the model fur determining a current fuel blend during transient operation using current measured values of the one or more engine parameters, and using the calculated current fuel blend for controlling the amount of dual fuel mixture injected into each cylinder of the internal combustion engine. A vehicle and a computer program product using the method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sven AHLINDER
  • Publication number: 20090132182
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a value T being representative of the mean engine torque generated on a crank-shaft of an internal combustion engine, comprising the steps of producing a speed vector including values being representative of instantaneous speeds of the engine during a sampling period, determining a mean engine speed n during said sampling period from the speed vector, determining a value Px, being representative of the frequency contribution of the speed vector at the frequency x*n, where x is a pre-selected order, and producing a value T being representative of the mean engine torque on the crankshaft during said sampling period, wherein T is derived from a mathematical expression including a polynomial having at least a term k*n*Px, where k is a polynomial constant. The invention also relates to a device for producing a value T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Krister Fredriksson, Fredrik Wattwil, Sven Ahlinder