Patents by Inventor Sylvain Charbonnel

Sylvain Charbonnel 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: 11226358
    Abstract: A damage analysis and control system is disclosed. An example process may include receiving a data set of measurements associated with a period of operation of a power system. The data set of measurements may identify a frequency that the power system is in an operating state during the period of operation, and the data set of measurements may identify a frequency of damage measurements associated with the operating state. The process may include determining, using a damage model and the data set of measurements, a damage score for the operating state during the period of operation of the power system. The process may include determining that the damage score satisfies a threshold damage score associated with the damage model and performing an action associated with the power system based on the damage score satisfying the threshold damage score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain Charbonnel, Frank Lombardi
  • Patent number: 10947919
    Abstract: A fuel injector controller is disclosed. The fuel injector controller may determine respective values of a set of parameters of the engine; process, using a neural network, the respective values to determine a target fuel output of a fuel injector, wherein the neural network is configured to determine the target fuel output based on the set of parameters being an input layer of the neural network; determine, based on an output of the neural network, the target fuel output; and provide the determined target fuel output to the fuel injector to permit the fuel injector to inject fuel according to the target fuel output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain Charbonnel, Greg Armstrong, Anand Krishnamurthygopalan, James Ulstad, Kranti Nellutla
  • Publication number: 20210062744
    Abstract: A fuel injector controller is disclosed. The fuel injector controller may determine respective values of a set of parameters of the engine; process, using a neural network, the respective values to determine a target fuel output of a fuel injector, wherein the neural network is configured to determine the target fuel output based on the set of parameters being an input layer of the neural network; determine, based on an output of the neural network, the target fuel output; and provide the determined target fuel output to the fuel injector to permit the fuel injector to inject fuel according to the target fuel output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain CHARBONNEL, Greg ARMSTRONG, Anand KRISHNAMURTHYGOPALAN, James ULSTAD, Kranti NELLUTLA
  • Publication number: 20210025342
    Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine system including a particulate filter includes receiving a desired output for an internal combustion engine and receiving sensor information including information indicative of a quantity of soot in the particulate filter. The method includes calculating a plurality of sets of engine performance values based on respective sets of candidate control points, each set of engine performance values including a soot change rate at which the quantity of soot changes over time and determining whether the soot change rate satisfies a soot change rate limit that requires an increase in the quantity of soot in the particulate filter. The method also includes controlling the internal combustion engine based on a set of candidate control points that satisfies the soot change rate limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sylvain CHARBONNEL
  • Patent number: 10851725
    Abstract: A fuel content detection system is disclosed. The fuel content detection system may include an engine control module (ECM) to receive a measurement of a parameter. The parameter may correlate with an amount of a substance in a fuel that is being consumed in an engine. The ECM may determine an estimation of the parameter based on a model. The model may use a predetermined value associated with the amount of the substance, and the engine may be configured to consume a designated type of fuel that includes an amount of the substance that corresponds to the predetermined value. The ECM may determine, based on the estimation and the measurement not being within a threshold range, that the fuel is not the designated type of fuel and perform an action associated with the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sylvain Charbonnel
  • Patent number: 10787981
    Abstract: Power system optimization is disclosed. An example power system described herein may include an engine control module that receives measurements associated with sensors, identifies settings associated with control devices, determines that a first set of parameters associated with the one or more control devices is to be optimized according to a first optimization process, iteratively performs the first optimization process until the first set of parameters are optimized, determines that a second set of parameters associated with the one or more control devices are to be optimized according to a second optimization process, iteratively performs the second optimization process until the second set of parameters are optimized, and, after the second set of parameters are optimized according to the second optimization process, configures one of the control devices to operate using an optimized value for the control device determined using the second optimization process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain Charbonnel, Fang Guo, Anand Krishnamurthygopalan, Gavin Williams
  • Patent number: 10787984
    Abstract: Power system optimization calibration is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain Charbonnel, Gavin Williams, Mark Scaife, Anand Krishnamurthygopalan
  • Publication number: 20200271702
    Abstract: A damage analysis and control system is disclosed. An example process may include receiving a data set of measurements associated with a period of operation of a power system. The data set of measurements may identify a frequency that the power system is in an operating state during the period of operation, and the data set of measurements may identify a frequency of damage measurements associated with the operating state. The process may include determining, using a damage model and the data set of measurements, a damage score for the operating state during the period of operation of the power system. The process may include determining that the damage score satisfies a threshold damage score associated with the damage model and performing an action associated with the power system based on the damage score satisfying the threshold damage score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain CHARBONNEL, Frank Lombardi
  • Publication number: 20200191073
    Abstract: A fuel content detection system is disclosed. The fuel content detection system may include an engine control module (ECM) to receive a measurement of a parameter. The parameter may correlate with an amount of a substance in a fuel that is being consumed in an engine. The ECM may determine an estimation of the parameter based on a model. The model may use a predetermined value associated with the amount of the substance, and the engine may be configured to consume a designated type of fuel that includes an amount of the substance that corresponds to the predetermined value. The ECM may determine, based on the estimation and the measurement not being within a threshold range, that the fuel is not the designated type of fuel and perform an action associated with the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sylvain CHARBONNEL
  • Patent number: 10605179
    Abstract: An engine misfire mitigation system is disclosed. The engine misfire mitigation system may include a sensor system; a fuel system to provide fuel to the engine; and an engine control module to: estimate an air pressure of a combustion chamber of the engine based on measurements from the sensor system, determine a probability that a threshold amount of hydrocarbons are present in an exhaust system of the engine based on the air pressure of the combustion chamber, determine that a fuel injection pressure is to be adjusted based on the probability that the threshold amount of hydrocarbons are present in the exhaust system of the engine and the air pressure of the combustion chamber, and cause the fuel system to reduce the fuel injection pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sylvain Charbonnel
  • Publication number: 20200056555
    Abstract: An engine misfire mitigation system is disclosed. The engine misfire mitigation system may include a sensor system; a fuel system to provide fuel to the engine; and an engine control module to: estimate an air pressure of a combustion chamber of the engine based on measurements from the sensor system, determine a probability that a threshold amount of hydrocarbons are present in an exhaust system of the engine based on the air pressure of the combustion chamber, determine that a fuel injection pressure is to be adjusted based on the probability that the threshold amount of hydrocarbons are present in the exhaust system of the engine and the air pressure of the combustion chamber, and cause the fuel system to reduce the fuel injection pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Sylvain Charbonnel
  • Publication number: 20200049094
    Abstract: Power system optimization calibration is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain CHARBONNEL, Gavin WILLIAMS, Mark SCAIFE, Anand KRISHNAMURTHYGOPALAN
  • Publication number: 20200049089
    Abstract: Power system optimization is disclosed. An example power system described herein may include an engine control module that receives measurements associated with sensors, identifies settings associated with control devices, determines that a first set of parameters associated with the one or more control devices is to be optimized according to a first optimization process, iteratively performs the first optimization process until the first set of parameters are optimized, determines that a second set of parameters associated with the one or more control devices are to be optimized according to a second optimization process, iteratively performs the second optimization process until the second set of parameters are optimized, and, after the second set of parameters are optimized according to the second optimization process, configures one of the control devices to operate using an optimized value for the control device determined using the second optimization process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain CHARBONNEL, Fang GUO, Anand KRISHNAMURTHYGOPALAN, Gavin WILLIAMS
  • Patent number: 10400700
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a control system with a monitoring mechanism producing data of engine operating state within a BMEP/speed envelope, and an electronic control unit structured to output a control command to vary at least one of a fuel delivery property or an air delivery property in the engine based on the data. Outputting the control command switches the engine between or among combustion modes that each satisfy different calibration criteria for optimizing aftertreatment function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Moore, Derek Tanis, Sylvain Charbonnel, Ry Colwell, Richard Breitzman
  • Publication number: 20180347497
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a control system with a monitoring mechanism producing data of engine operating state within a BMEP/speed envelope, and an electronic control unit structured to output a control command to vary at least one of a fuel delivery property or an air delivery property in the engine based on the data. Outputting the control command switches the engine between or among combustion modes that each satisfy different calibration criteria for optimizing aftertreatment function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Moore, Derek Tanis, Sylvain Charbonnel, Ry Colwell, Richard Breitzman
  • Patent number: 9694321
    Abstract: In one aspect, an exhaust treatment system includes a first particulate filter that has an oxidation catalyst and receives an exhaust stream from an engine. The first particulate filter has a first filter body that defines a plurality of flow-through channels, each open on the inlet and outlet sides of the first filter body. The first filter body also defines a plurality of wall-flow channels, each open on one of the inlet and outlet sides and closed on the other of the inlet and outlet sides. The system also has a second particulate filter that receives the exhaust stream from the first particulate filter. The second particulate filter has a second filter body that defines a plurality of wall-flow channels, each open on one of the inlet and outlet sides of the second particulate filter and closed on the other of the inlet and outlet sides of the second particulate filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Rodman, Ronald Silver, Sylvain Charbonnel
  • Patent number: 9611793
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of regenerating at least one aftertreatment device in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine by changing a calibration of the exhaust gas recirculation system with the engine to increase temperature of exhaust gas provided to the at least one aftertreatment device, and further incrementally changing the calibration to obtain an exhaust gas temperature within a target regeneration temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Sunley, Sylvain Charbonnel, Spencer Huhn
  • Publication number: 20170056824
    Abstract: In one aspect, an exhaust treatment system includes a first particulate filter that has an oxidation catalyst and receives an exhaust stream from an engine. The first particulate filter has a first filter body that defines a plurality of flow-through channels, each open on the inlet and outlet sides of the first filter body. The first filter body also defines a plurality of wall-flow channels, each open on one of the inlet and outlet sides and closed on the other of the inlet and outlet sides. The system also has a second particulate filter that receives the exhaust stream from the first particulate filter. The second particulate filter has a second filter body that defines a plurality of wall-flow channels, each open on one of the inlet and outlet sides of the second particulate filter and closed on the other of the inlet and outlet sides of the second particulate filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Rodman, Ronald Silver, Sylvain Charbonnel
  • Publication number: 20160032850
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of regenerating at least one aftertreatment device in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine by changing a calibration of the exhaust gas recirculation system with the engine to increase temperature of exhaust gas provided to the at least one aftertreatment device, and further incrementally changing the calibration to obtain an exhaust gas temperature within a target regeneration temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Sunley, Sylvain Charbonnel, Spencer Huhn