Abstract: An apparatus for a combustion cylinder of a reciprocating piston engine includes a combustion cylinder end face component including a first side configured to face the combustion cylinder and extending in a radial direction of the combustion cylinder and a pocket recessed into the first side and including a recessed pocket surface. The combustion cylinder end face component may be one of a piston and a cylinder head. A thermal barrier coating is inlaid in the pocket. The thermal barrier coating includes a ceramic-metallic layer directly coating the recessed pocket surface and a ceramic layer directly coating the ceramic-metallic layer and including an outer surface facing the combustion cylinder.

Abstract: A cylinder head includes novel designs for undercuts, contours of the outer enclosure, coolant jackets, and other cavities within an outer enclosure of the cylinder head. The cylinder head design enables the reduction of weight of the head while maintaining structural integrity of the head, and improves control of temperatures in intake side and exhaust side zones of the heads to improve operational efficiency of the engine. A method is provided for additive manufacturing of the cylinder head including the disclosed designs.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and controlling a device to reduce the pressure in an exhaust gas recirculation loop in response to a pressure condition exceeding a threshold.

Abstract: A cylinder head includes novel designs for undercuts, contours of the outer enclosure, coolant jackets, and other cavities within an outer enclosure of the cylinder head. The cylinder head design enables the reduction of weight of the head while maintaining structural integrity of the head, and improves control of temperatures in intake side and exhaust side zones of the heads to improve operational efficiency of the engine. A method is provided for additive manufacturing of the cylinder head including the disclosed designs.

Abstract: A system includes an engine including a valvetrain comprising one or more intake valves and one or more exhaust valves, a variable valve actuation (VVA) system electronically controllable to vary operation of the valvetrain to selectably operate the engine in either a Miller cycle or a non-Miller cycle, and an electronic control system configured to control the VVA system to change operation of the engine from the Miller-cycle to the non-Miller cycle if an engine speed condition is satisfied, a peak cylinder pressure (PCP) condition is satisfied, at least one of an air-fuel ratio (AFR) condition and an oxygen-fuel-control (OFC) condition is satisfied, and a minimum off time condition for the VVA system is satisfied.

Abstract: An apparatus for a combustion cylinder of a reciprocating piston engine includes a combustion cylinder end face component including a first side configured to face the combustion cylinder and extending in a radial direction of the combustion cylinder and a pocket recessed into the first side and including a recessed pocket surface. The combustion cylinder end face component may be one of a piston and a cylinder head. A thermal barrier coating is inlaid in the pocket. The thermal barrier coating includes a ceramic-metallic layer directly coating the recessed pocket surface and a ceramic layer directly coating the ceramic-metallic layer and including an outer surface facing the combustion cylinder.

Abstract: In a system having a hybrid powertrain having a piston internal combustion engine, and a motor/generator, and the motor generator being coupleable to a clutch and thereby to a gearbox, the engine further being equipped with a valvetrain control system operable to change the engine valve operation between a first mode in which the engine can operate in a conventional internal combustion mode and a second mode in which pumping losses are reduced when the engine is not operating in a conventional internal combustion mode. This allows it to be rotated without generating power, in a hybrid mode, with minimal losses.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders operable by a valve actuation mechanism. A cylinder deactivation operation is modified in response to determining a cyclical operation mode of the engine.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and controlling a device to reduce the pressure in an exhaust gas recirculation loop in response to a pressure condition exceeding a threshold.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and controlling the intake manifold pressure during early intake valve opening to reduce or prevent oil consumption.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders operable by a valve actuation mechanism. A cylinder deactivation operation is modified in response to determining a cyclical operation mode of the engine.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and controlling the intake manifold pressure during early intake valve opening to reduce or prevent oil consumption.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and controlling a variable geometry turbocharger during early intake valve opening to reduce or prevent oil consumption.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and controlling a variable geometry turbocharger during early intake valve opening to reduce or prevent oil consumption.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes an engine with a plurality of pistons housed in respective ones of a plurality of cylinders, an air intake system to provide air to the plurality of cylinders through respective ones of a plurality of intake valves, an exhaust system to release exhaust gas from the plurality of cylinders through respective one of a plurality of exhaust valves, an aftertreatment system to treat exhaust emission from the engine, and a controller coupled to at least one sensor and configured to control a variable valve actuation mechanism to provide variable engine braking for thermal management.

Abstract: A system and method for thermal management of an aftertreatment component are described. The disclosed method can employ any one or combination of operating modes that obtain a target condition of the exhaust gas to support or initiate thermal management of the aftertreatment device.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes an engine with a plurality of pistons housed in respective ones of a plurality of cylinders, an air intake system to provide air to the plurality of cylinders through respective ones of a plurality of intake valves, an exhaust system to release exhaust gas from the plurality of cylinders through respective one of a plurality of exhaust valves, an aftertreatment system to treat exhaust emission from the engine, and a controller coupled to at least one sensor and configured to control a variable valve actuation mechanism to provide variable engine braking for thermal management.

Abstract: A system and method for thermal management of an aftertreatment component are described. The disclosed method can employ any one or combination of operating modes that obtain a target condition of the exhaust gas to support or initiate thermal management of the aftertreatment device.

Abstract: A system includes an engine and a controller in operative communication with the engine. Engine operating conditions are determined. At least one engine operating condition is determined. Based on the determined at least one engine operating condition, brake-specific fuel consumption is determined for each of a plurality of candidate cylinder pressures. A target cylinder pressure is selected from the plurality of candidate cylinder pressures. The target cylinder pressure is the candidate cylinder pressure at which brake-specific fuel consumption is minimized. Intake valve timing of the engine is modulated so as to achieve the target cylinder pressure.