With Additional Drive Means For Supercharging Means Patents (Class 60/607)
  • Patent number: 8397501
    Abstract: An automotive air blower includes an air pump (14) connected to the output shaft of a transmission system, whose input shaft is connected, in use, to the engine (16) of a motor vehicle. The input and output shafts are connected to the ring gear (10) and sun gear (13), respectively, of a three-branch epicyclic differential gearset. The planet carrier (12) of the gearset is connected to the rotor (2) of an electric motor/generator and the input shaft is connected to the rotor of an electrical machine (1), which constitutes at least a generator. The electrical connections of the stators of the two machines are connected together via a controller arranged to control the flow of electrical power between them. A selectively engageable mechanical connection (15) is provided between two of the branches of the gearset and arranged to connect the two branches together such that the gearset will rotate as a single unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignees: Nexxtdrive Limited, Integral Powertrain Limited
    Inventor: Luke Barker
  • Patent number: 8393152
    Abstract: An lubricating oil from an oil pump that is driven by rotation of an engine is supplied as a refrigerant to a rotor of an assist motor via a pressure valve. The pressure valve is configured to be closed when the pressure of the lubricating oil is less than a predetermined value, and to open when the pressure of the lubricating oil is greater than or equal to the predetermined value. As a result, when the rotor is in low need for cooling down because the temperature rise of the rotor is small although the rotation speed of the rotor rises, that is, when the engine is operating at a low rotation speed with a high load, the supply of lubricating oil to the rotor is reduced or stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyuki Nishida
  • Patent number: 8371121
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes a turbine wheel, a compressor wheel connected thereto, an electric motor situated on the side of the compressor wheel which is distant to the turbine wheel, and a rotor connected to the compressor wheel in a rotationally fixed manner and designed in a freely projecting manner. A drive system for motor vehicles includes a turbocharger. The turbocharger is characterized by a very spontaneous response behavior, as well as the possibility for energy recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignees: Lindenmaier AG, SycoTec GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Holger Gödeke, Rudolf Löffler, Ralf Heber, Thomas Bischof, Sandra Maier, Oliver Kämpfer
  • Publication number: 20120266595
    Abstract: A hydraulic drive assists to increase the acceleration rate of a turbocharger impeller/turbine shaft assembly and provide a secondary means of driving the compressor impeller at lower engine speeds where exhaust gases alone does not generate adequate shaft speeds to create significant induction boost. The hydraulic circuit includes a dual displacement motor, which provides high torque for acceleration yet converts to a single motor for high-speed operation. When the exhaust driven turbine function allows compressor speeds, beyond which the hydraulic system can contribute, a slip clutch allows disengagement of the hydraulic drive. The hydraulic circuit is integrated with the power steering circuit to conserve energy and supportive components such as lines and reservoir. In an alternative embodiment, there is no turbocharger and the hydraulic drive provides means of forced induction air alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: HYDRACHARGE, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Buschur, Richard S. Leemhuis, Donald G. Shloff
  • Publication number: 20120260654
    Abstract: A driving device having a charging device for increasing the pressure and the mass flow of the combustion air of an internal combustion engine, and having a steam generator for evaporating a fluid using thermal energy drawn from the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine. The steam generator is connected to a steam accumulator, and the charging device is an exhaust gas turbocharger whose drive turbine can be acted on at least partly both by exhaust gas and also by steam from the steam accumulator, the steam pressure and/or steam mass flow of the steam supplied to the exhaust gas turbocharger being capable of being regulated and/or controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas Proepper
  • Patent number: 8261550
    Abstract: A power unit for an automotive vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine electrically connected to electrical power storage arrangement, and a turbocharger comprising a first turbine located in an exhaust line of the engine. This power unit further includes a second turbine, located in an exhaust line of the engine and drivingly connected to the electric machine, and a transmission set. A first input/output of the transmission set is connected to the second turbine and a second input/output of the transmission set is connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The transmission set has an adjustable speed reduction ratio between its first and second inputs/outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Renault Trucks
    Inventor: Vincent Sartre
  • Patent number: 8225608
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle is provided. The powertrain includes an engine boosted by a turbocharger. The turbocharger includes a first motor-generator mounted with respect to the turbocharger, and arranged to selectively assist acceleration of the vehicle by driving the turbocharger, to provide regenerative charging of an energy storage device and to be idle, as its modes of operation. The powertrain additionally includes a second motor-generator mounted with respect to the powertrain, and arranged to selectively assist acceleration of the vehicle, to provide regenerative charging of the energy storage device and to be idle, as its modes of operation. A controller responsive to sensed vehicle operating parameters is arranged on the vehicle for controlling and coordinating the modes of operation of the first motor-generator and of the second motor-generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ko-Jen Wu, Jian Jun Zhang, James C. Elmslie
  • Publication number: 20120180482
    Abstract: A hybrid hydraulic turbocharger system for internal combustion engines. The turbocharger system includes a hydraulic pump motor in mechanical communication with said engine drive shaft. A hybrid turbocharger unit includes an engine exhaust gas turbine driving a compressor, a hydraulic turbine and a hydraulic pump, all mounted on said turbocharger shaft. The hydraulic pump motor functions as a hydraulic pump driven by the drive shaft of the engine to provide additional boost to the turbocharger unit at low engine speeds and functions as a hydraulic motor driven by the turbocharger pump to provide additional torque to the engine drive shaft high engine speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Davorin Kapich
  • Patent number: 8210292
    Abstract: As one example, a vehicle propulsion system is provided. The system includes: an engine with an intake air compressor and an exhaust gas turbine. Further, a control is provided to operate the compressor at a different speed than the turbine, at least under an operating condition, and to adjust an amount of opening overlap between engine valves in response to a rotational speed of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John D. Russell, Gopichandra Sumilla
  • Patent number: 8209981
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling an engine are provided. In some examples, the engine has at least a cylinder and a compression device coupled to an intake of the engine, and the method includes, during engine re-start operation of an engine idle-stop condition, commencing combustion in the cylinder from a non-combusting condition, the combustion in a two-stroke combustion cycle of the cylinder. However, in some examples, at least partially electrically powered boosting operation may also be used to extend the two-stroke operation during a start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla
  • Publication number: 20120137681
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an internal-combustion engine for driving a drive train of the vehicle, at least one charger for increasing the pressure of the air supplied to the internal-combustion engine and an electrical machine which can be or is coupled to the charger in a torque-transmitting manner and is provided for driving or supporting the drive of the charger. The drive train can be or is coupled with the electrical machine in a torque-transmitting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Hoess, Jens Neumann, Armin Engstle
  • Patent number: 8191370
    Abstract: In an engine equipped with a supercharger consisting of a compressor having a plurality of blades on a turbine shaft and a turbine, at least one index means provided on the turbine shaft or the plurality of blades, and a turbo angular velocity sensor, which detects a rotation of the index means and a rotation of the plurality of blades respectively and connected to an ECU. In the engine, also, a turbo angular velocity computing means, which calculates an angular velocity by obtaining a plurality of pulses per one rotation of the turbine shaft, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Shimizu, Takashi Miyamoto, Takao Kawabe, Tetsuo Sakaki, Isamu Kawashima, Toshiro Itatsu
  • Patent number: 8176901
    Abstract: A supercharger for boosting intake manifold pressure in an internal combustion engine and producing electrical energy comprises an input shaft (3), a electric machine (50) including a stator (51) and a rotor (53), a compressor (70) including an impeller (71), and a planetary transmission (30) located between the input shaft (3) and the rotor (53) of the electric machine (50) and the impeller (71) of the compressor (70), all such that the input shaft 3 can drive both the impeller (71) and the rotor (53), or the rotor (53) and input shaft (3) can drive the impeller (71). The planetary transmission (30) includes an outer ring (31) operatively coupled to the input shaft (3), a sun member (39) operatively coupled to the impeller (71), planetary clusters (38) located between the outer ring (31) and sun member (39), and a carrier (37) operatively coupled to the planet clusters (38) and the rotor (53). Each planetary cluster (38) comprises an inner roller (35) and an outer roller (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Timken Company
    Inventors: Xiaolan Ai, Donald Remboski
  • Patent number: 8109092
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling an engine are provided. In some examples, the engine has at least a cylinder and a compression device coupled to an intake of the engine, and the method includes, during engine re-start operation of an engine idle-stop condition, commencing combustion in the cylinder from a non-combusting condition, the combustion in a two-stroke combustion cycle of the cylinder. However, in some examples, at least partially electrically powered boosting operation may also be used to extend the two-stroke operation during a start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla
  • Patent number: 8096127
    Abstract: An exhaust turbo-supercharger is capable of preventing misalignment of the center of the rotating shaft of a supercharger turbine and the center of the rotating shaft of a supercharger compressor, or, misalignment of the center of the rotating shaft of the supercharger turbine, the center of the rotating shaft of the supercharger compressor, and the center of the rotating shaft of a power generator, due to the heat of exhaust gas; is capable of reducing vibration of these rotation axes; and is capable of improving the reliability of the entire supercharger. The exhaust turbo-supercharger has a casing that supports a turbine unit and a compressor unit. The lower end of the casing constitutes a leg portion, and the leg portion is fixed to a base placed on the floor. A power generator having a rotating shaft is connected to a rotating shaft of the turbine unit and the compressor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ono, Keiichi Shiraishi, Yoshitsugu Aono
  • Patent number: 8096126
    Abstract: A motor-driven supercharger is provided with a turbine shaft (12) having a turbine impeller (11) in one end, a compressor impeller (14) rotationally driven by the turbine shaft, a housing surrounding the turbine impeller, the turbine shaft and the compressor impeller, a motor stator (24) fixed within the housing, and a motor rotor (22) rotationally driven by the motor stator. The motor rotor (22) is fixed to an inner diameter side of the compressor impeller (14) in accordance with a fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Shibui, Masahiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20120006020
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for powering a compressor turbine are provided. The shared shaft between an exhaust gas turbine and the compressor may operates more effectively with the addition an additional component such as a steam turbine to help control the speed of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: Karim Wahdan
  • Publication number: 20110214422
    Abstract: Disclosed is a super-turbocharger system that increases power and efficiency of an engine. The system uses the exothermic properties of a catalytic converter to extract additional energy from exhaust heat that is used to add power to the engine. Compressed air is supplied and mixed with exhaust gases upstream and/or downstream from a catalytic converter that is connected to an exhaust manifold. The gaseous mixture of exhaust gases and compressed air is sufficiently rich in oxygen to oxidize hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in the catalytic converter, which adds heat to the gaseous mixture. In addition, a sufficient amount of compressed air is supplied to the exhaust gases to maintain the temperature of the gaseous mixture at a substantially optimal temperature level. The gaseous mixture is applied to the turbine of the super-turbocharger, which increases the output of said super-turbocharger, which increases the power and efficiency of said engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Ed VanDyne, Volker Schumacher, Jared William Brown, Tom Waldron
  • Publication number: 20110203271
    Abstract: A turbocharger comprises a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel mounted to a turbocharger shaft. An electric induction motor is provided for assisting rotation of the compressor wheel in predetermined circumstances. The motor comprises a fixed stator having motor field coils which generate a rotating magnetic field when energised by an AC control signal which induces eddy current flow in a rotor to generate a rotor magnetic field which in turn interacts with the stator magnetic field producing torque in the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Edward Spooner
  • Patent number: 8001781
    Abstract: A motor-driven supercharger is provided with a thrust bearing (30) rotatably supporting a thrust force applied to a turbine shaft (12). The thrust bearing (30) is constituted by a small-diameter disc-shaped thrust collar (32) rotating together with a turbine shaft, and a turbine side thrust bearing (34) and a compressor side thrust bearing (36) which block a movement in an axial direction of the thrust collar. The compressor side thrust bearing (36) has a small-diameter ring portion (37) including a thrust surface which is in contact with the thrust collar and has approximately an equal diameter, and a flange portion (38a) fixed to a housing (16) in the turbine side, and the small-diameter ring portion and the flange portion are arranged at different positions in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Shibui, Masahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7991539
    Abstract: An electronic control unit 50 determines whether the ambient air in the vicinity of an oxygen concentration sensor 55 in an exhaust passage 30 has become equal to the atmospheric state as a fuel cut-off operation is executed. If the ambient air in the vicinity of the oxygen concentration sensor 55 is equal to the atmospheric state, the electronic control unit 50 executes a learning process, in which a detection value C of the oxygen concentration sensor 55 is stored as a learned value Cstd in a memory 56. The electronic control unit 50 continues the learning process until a predetermined time period set based on an exhaust gas transport delay elapses from when the fuel cut-off operation is terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Enomoto, Atsushi Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20110146273
    Abstract: A compressor system for a vehicle includes a compressor driven by a drive motor of the vehicle and a suction air conduit for supplying air that has already been precompressed by a turbocharger of the drive motor to the compressor. A mechanism is disposed in the suction air guide for reducing the flow cross-section. The mechanism is able to limit the charging pressure of the already precompressed air supplied to the compressor. A method for controlling a compressor system having a turbocharged compressor limits a charging pressure of the already precompressed air to an adjustable maximum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Eduard GERUM
  • Publication number: 20110138808
    Abstract: The invention refers to a supercharging system (6) for an internal combustion engine (1) incorporating in combination, a turbine (7), a compressor (8) and an electrical driven system (20) that is connected by any power transmission system (16, 19) to the crankshaft (4) or any other vehicle drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, where the turbine inlet is subjected to exhaust gases, causing the turbine wheel to rotate and thereby via the drive shaft causing mechanical rotating power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: KASI FORVALTNING I GOTEBORG AB
    Inventor: Isak LÖFGREN
  • Publication number: 20110131984
    Abstract: The invention refers to a supercharging system (6) for an internal combustion engine (1) incorporating in combination, a turbine (7), a compressor (8) and an electrical driven system (20) that is connected by any power transmission system (16, 19) to the crankshaft (4) or any other vehicle drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, where the turbine inlet is subjected to exhaust gases, causing the turbine wheel to rotate and thereby via the drive shaft causing mechanical rotating power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: KASI FORVALTNING I GOTEBORG AB
    Inventor: Isak Löfgren
  • Publication number: 20110131983
    Abstract: The invention refers to a supercharging system (6) for an internal combustion engine (1) incorporating in combination, a turbine (7), a compressor (8) and an electrical driven system (20) that is connected by any power transmission system (16, 19) to the crankshaft (4) or any other vehicle drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, where the turbine inlet is subjected to exhaust gases, causing the turbine wheel to rotate and thereby via the drive shaft causing mechanical rotating power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: KASI FORVALTNING I GOTEBORG AB
    Inventor: Isak LÖFGREN
  • Publication number: 20110126536
    Abstract: The invention refers to a supercharging system (6) for an internal combustion engine (1) incorporating in combination, a turbine (7), a compressor (8) and an electrical driven system (20) that is connected by any power transmission system (16, 19) to the crankshaft (4) or any other vehicle drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, where the turbine inlet is subjected to exhaust gases, causing the turbine wheel to rotate and thereby via the drive shaft causing mechanical rotating power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: KASI FORVALTNING I GOTEBORG AB
    Inventor: Isak LÖFGREN
  • Patent number: 7946118
    Abstract: An electrically controlled turbocharger has a motor mounted on a shaft in a motor housing between a turbine and compressor. Oil is sprayed onto the motor stator to cool the stator. An oil gallery is disposed above the stator to receive lubricating oil and contains apertures that perform as jets to allow oil to be sprayed directly on the motor stator. A coolant jacket is formed in the turbocharger housing between the turbine and the motor to allow liquid coolant to circulate therein and dissipate heat from the turbine end prior to reaching the motor components. Other embodiments provide for a stator component to be submerged in flowing cooling oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: EcoMotors International
    Inventors: Will Hippen, Franz Laimboeck, Tyler Garrard
  • Patent number: 7921944
    Abstract: As one example, a vehicle propulsion system is provided. The system includes: an with an intake air compressor and an exhaust gas turbine. Further, a control is provided to operate the compressor at a different speed than the turbine, at least under an operating condition, and to adjust an amount of opening overlap between engine valves in response to a rotational speed of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John D. Russell, Gopichandra Surnilla
  • Publication number: 20110036089
    Abstract: A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, in which a mechanical energy flow can be generated for a intake airflow from an exhaust gas flow of the internal combustion engine. The turbocharger includes a mechanical energy converter connected between the exhaust gas flow and the intake airflow, by which converter the mechanical energy flow can be transferred and transmitted. The turbocharger also includes an electrical energy converter associated with the mechanical energy flow for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy, or vice versa, to enable improved intake airflow charging of an internal combustion engine. By means of the electrical energy converter, an electrical energy flow can be selectively branched off to a battery or fed into the mechanical energy flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Triller, Andreas Englisch
  • Patent number: 7886522
    Abstract: A combined diesel gas-turbine system for optimizing operation and combustion processes of a diesel engine includes a catalytic sub-system, a turbo-generator sub-system and a hybrid sub-system. The catalytic sub-system is in communication with an exhaust port of the diesel engine and is operative for combusting and reducing all pollutants from diesel exhaust. The catalytic sub-system is a three-way catalytic converter and a first catalytic converter in series with a second catalytic converter. The turbo-generator sub-system is operative for the reclamation of secondary energy from the catalytic sub-system and includes a turbine in communication with the second catalytic converter for receiving a source of cleaned exhaust gas to drive the turbine. The hybrid sub-system is operative for the management of energy within the system. The system may incorporate a waste heat recovery system and convert it to mechanical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Refaat Kammel
  • Publication number: 20100287932
    Abstract: An electrically assisted turbocharger is provided; in the case where an internal combustion engine rotates at low rotation speed, the output thereof is secured by adjusting the flow rate in a recirculation path while supercharging with electrically assisting torque, and in the case where the internal combustion engine rotates at high rotation speed, electrically assisting torque compensates the inertia of at least a turbine wheel, a compressor impeller, and a motor; as a result, not only unnecessary consumption of electric energy is avoided, but also desired supercharging can be performed by the electrically assisted turbocharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki TANAKA, Noriyuki Inoue, Yohei Akashi
  • Patent number: 7827790
    Abstract: A torque base control unit calculates target torque based on an accelerator position and engine speed. The control unit further executes calculation of target airflow rate, calculation of target intake pressure, and calculation of target boost pressure based on the target torque. Target throttle position is calculated based on the target airflow rate, target intake pressure, target boost pressure, actual boost pressure, and throttle passed intake temperature. An assist control unit calculates target turbine power based on the target airflow rate and the target boost pressure calculated by the torque base control unit and calculates actual turbine power based on exhaust information. Assist power of a motor attached to a turbocharger is calculated based on the power difference between the target turbine power and the actual turbine power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kayoko Kimoto, Daiji Isobe
  • Publication number: 20100263374
    Abstract: Provided is an internal combustion engine for improving fuel-economy performance in any of the case where supercharging performed by an electric supercharger is required and the case where the supercharging is not required. The internal combustion engine includes: an electric supercharger; a supercharger; an electric motor; and a controller, the electric supercharger being for compressing an intake air by rotation of the supercharger caused with rotation of the exhaust turbine by an exhaust gas energy to perform supercharging and for rotationally driving the supercharger with electric-motor assistance by the electric motor; an exhaust bypass passage provided to bypass the exhaust turbine; and an opening and closing the exhaust bypass passage unit. In the internal combustion engine, the opening and closing the exhaust bypass passage unit opens the exhaust bypass passage until the supercharging is started by the electric supercharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki TANAKA, Noriyuki INOUE, Yohei AKASHI
  • Publication number: 20100218499
    Abstract: A motor-driven supercharger is provided with a thrust bearing (30) rotatably supporting a thrust force applied to a turbine shaft (12). The thrust bearing (30) is constituted by a small-diameter disc-shaped thrust collar (32) rotating together with a turbine shaft, and a turbine side thrust bearing (34) and a compressor side thrust bearing (36) which block a movement in an axial direction of the thrust collar. The compressor side thrust bearing (36) has a small-diameter ring portion (37) including a thrust surface which is in contact with the thrust collar and has approximately an equal diameter, and a flange portion (38a) fixed to a housing (16) in the turbine side, and the small-diameter ring portion and the flange portion are arranged at different positions in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Shibui, Masahiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20100218498
    Abstract: A motor-driven supercharger is provided with a turbine shaft (12) having a turbine impeller (11) in one end, a compressor impeller (14) rotationally driven by the turbine shaft, a housing surrounding the turbine impeller, the turbine shaft and the compressor impeller, a motor stator (24) fixed within the housing, and a motor rotor (22) rotationally driven by the motor stator. The motor rotor (22) is fixed to an inner diameter side of the compressor impeller (14) in accordance with a fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Shibui, Masahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7784274
    Abstract: A compact system for introducing hydrocarbons in the form of engine fuel into the bearing housing for a turbocharger adjacent the turbine wheel shaft. The hydrocarbons are directed outward by centrifugal force and are vaporized by the heat of the impeller. As a result the hydrocarbons are available substantially immediately after the turbine to interact with a catalyst to increase the temperature of the exhaust stream for regeneration of a diesel particulate filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Richard Edward Winsor
  • Patent number: 7779634
    Abstract: An exemplary flow path for an electrically assisted turbocharger (220) includes a first opening to an air intake path (114) of an engine (110), the first opening positioned downstream from a compressor (224) of the turbocharger (220); a second opening to an exhaust path (116) of an engine (110), the second opening positioned upstream from the turbine (226) of the turbocharger (220); and a valve (229) controllable by a controller (240, 150, 160) wherein the controller (240, 150, 160) includes control logic for controlling the valve (229) and for controlling an electric motor (228) of the electrically assisted turbocharger (220). Various other exemplary devices, methods, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Barthelet, Martin Verschoor
  • Publication number: 20100199956
    Abstract: The invention refers to a supercharging system for an internal combustion engine incorporating in combination, a turbine, a compressor and an electrical driven system that is connected by any power transmission system to the crankshaft or any other vehicle drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, where the turbine inlet is subjected to exhaust gases, causing the turbine wheel to rotate and thereby via the drive shaft causing mechanical rotating power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: KASI FORVALTNING I GOTEBORG AB
    Inventor: Isak Lofgren
  • Publication number: 20100199666
    Abstract: A super-turbocharger utilizing a high speed, fixed ratio traction drive that is coupled to a continuously variable transmission to allow for high speed operation is provided. A high speed traction drive is utilized to provide speed reduction from the high speed turbine shaft. A second traction drive provides infinitely variable speed ratios through a continuously variable transmission. Gas recirculation in a super-turbocharger is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Ed VanDyne, Barry T. Brinks, Michael B. Riley, Jared William Brown
  • Patent number: 7765806
    Abstract: A powertrain includes an Atkinson cycle engine having at least one cylinder, a crankshaft, and an air intake system that provides selective fluid communication between the at least one cylinder and the atmosphere. A motor is in hybrid combination with the engine, and a compressor is configured to selectively pressurize air in the air intake system. The powertrain provides the fuel efficiency of an Atkinson cycle engine while compensating for the reduced torque output of an Atkinson cycle engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger A. Clark
  • Publication number: 20100170245
    Abstract: A turbocharger configuration, particularly in or for a motor vehicle, includes at least one turbocharger stage, which has a turbine and a compressor that are mechanically decoupled from each other. A turbochargeable internal combustion engine having such a turbocharger configuration, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Dick Amos, Ulrich Bast, Francis Heyes, Norbert Huber, Andre Kaufmann, Achim Koch, Georg Mehne, Gerhard Schopp, Udo Schwerdel, Markus Teiner
  • Publication number: 20100116578
    Abstract: A hybrid turbo transmission for reduced energy consumption is disclosed. A hybrid turbo transmission configured as a multi-purpose unit (MPU). The MPU recovers energy from the cooling system, exhaust system, ram pressure and the breaking system. The MPU unit is an automatic transmission, supercharger, air compressor for other uses, and starter for the engine using a multi-purpose unit that will eliminate the need for a torque converter or clutch, flywheel, catalytic converter, starter and supercharger. The MPU reduces pollution to near zero and reduces the aerodynamic drag coefficient on the vehicle. The MPU uses two or more in-line compressors to transfer power from the power source, such as an internal combustion engine (ICE) to a turbine or multi-stage turbine that acts as an automatic transmission. The hybrid turbo transmission system uses plug-in power as a second source of power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventor: REZ MUSTAFA
  • Publication number: 20100115944
    Abstract: One embodiment includes windmilling a boost assist device by passing intake air through the boost assist device during operating modes where the device is not required to be operated (i.e., is not being actively powered). The windmilling effect will cause the boost assist device to rotate due to the windmilling effects of the air. This windmilling effect normally may not achieve full boost assist device operating speeds, but it will normally be sufficient to allow the boost assist device to avoid the high energy usage initial speed up phase of operation when the boost assist device is called upon to be actively powered. In one embodiment of the invention the windmilling conserves energy used to drive the boost assist device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc
    Inventors: John Shutty, Phil Keller, Volker Joergl
  • Patent number: 7673452
    Abstract: A motor-driven supercharger of the invention is provided with a cooling fluid flow rate adjusting device (a flow rate adjuster (37) and a controller (40)) capable of adjusting a flow rate of a cooling fluid. On the basis of the flow rate adjuster (37) and the controller (40), a flow rate of a cooling fluid (41) is set to a first flow rate (a large flow rate) for cooling an electric motor (20) in a state where a temperature difference obtained by subtracting a temperature of the cooling fluid (41) from a temperature of the electric motor (20) is equal to or more than a predetermined temperature equal to or more than zero, and the flow rate of the cooling fluid (41) is set to a second flow rate (a small flow rate) which is smaller than the first flow rate and is for suppressing a heating effect to the electric motor (20) in a state where the temperature difference is lower than a predetermined temperature equal to or more than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7654087
    Abstract: A compound cycle engine (10) comprises a compressor (19) and a turbine section (16 & 20), and at least one cycle topping device (12) cooperating with the turbine section (16 & 20) to provide power. The cycle topping device (12) has an output shaft (26) extending at an angle to the turbine shaft (28). Angled gearing (34) is provided for connecting the gas turbine shaft (28) and the cycle topping device (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventor: Richard Ullyott
  • Patent number: 7628015
    Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling an electrically driven supercharger of an internal combustion engine. The method comprises operating the supercharger at a first speed during a first engine operating condition. The method further comprises operating the supercharger at a second speed during a second engine operating condition, the second speed being lower than the first speed and increasing as the capacity of the electric power source decreases. According to the method, during a transition from the second engine operating condition to the first engine operating condition, the speed of the supercharger is increased from the second speed to the first speed. At that time, the second speed is increased as the capacity of the electric power source decreases, and as a result, the supercharger speed increase that results from the transition may become smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Marumoto, Yoshihisa Nakamoto, Naoyuki Yamagata, Mikihito Fujii
  • Publication number: 20090222188
    Abstract: The air flow inhaled into the internal combustion engine is calculated based on the operation state of the electric motor, the operational state of the bypass valve and the signal of the intake air flow sensor. Immediately after the bypass valve is opened when the electric motor is running, the air flow inhaled into the internal combustion engine may be calculated by acquiring the bypass air flow through the bypass passage and using the acquired bypass air flow to correct the intake air flow measured from the signal of the intake air flow sensor. Based on the calculated air flow inhaled into the internal combustion engine, control parameters which concern the output power of the internal combustion engine are adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Osamu Igarashi
  • Patent number: 7559751
    Abstract: A supercharger with an electric motor includes, a turbine impeller rotationally driven by an exhaust gas, a compressor impeller rotationally driven by rotation of the turbine impeller, a compressor housing accommodating the compressor impeller, a turbine housing accommodating the turbine impeller, a shaft coupling the turbine impeller and the compressor impeller, a bearing housing rotatably supporting the shaft, an electric motor accommodated in an inside of the bearing housing for assisting rotation of the turbine impeller, and a power supply line extending from an inside to an outside of the bearing housing. The power supply line has one end portion connected to the electric motor, and the other end portion connected to a connector that receives electric power. The connector is installed at a position that is away from a side of the turbine impeller, and is less affected by heat of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Shibui, Masahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7530230
    Abstract: In a supercharger (10) with an electric motor in accordance with the invention, an inner side of the center housing (10) is provided with an air introduction path (38) introducing a part of a compressed air within the compressor housing (8) to the electric motor (20), and a cooling structure portion (40) cooling the air flowing through the air introduction path (38). The center housing (14) has a cooling fluid flow path (34) which is formed so as to surround the electric motor (20) and puts a cooling fluid for cooling the electric motor (20) in circulation inside. The cooling structure portion (40) is structured such as to be capable of heat exchanging between the cooling fluid and the air flowing through the air introduction path (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Shibui, Yukio Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7503175
    Abstract: A control system for an internal combustion engine includes a turbocharger and a throttle valve. The turbocharger that is adapted to supercharging intake air drawn into the internal combustion engine utilizing energy of exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine. The turbocharger includes an electric generator that is adapted to generating regenerative electric power utilizing energy of exhaust gas. The throttle valve is adapted to controlling a flow amount of intake air supercharged using the turbocharger. An operating condition detecting unit is adapted to detecting an operating condition of at least one of the turbocharger and the electric generator. The throttle opening correcting unit is adapted to correcting opening degree of the throttle valve on the basis of the operating condition of the at least one of the turbocharger and the electric generator, when the electric generator regenerates regenerative electric power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: DENSO Corporation
    Inventor: Nobumasa Isogai