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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109092 | Methods and systems for engine control 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, ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8096127 | Exhaust turbo-supercharger 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 superchar... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096126 | Motor-driven supercharger 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 t... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7827790 | Controller for internal combustion engine with supercharger 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 ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7779634 | Use of compressor to turbine bypass for electric boosting system 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 | 08/24/2010 |
| 7628015 | Control for electrically driven supercharger 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 su... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7503175 | Engine control system having turbocharger 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.... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7484368 | Clutched super turbo control strategy A method of controlling an internal combustion engine boosting system of the type including an exhaust-driven turbocharger and a mechanically-driven supercharger. The supercharger includes rotors and a clutch operable in a first condition to transmit torque from a m... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7367190 | Supercharger with electric motor In a supercharger (10) with an electric motor in accordance with the present invention, the electric motor (20) is arranged at a position adjacent to a compressor impeller (6), a center housing (14) has a cooling fluid flow path (34 | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367189 | Supercharging assist control system As the integral value of power obtained by integrating supply power to the three-phase stator coil of an assist motor with respect to time becomes larger, a motor temperature becomes higher. Then, the integral value of power obtained by integrating supply power to t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7342332 | Air bearing and motor cooling A motor includes a housing including separate motor and bearing cooling inlets. A motor is arranged within the housing and includes a stator and rotor assembly that is supported on air bearings. The motor cooling inlet is in fluid communication with the stator, and ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7327055 | Permanent magnet generator with an integral cooling system A cooling system for a sealed permanent magnet generator is disclosed that has a rotor shaft that is hollow. Permanent magnets mount on the exterior of the hollow rotor shaft. The rotor shaft has a pressed aluminum tube in various configuration on the inside bore wi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285882 | Integrated electric motor driven compressor A motor driven compressor assembly includes a motor housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A motor is disposed within the motor housing and includes a rotor that is coupled to a rotatable shaft and a stator. Several passages fluidly connect the fluid inlet... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263832 | Method and arrangement for controlling an electrically operated charger The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement (10) for controlling an electrically operated charger (1), which essentially prevent a sudden drop in voltage with the run-up of the electric charger. A drive signal (AS) is formed, which drives ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260952 | Fluid machine A fluid machine has a compressor device for compressing refrigerant of a refrigerating cycle for an automotive vehicle, an electric rotating device operating as an electric motor for generating a rotational driving force to drive the compressor device or operating a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245050 | Internal combustion engine A journal of a crankshaft is rotatably supported by a journal-supporting portion of a cylinder block and a bearing cap. An arcuate oil guide groove is defined in a side face of the bearing cap, and coils which are portions of a stator of a generator or motor are fit... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237381 | Control of exhaust temperature for after-treatment process in an e-turbo system A method for operating a turbocharged internal combustion engine having an after-treatment device for treating exhaust gas discharged from the turbocharger, wherein exhaust gas from the engine is passed through a variable-geometry mechanism for regulating power prod... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7174714 | Electric turbocompound control system Turbocompound systems can be used to affect engine operation using the energy in exhaust gas that is driving the available turbocharger. A first electrical device acts as a generator in response to turbocharger rotation. A second electrical device acts as a motor to... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162861 | Method of improving performance of emission control devices by controlling exhaust oxygen content A method of providing extra air to the exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine. A small flow of air is diverted from the output of an air-charging device, such as a turbocharger, to an entry point upstream of an emission control device. The air is supplied i... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161259 | Wind power generator A windmill driven electric generator is described with an air sealed closed chamber surrounding rotating and stationary parts to prevent condensation problems during times when the windmill is standing still due to a lack of wind. The closed chamber may be provided ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7110878 | Method and apparatus for measuring exhaust gas flow rate and it's application system for analyzing the exhaust gases from an engine A differential pressure type emission flow rate measuring method and apparatus and an emission measuring system are capable of correcting measuring error occurring due to pulsation appropriately and enhancing the measuring precision of flow rate. In measuring the fl... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7076954 | Turbocharger system A system for controlling intake pressure of a combustion engine operably coupled to a power generation system includes a sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a pressure in an intake system of the combustion engine and a sensor configured to output a si... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073334 | Variable exhaust gas turbocharger In a variable exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas turbine and a compressor with a variable vane structure wherein the exhaust gas turbocharger comprises a housing and a compressor wheel which is connected to an exhaust ga... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071585 | Turbocharger with rotating electric machine A turbocharger with a rotating electric machine includes a turbine rotor which constitutes a portion of a rotating member of the turbocharger; a compressor impeller which constitutes a portion of the rotating member of the turbocharger; a rotating electric machine w... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7043924 | Turbine power plant, installation process and removal process of the turbine power plant A turbine power plant includes power generation apparatuses divided into a plurality of modules, a common base mounting thereon the power generation apparatuses and a supporting apparatus for supporting the common base. The common base is constructed so as to be com... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043916 | Control device for turbocharger with electric motor and control method of same A control device for a turbocharger with an electric motor includes a turbocharger which is provided along with an internal combustion engine and supercharges air taken in the internal combustion engine using a compressor; an electric motor which can increase a supe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040867 | Compressor wheel joint An exemplary compressor wheel includes a proximate end, a distal end, an axis of rotation, a z-plane positioned between the proximate end and the distal end, and a joint having an axis coincident with the axis of rotation and an end surface positioned between the z-... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028475 | Fluid machine A fluid machine according to the present invention has an expansion-and-compressor device selectively operating as an expansion device for collecting waste heat from an internal combustion engine and converting the collected heat energy into mechanical rotational fo... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000601 | Supercharger with a planetary gear mechanism A supercharger of an engine comprises a motor/generator, a compressor provided in an air intake system of the engine, and a planetary gear mechanism. The planetary gear mechanism includes a sun gear connected to a driving shaft of the engine, planetary gears connect... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6957535 | Variable exhaust-gas turbocharger with an auxiliary drive for an internal combustion engine In a variable exhaust gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine including an exhaust gas turbocharger to which exhaust gas is supplied from the engine to provide a torque for driving the turbocharger, an additional device is provided which includes an elect... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948320 | Expansion turbine stage An expansion turbine stage for compressed gases has a housing and a turbine rotor. The housing has flow guide channels for feeding the compressed gas to the turbine rotor. The turbine rotor, which is over-mounted and has centripetal flow through it, is followed by a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948462 | Device for the control of at least one gas exchange valve A device is indicated for controlling at least one gas exchange valve for an combustion cylinder of an internal combustion engine, having an hydraulic actuator for valve actuation and having a high-pressure pump that supplies the actuator with a pressure medium. In ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943468 | Turbocharger with rotating electric machine A turbocharger with a rotating electric machine includes a turbine rotor which constitutes a portion of a rotating member of the turbocharger; a compressor impeller which constitutes a portion of the rotating member of the turbocharger; a rotating electric machine w... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938419 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine having motor-driven supercharger A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine which is mounted in a vehicle and has a supercharger that is located along an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor, includes a controller which drives the motor to perform superc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931850 | Exhaust gas driven generation of electric power and altitude compensation in vehicles including hybrid electric vehicles A hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric motor and a transmission. A turbocharger is in fluid communication with the internal combustion engine. Moreover, a generator is mechanically coupled to the turbocharger and thereby driven... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6920755 | Charged internal combustion engine A charged internal combustion engine (1) having at least one stage of charging by a turbocharger (3), in which at least one supplemental compressor (4) is connected parallel to or in series with the turbocharger, and in which the supplemental co... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6907867 | Control apparatus and control method for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine has a supercharger connected to an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and driven by a motor, a bypass passage which is provided for the intake passage in such a manner as to bypass the supercharger,... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6895745 | Secondary combustion for regeneration of catalyst and incineration of deposits in particle trap of vehicle exhaust A system and device for providing secondary combustion for regeneration of catalyst in a catalytic converter (24) and/or for regeneration of a particulate trap (21) is provided. The secondary combustion takes place in the exducer chamber (13) of... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6886337 | Drive unit with an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas turbocharger The invention relates to a drive unit, comprising an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft; an exhaust line; an exhaust gas turbine which is acted on by the exhaust gas line, which is arranged downstream of the internal combustion engine and has the purpose o... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883324 | Control apparatus and control method for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine in accordance with the invention includes a supercharger, a bypass passage, a flow amount adjustment device, an operational state detection portion, and a driving time determination portion. The supercharger is c... | 04/26/2005 |
