WO2011071608A2 - Système de commande adaptatif pour injecteurs de carburant et dispositifs d'allumage - Google Patents

Système de commande adaptatif pour injecteurs de carburant et dispositifs d'allumage Download PDF

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WO2011071608A2
WO2011071608A2 PCT/US2010/054364 US2010054364W WO2011071608A2 WO 2011071608 A2 WO2011071608 A2 WO 2011071608A2 US 2010054364 W US2010054364 W US 2010054364W WO 2011071608 A2 WO2011071608 A2 WO 2011071608A2
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  • the following disclosure relates generally to integrated fuel injectors and igniters and associate components for storing, injecting, and igniting various fuels.
  • Gasoline-fueled engines are generally designed to achieve manufacturing cost savings that allow intentional design inefficiencies and losses due to the control method and purpose of throttling (restricting) the air entering the engine and due to the production of homogeneous air-fuel mixtures that are delivered to the combustion chambers.
  • Gasoline engines are operated throughout the designed operating speeds or RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) and torque range at approximately stoichiometric air/fuel proportions to form a homogeneous mixture that is spark ignitable everywhere in the combustion chamber.
  • Control of the power produced is a function of the degree of throttling to reduce the air intake and corresponding reduction (limitation) of the amount of fuel that is added.
  • fuel is proportioned in response to the magnitude of the intake system vacuum to provide a homogeneous charge that is on the surplus air or "lean fuel side" of the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio for complete combustion.
  • Diesel engines do not throttle the air entering the combustion chambers, which provides the advantage of avoiding the loss of output power that is required to maintain an intake system vacuum.
  • the air/fuel ratios for diesel engines under full load are between 17:1 and 29:1. When idling or under no load, this ratio can exceed 145:1.
  • Within the combustion chamber of a direct injection operated diesel localized air/fuel ratios vary. Because the diesel fuel injection is designed to deliver liquid fuel as streams or droplets, it may not be possible to initially achieve a homogenous mixing of the fuel with the air.
  • Ignition and sustained combustion can only occur after "atomization” in which high velocity sprays of liquid fuel droplets evaporate by penetrating sufficient hot air and then "crack" by penetrating additional hot air to break large molecules into smaller components that can be oxidized to release sufficient heat to produce a continuing chain reaction.
  • High-pressure diesel fuel injection results in better fuel atomization to reduce the amount of fuel that fails to complete the oxidation sequence to thus allow various pollutants including visible smoke particles to pass out of the combustion chamber.
  • Recent advancements have provided increased fuel injection pressures, which causes more heat to be generated in the pumping system and requires greater power to be diverted from the engine's output power in order to accomplish the fuel pumping and fuel re-circulation requirements for cooling the high pressure fuel delivery circuits.
  • Combustion characteristics of diesel fuel as a result of droplet evaporation and chemical cracking in compression heated air is a function of variables such as: Compression ratio, Barometric pressure, Supercharge pressure, Temperature of air entering the combustion chamber, Temperature of the compressed air after heat losses to the piston, cylinder, and head, Timing of start of injection, Injection pressure, Injection orifice size, number, and orientation, Injection duration, Injector discharge curve, and so on.
  • the electronic timing of the start of direct diesel fuel injection may be adjusted to meet the torque requirement or engine load.
  • optimized injection at start up, idle or no external load is about 2 crankshaft degrees Before Top Dead Center (BTDC) to 4 degrees After Top Dead Center (ATDC) in some instances to allow quicker start up.
  • timing of the beginning of diesel fuel may be adjusted to about 8 degrees BTDC to 4 degrees ATDC. Because of the considerable "diesel delay" time needed for the diesel fuel droplets to evaporate and crack depending upon the temperature and pressure of the air as a result of the rate and degree of compression and resulting heat losses to the piston, cylinder, and engine head components, the timing of the beginning of diesel fuel injection must be advanced. To produce maximum rated toque for full load, the start of diesel fuel injection may begin at 8 to 16 degrees BTDC and the duration of combustion at the maximum fuel rate varies between about 40 to 70 degrees of crankshaft rotation.
  • electronically controlled and operated diesel fuel injectors may provide several injection periods for different compromises and purposes including:
  • Third-injection may be added in an attempt to penetrate less spent air to reduce soot emissions by kindling an after-burn to consume otherwise quenched hydrocarbons that failed to burn completely as a result of the first and second injections;
  • Typical diesel fuel injection amounts vary from about 1 cubic millimeter for First-injection or pre-injection up to about 50 cubic millimetres for full-load delivery. The injection duration is 1-2 milliseconds.
  • a high-pressure pump pressurizes the fuel for delivery by the common rail.
  • a master fuel rail control and pressure regulation valve allows the fuel pressure to be maintained at a level set by the Electronic Control Unit.
  • the common rail pressure that is maintained serves each fuel injector.
  • An electronic computer receives sensor inputs of the fuel pressure, engine speed, camshaft position, accelerator pedal travel, supercharger boost pressure, intake air temperature, and engine coolant temperature.
  • additional sensors may report vehicle speed, exhaust temperature, exhaust oxygen concentration, catalyst backpressure, and particulate trap back pressure.
  • the high-pressure pumps supply diesel fuel at up to 1600 Bar (23,500 PSI) through the common rail system. Such pumps are driven from the crankshaft and in many instances are radial piston designs. Lubrication of these very high- pressure pump components is by carefully filtered diesel fuel. A typical pump requires the engine to contribute up to about 4kW from the net output capacity.
  • Fuel pressure control is typically performed by a solenoid valve in which the valve opening is varied by pulse width modulation at a frequency of 1 KHz. At times when the pressure control valve is not activated, an internal spring maintains a fuel pressure of about 100 Bar (1500 PSI). At times that the valve is activated, force applied by the electromagnetic plunger aids the spring, reducing the net opening of the valve to increase the delivered fuel pressure. Fuel pressure control valves may also act as a mechanical pressure damper to reduce high frequency pressure pulses from the pump.
  • Exhaust gas recirculation provides a portion of the exhaust gas for mixing with the intake air charge to reduce oxides of nitrogen emissions. It reduces the oxygen concentration and availability in the combustion chamber, the peak combustion temperature, and the exhaust gas temperature. It also greatly reduces the volumetric efficiency of the engine. Recirculation rates may be as high as 50 percent during parts of the operating conditions.
  • Unburned fuel oxidation-type catalytic converters are used to reduce hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions by promoting reaction of unburned fuel constituents with oxygen that is preheated in the combustion chamber. Unburned fuel constituents such as carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons that escape through the exhaust valve of the combustion chamber are oxidized to form water and carbon dioxide. In order to rapidly reach their operating temperature, this type of catalytic converter is fitted close to the engine.
  • Accumulator-type catalytic converters are also used to attenuate oxides of nitrogen that are produced in the combustion process. This type of reactor breaks down NOx by increasing the dwell time by storing it over periods from 30 seconds to several minutes. Nitrogen oxides combine with metal oxides on the surface of the NOx accumulator to form nitrates at times that the air/fuel ratio is fuel lean to provide fuel combustion with excess oxygen.
  • NOx storage is only short-term and when the oxides of nitrogen block the access to additional oxides of nitrogen, the "polarized" catalytic converter must be regenerated by a process of releasing and converting the stored NOx into diatomic molecules of nitrogen and oxygen.
  • Such regeneration requires the engine to briefly operate at a rich mixture.
  • the engine must be run at a rich-fuel mixture of an air/fuel ratio of about 13.8:1 for a time sufficient to allow new arrivals of NOx to combine temporarily with metal oxides on the surfaces of the NOx accumulator.
  • One approach is to utilize a model that infers and calculates the quantity of stored nitrogen oxides on the basis of catalytic converter temperature.
  • Another approach provides a specific NOx sensor located downstream of the accumulator catalytic converter for detection of the loss of effectiveness of the metal oxides in the accumulator assembly. Determination of sufficient regeneration is either by a model-based approach or an oxygen sensor located downstream of the catalyst bed. A change in signal from high oxygen to low oxygen may indicate the approach to the end of the regeneration operation.
  • a reducing agent such as dilute urea
  • a hydrolyzing catalytic converter dissociates the urea to ammonia, which releases hydrogen to react with NOx to form nitrogen and water.
  • This system is may be sufficiently effective for reducing NOx emissions so that leaner than normal air/fuel ratios can be used, hopefully resulting in improved fuel economy to offset some of the urea dispensing system and cost of operation.
  • the urea tank is instrumented to alert the need to be refilled as needed to provide reduced oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of an injector/igniter configured in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of a system configured in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Figures 3A-3D illustrates several representative layered burst patterns of fuel that can be injected by the injectors configured in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Figure 4 is a block diagram illustrating a suitable system for adaptively controlling ionization in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Figure 5 is a block diagram illustrating an adaptive control system in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Figure 6 is a longitudinal section view of an adaptively controlled igniter/injector in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • Figure 7 is an end view of the adaptively controlled igniter/injector of Figure 6 configured in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • Figure 8 is a flow diagram illustrating a routine for combusting a fuel within a combustion chamber in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Figure 9 is a flow diagram illustrating a routine for adjusting a degree of ionization within a combustion chamber in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
  • the present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods for combusting a fuel within a combustion chamber.
  • the disclosure further describes devices, systems, and methods for controlling the ionization within a combustion chamber, associated systems, assemblies, components, and methods.
  • several of the embodiments described below are directed to adaptively controlling the ionization within a combustion chamber based on various conditions within the combustion chamber and/or based on various conditions at regions at or near an igniter/injector within the combustion chamber. Certain details are set forth in the following description and in Figures 1-9 to provide a thorough understanding of various embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of an integrated injector/igniter 110 (“injector 1 10") configured in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • the injector 1 10 illustrated in Figure 1 is configured to inject different fuels into a combustion chamber 104, to adaptively adjust the pattern and/or frequency of the fuel injections or bursts based on combustion properties and conditions in the combustion chamber 104, and to be controlled and/or receive commands from an adaptive control system that controls the ionization within the combustion chamber 104.
  • the injector 1 10 can optimize the injection of fuel for rapid ignition and complete combustion.
  • the injector 10 includes one or more integrated ignition features that are configured to ignite the injected fuel.
  • the injector 1 10 can be utilized to convert conventional internal combustion engines to be able to operate on multiple choices of different fuels. Although several of the features of the illustrated injector 1 10 are shown schematically for purposes of illustration, several of these schematically illustrated features are described in detail below with reference to various features of embodiments of the disclosure. Accordingly, the position, size, orientation, etc. of the schematically illustrated components of the injector in Figure 1 are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Additionally, further details regarding suitable injectors may be found in U.S. Patent Application No. 12/653,085, filed December 7, 2009, entitled INTEGRATED FUEL INJECTORS AND IGNITERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
  • the injector 1 10 includes a body 1 12 having a middle portion 116 extending between a base portion 1 14 and a nozzle portion 1 18.
  • the nozzle portion 118 extends at least partially through a port in an engine head 107 to position an end portion 19 of the nozzle portion 1 18 at the interface with the combustion chamber 104.
  • the injector 1 10 further includes a passage or channel 123 extending through the body 1 12 from the base portion 1 14 to the nozzle portion 1 18.
  • the channel 123 is configured to allow fuel to flow through the body 1 12.
  • the channel 123 is also configured to allow other components, such as an actuator 122, to pass through the body 112, as well as instrumentation components and/or energy-conversion and source components of the injector 1 10.
  • the actuator 122 can be a cable or rod that has a first end portion that is operatively coupled to a flow control device or valve 120 carried by the end portion 1 19 of the nozzle portion 1 18.
  • the flow valve 120 is positioned proximate to the interface with the combustion chamber 104.
  • the injector 110 can include more than one flow valve, as well as one or more check valves positioned proximate to the combustion chamber 104, as well as at other locations on the body 1 12.
  • the actuator 122 also includes a second end portion operatively coupled to a driver 124.
  • the second end portion can further be coupled to a controller or processor 126.
  • the controller 126 and/or the driver 124 are configured to rapidly and precisely actuate the actuator 122 to inject fuel into the combustion chamber 104 via the flow valve 120.
  • the flow valve 120 can move outwardly (e.g., toward the combustion chamber 104) and in other embodiments the flow valve 120 can move inwardly (e.g., away from the combustion chamber 104) to meter and control injection of the fuel.
  • the driver 124 can tension the actuator 122 to retain the flow valve 120 in a closed or seated position, and the driver 124 can relax the actuator 122 to allow the flow valve 120 to inject fuel, and vice versa.
  • the driver 124 can be responsive to the controller as well as other force inducing components (e.g., acoustic, electromagnetic and/or piezoelectric components) to achieve the desired frequency and pattern of the injected fuel bursts.
  • the actuator 122 can include one or more integrated sensing and/or transmitting components to detect combustion chamber properties and conditions.
  • the actuator 122 can be formed from fiber optic cables, insulated transducers integrated within a rod or cable, or can include other sensors to detect and communicate combustion chamber data.
  • the injector 110 can include other sensors or monitoring instrumentation located at various positions on the injector 110.
  • the body 1 12 can include optical fibers integrated into the material of the body 112, or the material of the body 112 itself can be used to communicate combustion data to one or more controllers.
  • the flow valve 120 can be configured to sense or carry sensors in order to transmit combustion data to one or more controllers associated with the injector 110. This data can be transmitted via wireless, wired, optical or other transmission mediums.
  • Such feedback enables extremely rapid and adaptive adjustments for optimization of fuel injection factors and characteristics including, for example, fuel delivery pressure, fuel injection initiation timing, fuel injection durations for production of multiple layered or stratified charges, the timing of one, multiple or continuous plasma ignitions or capacitive discharges, etc.
  • Such feedback and adaptive adjustment by the controller 126, driver 124, and/or actuator 126 also allows optimization of outcomes such as power production, fuel economy, and minimization or elimination of pollutive emissions including oxides of nitrogen.
  • U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0238068 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, describes suitable drivers for actuating ultrasonic transducers in the injector 1 10 and other injectors described herein.
  • the injector 1 10 can also optionally include an ignition and flow adjusting device or cover 121 (shown in broken lines in Figure 1) carried by the end portion 1 9 adjacent to the engine head 107.
  • the cover 121 at least partially encloses or surrounds the flow valve 120.
  • the cover 121 may also be configured to protect certain components of the injector 110, such as sensors or other monitoring components.
  • the cover 121 can also act as an ignition catalyst, catalyst carrier, insulated heat retaining thermal stimulator for fuel ignition, and/or first electrode for ignition of the injected fuels.
  • the cover 121 can be configured to affect the shape, pattern, and/or phase of the injected fuel.
  • the flow valve 120 can also be configured to affect these properties of the injected fuel.
  • the cover 121 and/or the flow valve 120 can be configured to create sudden gasification of the fuel flowing past these components. More specifically, the cover 121 and/or the flow valve 120 can include surfaces having sharp edges, catalysts, or other features that produce gas or vapor from the rapidly entering liquid fuel or mixture of liquid and solid fuel. The acceleration and/or frequency of the flow valve 120 actuation can also suddenly gasify the injected fuel. In operation, this sudden gasification causes the vapor or gas emitted from the nozzle portion 1 18 to more rapidly and completely combust. Moreover, this sudden gasification may be used in various combinations with super heating of liquid fuels and plasma or acoustical impetus of projected fuel bursts.
  • the frequency of the flow valve 120 actuation can induce plasma projection to beneficially affect the shape and/or pattern of the injected fuel.
  • U.S. Patent Application No. 672,636, (U.S. Patent 4,122,816) which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, describes suitable drivers for actuating plasma projection by injector 110 and other injectors described herein.
  • the body 1 12 is made from one or more dielectric materials 1 17 suitable to enable the high energy ignition to combust different fuels, including unrefined fuels or low energy density fuels. These dielectric materials 117 can provide sufficient electrical insulation of the high voltage for the production, isolation, and/or delivery of spark or plasma for ignition.
  • the body 112 can be made from a single dielectric material 1 17. In other embodiments, however, the body 112 can include two or more dielectric materials.
  • At least a segment of the middle portion 116 can be made from a first dielectric material having a first dielectric strength
  • at least a segment of the nozzle portion 118 can be made from a dielectric material having a second dielectric strength that is greater than the first dielectric strength.
  • the second dielectric material can protect the injector 1 10 from thermal and mechanical shock, fouling, voltage tracking, etc. Examples of suitable dielectric materials, as well as the locations of these materials on the body 1 12, are described in detail below.
  • the injector 0 can also be coupled to a power or high voltage source to generate the ignition event to combust the injected fuels.
  • the first electrode can be coupled to the power source (e.g., a voltage generation and/or multiplying source such as a capacitance discharge, induction, or piezoelectric system) via one or more conductors extending through the injector 1 10.
  • Regions of the nozzle portion 1 18, the flow valve 120, and/or the cover 121 can operate as a first electrode to generate an ignition event (e.g., spark, plasma, compression ignition operations, high energy capacitance discharge, extended induction sourced spark, and/or direct current or high frequency plasma, in conjunction with the application of ultrasound to quickly induce, impel, and complete combustion) with a corresponding second electrode of the engine head 107.
  • an ignition event e.g., spark, plasma, compression ignition operations, high energy capacitance discharge, extended induction sourced spark, and/or direct current or high frequency plasma, in conjunction with the application of ultrasound to quickly induce, impel, and complete combustion
  • the first electrode can be configured for durability and long service life.
  • the injector 110 can be configured to provide energy conversion from combustion chamber sources and/or to recover waste heat or energy via thermochemical regeneration to drive one or more components of the injector 1 10 from the energy sourced by the combustion events.
  • FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the environment of a portion of an internal combustion system 200 having a fuel injector 210 configured in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
  • the schematically illustrated injector 210 is merely illustrative of one type of injector that is configured to inject and ignite different fuels in a combustion chamber 202 of an internal combustion engine 204.
  • the combustion chamber 202 is formed between a head portion containing injector 210 and valves, movable piston 201 and the inner surface of a cylinder 203.
  • the injector 210 can be used in other environments with other types of combustion chambers and/or energy transferring devices including various vanes, axial, and radial piston expanders along with numerous types of rotary combustion engines.
  • the injector 210 includes several features that not only allow the injection and ignition of different fuels in the combustion chamber 202, but that also enable the injector 210 to adaptively inject and ignite these different fuels according to different combustion conditions or requirements and/or adaptively modify the ionization levels within the combustion chamber 202.
  • the injector 210 includes one or more insulative materials that are configured to enable high energy ignition to combust different fuel types, including unrefined fuels or low energy density fuels. These insulative materials are also configured to withstand the harsh conditions required to combust different fuel types, including, for example, high voltage, fatigue, impact, oxidation, and corrosion degradation.
  • the injector 210 can further include instrumentation for sensing various properties of the combustion processes in combustion chamber 202 (e.g., properties of the fuel penetration into air, ignition, combustion process, the combustion chamber 202, the engine 204, etc.). In response to these sensed conditions, the injector 210 can adaptively optimize the fuel injection and ignition characteristics, modify ionization levels, and so on to achieve increased fuel efficiency and power production, decrease noise, engine knock, heat losses and/or vibration to extend the engine and/or vehicle life. Moreover, the injector 210 also includes actuating components to inject the fuel into the combustion chamber 202 to achieve specific flow or spray patterns 205, as well as the phase, of the injected fuel.
  • instrumentation for sensing various properties of the combustion processes in combustion chamber 202 (e.g., properties of the fuel penetration into air, ignition, combustion process, the combustion chamber 202, the engine 204, etc.). In response to these sensed conditions, the injector 210 can adaptively optimize the fuel injection and ignition characteristics, modify ionization levels, and so on to
  • the injector 210 can include one or more valves positioned proximate to the interface of the combustion chamber 202.
  • the actuating components of the injector 210 provide for precise, high frequency operation of the valve to control at least the following features: the timing of fuel injection initiation and completion; the frequency and duration of repeated fuel injections; and/or the timing and selection of ignition events.
  • FIGS 3A-3D illustrate several fuel burst patterns 305 (identified individually as first-fourth patterns 305a-305d) that can be presented by an injector configured in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure.
  • the illustrated patterns 305 are merely representative of some embodiments of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the present disclosure is not limited to the patterns 305 shown in Figures 3A-3D, and in other embodiments injectors can dispense burst patterns that differ from the illustrated patterns 305.
  • the patterns 305 illustrated in Figures 3A-3D have different shapes and configurations, these patterns 305 share the feature of having sequential fuel layers 307.
  • the individual layers 307 of the corresponding patterns 305 provide the benefit of a relatively large surface to volume ratios of the injected fuel. These large surface to volume ratios provide higher combustion rates of the fuel charges, as well as assist in insulating and accelerating complete combustion the fuel charges. Such fast and complete combustion provides several advantages over slower burning of fuel charges. For example, slower burning fuel charges require earlier ignition, cause significant heat losses to combustion chamber surfaces, and produce more backwork or output torque loss to overcome early pressure rise from the earlier ignition during the compression process of the engine cycle.
  • Such previous combustion operations are also plagued by pollutive emissions (e.g., carbon-rich hydrocarbon particulates, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, quenched and unburned hydrocarbons, etc.) as well as harmful heating and degradation of lubricative films on the cylinder wall, piston, rings and consequent wear of pistons, rings, cylinder walls, valves, and other components of the combustion chamber.
  • pollutive emissions e.g., carbon-rich hydrocarbon particulates, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, quenched and unburned hydrocarbons, etc.
  • systems and injectors according to the present disclosure provide the ability to replace conventional injectors, glow plugs, or spark plugs (e.g., diesel fuel injectors, spark plugs for gasoline, etc.) and develop full rated power with a wide variety of renewable fuels, such as hydrogen, methane, and various inexpensive fuel alcohols produced from widely available sewage, garbage, and crop and animal wastes.
  • renewable fuels such as hydrogen, methane, and various inexpensive fuel alcohols produced from widely available sewage, garbage, and crop and animal wastes.
  • these renewable fuels may have approximately 3,000 times less energy density compared to refined fossil fuels
  • the systems and injectors of the present disclosure are capable of injecting and igniting these renewable fuels for efficient energy production and greatly reduced or eliminated overall production of greenhouse gases.
  • an ionization control system communicates with injectors to control, modify, and/or tailor ionization levels within a combustion chamber.
  • Figure 4 shows a system 400 for adaptively controlling ionization.
  • the system 400 includes an adaptive control system 410 in communication with an injector 425 or other components within a combustion chamber 420. Further details regarding the adaptive control system 410, the combustion chamber 420, and the injector 425 will now be discussed.
  • Systems, devices, components, and modules described herein may comprise software, firmware, hardware, or any combination(s) of software, firmware, or hardware suitable for the purposes described herein.
  • Software and other modules may reside on servers, workstations, personal computers, computerized tablets, PDAs, and other devices suitable for the purposes described herein.
  • the software and other modules described herein may be executed by a general-purpose computer, e.g., a server computer, wireless device or personal computer.
  • aspects of the system can be practiced with other communications, data processing, or computer system configurations, including: Internet appliances, hand-held devices (including personal digital assistants (PDAs)), wearable computers, all manner of cellular or mobile phones, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, set-top boxes, network PCs, mini-computers, mainframe computers, and the like.
  • PDAs personal digital assistants
  • the terms "computer,” “server,” “host,” “host system,” and the like are generally used interchangeably herein, and refer to any of the above devices and systems, as well as any data processor.
  • aspects of the system can be embodied in a special purpose computer or data processor that is specifically programmed, configured, or constructed to perform one or more of the computer-executable instructions explained in detail herein.
  • Software and other modules may be accessible via local memory, via a network, via a browser or other application in an ASP context, or via other means suitable for the purposes described herein. Examples of the technology can also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks or modules are performed by remote processing devices, which are linked through a communications network, such as a Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), or the Internet. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices. Data structures described herein may comprise computer files, variables, programming arrays, programming structures, or any electronic information storage schemes or methods, or any combinations thereof, suitable for the purposes described herein.
  • User interface elements described herein may comprise elements from graphical user interfaces, command line interfaces, and other interfaces suitable for the purposes described herein. Screenshots presented and described herein can be displayed differently as known in the art to input, access, change, manipulate, modify, alter, and work with information.
  • Examples of the technology may be stored or distributed on computer- readable media, including magnetically or optically readable computer discs, hard- wired or preprogrammed chips (e.g., EEPROM semiconductor chips), nanotechnology memory, biological memory, or other data storage media.
  • computer implemented instructions, data structures, screen displays, and other data under aspects of the system may be distributed over the Internet or over other networks (including wireless networks), on a propagated signal on a propagation medium (e.g., an electromagnetic wave(s), a sound wave, etc.) over a period of time, or they may be provided on any analog or digital network (packet switched, circuit switched, or other scheme).
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an adaptive control system 410 in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.
  • the adaptive control system 410 includes various hardware and/or software modules configured or programmed to monitor conditions within a combustion chamber, control an injector within the combustion chamber, adjust ionization levels within the combustion chamber, and so on.
  • the adaptive control system 410 includes a monitoring module or component 510 that monitors conditions within a combustion chamber.
  • the monitoring module 510 may monitor a temperature within a combustion chamber during combustion, a pressure within a combustion chamber during combustion, or other conditions described herein.
  • the adaptive control system 410 also includes a determination module or component 520 that determines a monitored condition matches certain criteria.
  • the determination module 520 may receive information from the monitoring module 510 regarding certain conditions within a combustion chamber and determine that the conditions match predetermined or specified criteria associated with desirable or undesirable conditions within the combustion chamber.
  • a modification module or component 530 may modify or control one or more parameters associated with a combustion event.
  • the modification module 530 may transmit control information to an injector instructing the injector to modify the application of an ionization voltage and/or current across electrodes used to combust fuel within the combustion chamber.
  • the adaptive control system 410 also includes a memory module or component 540 that stores information, criteria, logs, algorithms, and/or other information associated with the adaptive control of ionization levels within a combustion chamber, as well as other modules 550 or components, such as modules that communicate information to other devices on a network, modules that facilitate user interaction with the adaptive control system 410 (e.g., user interfaces, touch screens, and so on), and other components that facilitate performing the routines and methods described herein.
  • modules 550 or components such as modules that communicate information to other devices on a network, modules that facilitate user interaction with the adaptive control system 410 (e.g., user interfaces, touch screens, and so on), and other components that facilitate performing the routines and methods described herein.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a suitable adaptively controlled igniter/injector 600, such as an injector capable of being controlled by the adaptive control system 410 to implement ionization control and modification within a combustion chamber.
  • Figure 7 is an end view of the igniter/injector 600 of Figure 6.
  • the injector 600 includes various components capable of measuring, monitoring, and/or detecting conditions within or near the injector 600.
  • the injector 600 includes a transparent dielectric insulator 672, that provides light pipe transmission of radiation frequencies from the combustion chamber to an optoelectronic sensor 662P, along with a varying strain signal corresponding to combustion chamber pressure conditions to a stress sensor 662D.
  • An embedded controller 662 receives signals from the sensors 662D and 662P for production of analog or digitized fuel-delivery and spark-ignition events as a further improvement in efficiency, power production, operational smoothness, fail- safe provisions, and longevity of engine components.
  • the controller 662 may record sensor indications or information to determine the time between each cylinder's torque development to derive positive and negative engine acceleration as a function of adaptive fuel-injection and spark-ignition timing, and flow data in order to determine adjustments needed for optimizing desired engine operation parameters. Accordingly, the controller 662 may act as the master computer to control various selections of operations by the injector, as well as to communicate with the adaptive control system 410 and its various modules.
  • the injector 600 may include other components that receive control data from the adaptive control system 410.
  • a substantially transparent check valve 684 may protect the fiber optic bundle or cable 660 below the flow control valve 674.
  • the check valve 684 may be fast closing and include a ferromagnetic element encapsulated within a transparent body.
  • Various geometries of components may assist in operation of the check valve 684, including a ferromagnetic disk within a transparent disk or a ferromagnetic ball within a transparent ball, as shown. In operation, the geometries enable the check valve 684 to be magnetically forced to the normally closed position to be very close to flow control valve 674 and the end of cable 660, as shown.
  • the check valve 684 When the flow control valve 674 is lifted to provide fuel flow, the check valve 684 is forced to the open position within the well bore that cages it within the intersecting slots 688 that allow fuel to flow through a magnetic valve seat 690 past the check valve 684 and through slots 688 to present a very high surface to volume penetration of fuel into the air in the combustion chamber. Accordingly, the cable 660 monitors the combustion chamber events by receiving and transmitting radiation frequencies that pass through the check valve 684. Suitable materials for the transparent portions of the check valve 684 include sapphire, quartz, high temperature polymers, ceramics, and other materials that are transparent to desired monitoring frequencies.
  • adaptive fuel injection and ignition timing provides maximum torque without allowing peak combustion temperatures to reach 2,200°C (4,000°F).
  • a flame temperature detector that utilizes a small diameter fiber optic cable 660 or a larger transparent insulator 672 may be used to detect peak combustion temperatures.
  • the insulator 672 may be manufactured with heat and abrasion resisting coatings such as sapphire or diamond-coating on the combustion chamber face of a high temperature polymer, or from quartz, sapphire, or glass for combined functions within the injector 600, including the light- pipe transmission of radiation produced by combustion to a sensor 662D of controller 662, as shown. Further, the controllers 662, 643, and/or 632 may monitor the signal from sensor 662D in each combustion chamber to communicate conditions to the adaptive control system 410 that can adaptively adjust the fuel- injection and/or spark-ignition timing to adapt the ionization to desired levels.
  • the adaptive control system 410 can adaptively adjust the fuel- injection and/or spark-ignition timing to adapt the ionization to desired levels.
  • any distance from the interface to the combustion chamber to a location above the tightly spaced valves and valve operators of a modern engine can be provided by fuel control forces transmitted to normally closed flow control valve 674 by insulative cable 660 along with integral spark ignition at the most optimum spark plug or diesel fuel injector location.
  • the configuration of the fuel injector 600 allows an injector to replace the spark plug or diesel fuel injector to provide precision fuel-injection timing and adaptive spark-ignition for high efficiency stratified charge combustion of a very wide variety of fuel selections, including less expensive fuels, regardless of octane, cetane, viscosity, temperature, or fuel energy density ratings, and to provide adaptable ionization levels within a combustion chamber.
  • Engines that were previously limited in operation to fuels with specific octane or cetane ratings are transformed to more efficient longer lived operation by the present disclosure on fuels that cost less and are far more beneficial to the environment.
  • an injector as a pilot fuel delivery and ignition system or as a spark-only ignition system to return the engine to original operation on gasoline delivered by carburetion or intake manifold fuel injection systems.
  • injector 600 for operation with diesel fuel or alternative spark-ignited fuels according to these various fuel metering, ionization control, and other ignition combinations.
  • the system can adaptively control fuel-injection timing and spark- ignition timing for such purposes as maximizing fuel economy, specific power production, assuring lubricative film maintenance on combustion chamber cylinders, minimizing noise, controlling ionization levels, and so on.
  • the injector 600 may extend the cable 660 fixedly through the flow control valve 674 to or near the combustion chamber face of fuel distribution nozzle to view combustion chamber events through the center of slots 688, as shown.
  • the cable 660 can form one or more free motion flexure extents, such as loops above armature-stop ball 635, which preferably enables armature 648 to begin movement and develop momentum before starting to lift cable 660 to thus suddenly lift flow control valve, and fixedly passes through the soft magnet core 654 to deliver radiation wavelengths from the combustion chamber to sensor 640, as shown.
  • the senor 640 may be separate or integrated into the controller 643 as shown.
  • an optoelectronic sensor system may comprehensively monitor combustion chamber conditions, including combustion, expansion, exhaust, intake, fuel injection and ignition events as a function of pressure and/or radiation detection in the combustion chamber of engine 630, as shown.
  • the temperature and corresponding pressure signals from sensor 640 and/or sensor 662D and/or sensor 662P enable controller 632 to instantly or quickly correlate the temperature and time at temperature, as fuel is combusted with the combustion chamber pressure, piston position, and with the chemical nature of the products of combustion.
  • a more comprehensively adaptive injection system can incorporate both the sensor 640 and cable 660 along with one or more pressure sensors as is known in the art and/or as is disclosed in the patents and co-pending applications included by reference herein.
  • the system via one or more controllers, monitors the rotational acceleration of the engine for adaptive improvement of fuel economy and power production management. Engine acceleration accordingly may be monitored by numerous techniques including crankshaft or camshaft timing, distributor timing, gear tooth timing, piston speed detection, and so on.
  • Engine acceleration as a function of controlled variables including fuel species selection, fuel species temperature, fuel injection timing, injection pressure, injection repetition rate, ignition timing and combustion chamber temperature mapping facilitate improvements with conventional or less-expensive fuels in engine performance, fuel economy, emissions control, engine life, and so on.
  • a development of spark plasma ignition with adaptive timing to optimize combustion of widely varying fuel viscosities, heating values, and vapor pressures is achieved by combining the remote valve operator 648 and the flow control valve 674 to be positioned at or substantially adjacent to the combustion chamber interface.
  • This configuration virtually eliminates harmful before or after dribble because there is little or no clearance volume between flow control valve 674 and the combustion chamber.
  • Fuel flow impedance, ordinarily caused by channels that circuitously deliver fuel, is avoided by locating the flow control valve 674 at the combustion chamber interface.
  • the flow control valve 674 can be urged to the normally closed condition by a suitable mechanical spring or by compressive force on cable or rod 660 as a function of force applied by spring or by magnetic spring attraction to valve seat 690, including combinations of such closing actions.
  • pressure-tolerant performance is achieved by providing free acceleration of the armature driver 648 followed by impact on the ball 635, which is fixed on cable 660 at a location that is configured to suddenly lift or displace the ball 635.
  • the driver 648 moves relatively freely toward the electromagnetic pole piece and past stationery cable 660, as shown. After considerable momentum has been gained, the driver 648 strikes the ball 635 within the spring well shown. The ball 635 may be attached to the cable 660 within the spring 636, as shown.
  • any suitable seat for flow control valve 674 may be utilized, however, for applications with combustion chambers of small engines, the injector may incorporate a permanent magnet within or as seat 690 to urge flow control valve 674 to the normally closed condition, as shown.
  • a permanent magnet within or as seat 690 to urge flow control valve 674 to the normally closed condition, as shown.
  • Such sudden impact actuation of flow control valve 674 by armature 648 enables assured precision flow of fuel regardless of fuel temperature, viscosity, presence of slush crystals, or the applied pressure that may be necessary to assure desired fuel delivery rates.
  • Permanent magnets such as SmCo and NdFeB readily provide the desired magnetic forces at operating temperatures up to 205°C (401 °F) and assure that the flow control valve 674 is urged to the normally closed position on magnetic valve seat 690 to virtually eliminate clearance volume and after dribble.
  • the after dribble of fuel that temporarily rested in the clearance volume shown could be as much in volume as the intended fuel delivery at the desired time in the engine cycle.
  • Such flow of after dribble could be during the last stages of expansion or during the exhaust stroke and therefore would be mostly, if not completely, wasted, while causing flame impingement loss of protective cylinder wall lubrication, needless piston heating, and increased friction due to differential expansion, and overheating of exhaust system components.
  • an injector such as injector 100 or 600, monitors conditions within a combustion chamber, communicates monitored information to a control system, receives feedback from the control system, and adjusts operation based on the feedback.
  • an injector receiving commands or instructions from a control system can adaptively adjust ionization levels within a combustion chamber to achieve desired levels of ionization, providing for rapid developments of sustained combustion within the combustion chamber, among other benefits.
  • Figures 8 and 9 illustrate various routines performed by a control system instructing such injectors, such as the adaptive control system 410 or other control systems located at or remote from the injectors.
  • FIG. 8 is a flow diagram illustrating a routine 800 for combusting a fuel within a combustion chamber.
  • the system monitors one or more regions at or near an injector, such as regions near electrodes or check valves, during given or specified time periods of operation of an injector.
  • the system may utilize a monitoring module 510 in collaboration with various components of an injector that monitor conditions, such as the cable 660, the insulator 672, the sensors 662, and/or others.
  • Various regions may be monitored at certain time periods, such as regions located near or between electrodes, near or within check valves, and so on.
  • Example regions of injector 600 that may be monitored include:
  • Regions of air in the gap between electrodes such as a gap between electrodes 685 and 688, just before the arrival of fuel as it passes valves such as 674 and/or 684;
  • Regions of fuel that is controlled and metered by valve 674 to pass through the gap between electrodes such as a gap between electrodes 685 and 688;
  • Regions of air and fuel in the gap between electrodes such as a gap between electrodes 685 and 688;
  • Regions of air-fuel-air layers in the gap between electrodes such as a gap between electrodes 685 and 688; and other regions.
  • step 820 the system detects or determines a certain, satisfactory, and/or suitable condition at or in the monitored region. For example, the system, using various components described here, determines that a certain condition associated with a certain amount of fuel located between two electrodes has been satisfied.
  • step 830 the system applies an ionization voltage to electrodes at or near the region determined to satisfy the predetermined conditions. For example, the system in response to determining that sufficient fuel is located in a gap between electrodes 685 and 688, applies a voltage across the electrodes, causing a combustion event and achieving a desired ionization level,
  • routine 800 in order to time one or more applications of ionizing voltage to produce sufficient ionization at or near a combustion chamber interface of a region of fuel, a region of air and fuel, and/or a region of an air-fuel-air mixture.
  • the system can achieve sufficient and efficient ionization of these substances, causing a comparatively more rapid development of sustained combustion than can be provided by conventional engine operations.
  • routine 800 the system utilizes comparatively less energy for such ionization than required to compress the air sufficiently and pump fuel to very high pressures and to operate glow plugs when required to cause combustion after a characteristic delay.
  • the ionization as provided in one or more of the regions described herein is sufficient to provide substantial evaporation, molecular cracking and ionization to achieve a much more rapid sustained reaction with air in the combustion chamber.
  • the timing of the start of ionized air and/or fuel injection is later if not entirely after TDC (ATDC), producing comparatively more work per fuel value to increase the range and fuel efficiency of the engine, among other benefits.
  • the system may also adaptively control ionization levels within a combustion chamber. That is, the degree of ionization may be adaptively increased or decreased to achieve a desired degree of accelerated completion of combustion of fuel that is delivered by one or more fuel injection events per power cycle of an engine.
  • Figure 9 is a flow diagram illustrating a routine 900 for adjusting a degree of ionization within a combustion chamber.
  • the system monitors one or more conditions within the combustion chamber.
  • the system may utilize the monitoring module 510 in collaboration with various components of an injector that monitor conditions, such as the cable 660, the insulator 672, the sensors 662, and/or others.
  • conditions that may be monitored include: the torque produced per BTU or Kcal of fuel value that is injected per each fuel injection event, the maximum temperature of combustion, the pressure produced by the combustion process, and other conditions described herein.
  • the system compares the monitored conditions to desirable or ideal conditions.
  • the system may detect or determine that one or more monitored condition satisfies a rule or threshold, or does not satisfy a rule or threshold. For example, the system may detect a maximum temperature higher than a threshold value or a pressure lower than a threshold value, and determine that a rule associated with adjusting the ionization level has been satisfied.
  • step 930 the system, in response to determinations made in step 920 adjusts one or more parameters associated with a combustion event within a combustion chamber, which adjusts the degree of ionization within the combustion chamber.
  • the system may increase or decrease the parameter.
  • Example parameters or variables include: Compression ratio, Barometric pressure, Supercharge pressure, Temperature of air entering the combustion chamber, Temperature of the compressed air after heat losses to the piston, cylinder, and head, Timing of start of injection, Injection pressure, Injection orientation and stratified ionization pattern, Injection duration, Injector discharge curve, and so on.
  • a relatively minor amount of fuel and/or air may be ionized to trigger comparatively earlier completion of combustion than by conventional spark development in a tiny fraction of the total homogeneous mixture present, and similarly a relatively minor amount of fuel and/or air may be ionized to trigger comparatively earlier completion of diesel fuel combustion than can be accomplished by compression ignition sequences.
  • the system may accelerate the completion of combustion by utilizing certain fuel species.
  • Table 1 shows the utilization of various fuel species, such as substances that may be derived by thermochemical regeneration of a precursor fuel to improve the heating value of ionized fuel species that are controlled by the adaptive control system 410.
  • the table shows the precursor fuel, the new fuel species, the new fuel heat, and the advantage of reducing the energy required to ionize the new fuel species compared to the precursor fuel:
  • Table 1 [00100] Particularly valuable benefits result from adaptively ionizing the substances listed in Table 1 , including reduction if not elimination of the subsystems now required for operation of homogeneous charge and diesel engines. Subsystems such as those listed in Table 2 may be eliminated with great savings in the operating costs and reductions in emissions:
  • the dielectric strength may be altered or varied to include alternative materials and processing means.
  • the actuator and driver may be varied depending on fuel or the use of the injector.
  • the cap may be used to insure the shape and integrity of the fuel distribution and the cap may vary in size, design or position to provide different functions, performance and protection.
  • the injector may be varied, for example, the electrode, the optics, the actuator, various catalysts, the nozzle or the body may be made from alternative materials or may include alternative configurations than those shown and described and still be within the spirit of the disclosure.

Abstract

L'invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés de réglage de moteur à essence sur la base d'états surveillés dans une chambre de combustion du moteur. Dans certains cas, le système surveille des parties de cette chambre, identifie ou détermine un état satisfaisant, et applique une tension d'ionisation à un injecteur de carburant pour lancer un événement de combustion durant cet état. Dans certains cas, le système surveille les états dans ladite chambre, détermine qu'un état surveillé est associé à un réglage et règle un paramètre d'événement de combustion pour régler des niveaux d'ionisation dans une chambre de combustion.
PCT/US2010/054364 2008-01-07 2010-10-27 Système de commande adaptatif pour injecteurs de carburant et dispositifs d'allumage WO2011071608A2 (fr)

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