Engine system and control method using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10240540-B2
Application number	US-201615374018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2016
Priority date	Sep 13, 2016
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

An engine system includes: an intake line through which fresh air flows; an exhaust line through which exhaust gas flows; an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system which recirculates some of exhaust gas to a combustion chamber; a turbocharger having: a turbine that rotates by the exhaust gas; and a compressor rotating by the rotation of the turbine; an intercooler disposed in the intake line at a rear end of the compressor; an intake bypass line penetrating the intercooler from the intake line, adjusting the amount of intake gas to be supplied into the combustion chamber, and merging into the intake line at a front end of the compressor; a recirculation valve disposed in the intake bypass line; and a controller controlling opening and closing of the recirculation valve so that some of the intake gas is supplied into the intake line through the intake bypass line.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine system comprising:
an intake line through which fresh air, which is to be supplied into a combustion chamber of an engine, flows;
an exhaust line through which exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber flows;
an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system which recirculates some of the exhaust gas which is discharged from the combustion chamber back to the combustion chamber;
a turbocharger including: a turbine disposed in the exhaust line and rotating by the exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber; and a compressor, which is disposed in the intake line, rotating in conjunction with the rotation of the turbine and compressing outside air;
an intercooler disposed in the intake line at a rear end of the compressor;
an intake bypass line penetrating the intercooler from the intake line at a front end of a throttle valve, which adjusts the amount of intake gas to be supplied into the combustion chamber, the intake bypass line merging into the intake line at a front end of the compressor;
a recirculation valve disposed in the intake bypass line; and
a controller controlling opening and closing of the recirculation valve so that some of the intake gas compressed by the compressor is supplied into the intake line at the front end of the compressor through the intake bypass line or the intake gas is supplied into the combustion chamber through the intake bypass line,
wherein the recirculation valve includes:
a housing having a flow path formed therein;
a first passageway communicating with the flow path and communicating with the intake line at the front end of the compressor;
a second passageway communicating with the flow path and communicating with the intake line at the front end of the throttle valve;
a third passageway communicating with the flow path and communicating with the intake line connected with the intercooler; and
a actuator selectively closing the first passageway.

2. The engine system of claim 1 , wherein the controller controls and opens the recirculation valve during tip-out such that some of the intake gas compressed by the compressor of the turbocharger is supplied into the intake line at the front end of the compressor.

3. The engine system of claim 1 , wherein the controller calculates the amount of residual exhaust gas remaining in the intake line between the compressor and the combustion chamber after the engine is turned off, and
wherein when the amount of residual exhaust gas is larger than a reference amount, the controller controls and opens the recirculation valve when the engine is turned on again.

4. The engine system of claim 3 , wherein the controller calculates the amount of residual exhaust gas based on an EGR ratio and a volume of the intake line.

5. The engine system of claim 1 , wherein the actuator includes:
a coil generating a magnetic force based on whether electric power is supplied to the actuator;
a flange selectively closing the first passageway by the magnetic force generated by the coil; and
a spring providing elastic force in a direction in which the flange closes the first passageway.

6. The engine system of claim 1 , wherein the second passageway is disposed at a lower end of the first passageway.

7. The engine system of claim 1 , wherein the recirculation valve is disposed at an upper end of the intercooler.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Choo Saeng

Classifications

• F02B33/446

  having valves for admission of atmospheric air to engine, e.g. at starting · CPC title

• F02B29/0406 Primary

  Layout of the intake air cooling or coolant circuit · CPC title

• F02D41/0007

  for control of turbo-charged or super-charged engines (control of the pumps per se F02B37/12) · CPC title

• F02M26/06

  Low pressure loops, i.e. wherein recirculated exhaust gas is taken out from the exhaust downstream of the turbocharger turbine and reintroduced into the intake system upstream of the compressor · CPC title

• F02D41/0077 Primary

  Control of the EGR valve or actuator, e.g. duty cycle, closed loop control of position (EGR valve position sensor F02M26/48) · CPC title