Apparatus for improving efficiency of turbocharger engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494989-B2
Application number	US-201715825629-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2017
Priority date	Sep 25, 2017
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

An apparatus for improving efficiency of a turbocharger engine including a turbocharger configured of a turbine rotated by discharge force of exhaust gas transferred from an exhaust manifold, and a compressor rotated coaxially with the turbine to compress intake air applied to an engine is provided. The turbine includes a turbine housing and a turbine wheel. The apparatus includes an auxiliary wheel that is formed at one side of the turbine wheel and an air compressor rotated by being connected to a crankshaft of the engine to generate compressed air. A valve connects between the air compressor and an air tank to transfer the compressed air to the air tank, and transfers, when charging of the air tank is completed, the compressed air to the auxiliary wheel side to increase torque of the turbine wheel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for improving efficiency of a turbocharger engine including a turbocharger having a turbine rotated by discharge force of exhaust gas transferred from the engine, and a compressor rotated coaxially with the turbine to compress intake air applied to an engine, wherein the turbine includes a turbine housing and a turbine wheel, and the apparatus comprises:
an auxiliary wheel formed at one side of the turbine wheel;
an air compressor configured to be rotated by being connected to the engine to generate compressed air;
a valve configured to connect between the air compressor and an air tank to transfer the compressed air to the air tank, and transfer, when charging of the air tank is completed, the compressed air to the auxiliary wheel side to increase torque of the turbine wheel; and
a power recovery turbine configured to be connected to the engine, rotated by the discharge force of the exhaust gas discharged from the turbine to transfer driving force to the engine,
wherein the valve includes an air processing unit (APU) that connects the air compressor, the air tank, and an air tank for turbo compound, and a control valve that connects the air tank for turbo compound and the turbine.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first inlet in which the exhaust gas flows and a second inlet in which the compressed air flows are formed in the turbine housing.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein in the turbine housing, the first inlet is formed to supply the exhaust gas in a radial direction of the turbine wheel, and the second inlet is formed to supply the compressed air at a predetermined angle between an axial direction and a radial direction of the auxiliary wheel.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the auxiliary wheel is formed to have an end portion of a blade inclined to face a discharge direction of the compressed air of the second inlet.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a blade of the turbine wheel and the blade of the auxiliary wheel are connected to each other.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the valve is a 3-way valve that connects the air compressor, the air tank, and the turbine.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the APU is configured to supply the compressed air generated from the air compressor to the air tank, and when the charging of the air tank is completed, supply the compressed air to the air tank for turbo compound.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a controller configured to open the control valve when a pressure of the air tank for turbo compound is less than a set pressure, and close the control valve when the pressure of the air tank for turbo compound is equal to or greater than the set pressure.

9. A vehicle having the apparatus for improving efficiency of a turbocharger engine according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Won Seok
• Lee Woo Jin

Classifications

• F02B21/00

  Engines characterised by air-storage chambers · CPC title

• F02B37/10

  at least one pump being alternatively {or simultaneously} driven by exhaust and other drive, {e.g. by pressurised fluid from a reservoir or an engine-driven pump} · CPC title

• B60T17/06

  Applications or arrangements of reservoirs · CPC title

• F02B41/10

  in exhaust turbines (use of exhaust turbines for charging F02B37/00) · CPC title

• F02C3/10

  with another turbine driving an output shaft but not driving the compressor · CPC title