Engine system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10823094-B2
Application number	US-201916511838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2019
Priority date	Dec 7, 2018
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

An engine system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an engine including a plurality of cylinders; a fuel separator separating into a low-octane fuel and a high-octane fuel based on an octane number; a cylinder deactivation device deactivating some cylinders among the plurality of cylinder based on a driving region; a low-octane fuel injector injecting the low-octane fuel separated by the fuel separator into the plurality of cylinder; a high-octane fuel injector injecting the high-octane fuel separated by the fuel separator into the activated cylinders without being deactivated by the cylinder deactivation device; and a controller configured to control the cylinder deactivation device to deactivate some cylinders or activate all the cylinders, and to control the low-octane fuel injector and the high-octane fuel injector to inject the low-octane fuel or the high-octane fuel into the cylinders.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine system comprising:
an engine including a plurality of cylinders for generating driving torque by burning fuel;
a fuel separator configured to separate fuel stored in a main fuel tank into low-octane fuel and high-octane fuel based on an octane number;
a cylinder deactivation device configured to deactivate some cylinders among the plurality of cylinder based on a driving region, remaining cylinders being activated cylinders;
a low-octane fuel injector configured to inject the low-octane fuel separated by the fuel separator into the plurality of cylinders;
a high-octane fuel injector configured to inject the high-octane fuel separated by the fuel separator into the activated cylinders that were not deactivated by the cylinder deactivation device; and
a controller configured to control the cylinder deactivation device to deactivate some cylinders of all the cylinders or to activate all the cylinders, to control the low-octane fuel injector to inject the low-octane fuel into all the cylinders when all the cylinders are activated, and to control the low-octane fuel injector or the high-octane fuel injector to inject the low-octane fuel or the high-octane fuel into the activated cylinders when some cylinders are deactivated;
wherein, when the driving region is a low-speed and low-load region, the controller is configured to control the cylinder deactivation device such that some cylinders of entire cylinders are deactivated and to control the low-octane fuel injector such that the low-octane fuel is injected into the activated cylinders;
wherein, when the driving region is the low-speed and middle-load region, the controller is configured to control the cylinder deactivation device such that some cylinders of entire cylinders are deactivated and to control the high-octane fuel injector such that the high-octane fuel is injected into the activated cylinders;
wherein, when the driving region is the low-speed and high-load region, a middle-speed and high-load region, or a high-speed and high-load region, the controller is configured to control the high-octane fuel injector such that the high-octane fuel is injected into all the cylinders; and
wherein, when the driving region is the middle-speed and low-load region, the middle-speed and middle-load region, the high-speed and low-load region, or the high-speed and middle-load region, the controller is configured to control the low-octane fuel injector such that the low-octane fuel is injected into all the cylinders.

2. The engine system of claim 1 , further comprising an electric supercharger installed in an intake line that supplies external air to the cylinders and compressing the external air supplied to the cylinders through the intake line.

3. An engine system comprising:
an engine including a plurality of cylinders for generating driving torque by burning fuel;
a fuel separator configured to separate fuel stored in a main fuel tank into low-octane fuel and high-octane fuel based on an octane number;
a cylinder deactivation device configured to deactivate some cylinders among the plurality of cylinder based on a driving region, remaining cylinders being activated cylinders;
a low-octane fuel injector configured to inject the low-octane fuel separated by the fuel separator into the plurality of cylinders;
a high-octane fuel injector configured to inject the high-octane fuel separated by the fuel separator into the activated cylinders that were not deactivated by the cylinder deactivation device; and
a controller configured to control the cylinder deactivation device to deactivate some cylinders or activate all the cylinders, and to control the low-octane fuel injector and the high-octane fuel injector to inject the low-octane fuel or the high-octane fuel into the cylinders;
wherein, when the driving region is a low-speed and low-load region, the controller is configured to control the cylinder deactivation device such that some cylinders of entire cylinders are deactivated and to control the low-octane fuel injector such that the low-octane fuel is injected into the activated cylinders;
wherein, when the driving region is the low-speed and middle-load region, the controller is configured to control the cylinder deactivation device such that some cylinders of entire cylinders are deactivated and to control the high-octane fuel injector such that the high-octane fuel is injected into the activated cylinders;
wherein, when the driving region is the low-speed and high-load region, a middle-speed and high-load region, or a high-speed and high-load region, the controller is configured to control the high-octane fuel injector such that the high-octane fuel is injected into all the cylinders; and
wherein, when the driving region is the middle-speed and low-load region, the middle-speed and middle-load region, the high-speed and low-load region, or the high-speed and middle-load region, the controller is configured to control the low-octane fuel injector such that the low-octane fuel is injected into all the cylinders.

4. The engine system of claim 3 , further comprising an electric supercharger installed in an intake line to supply external air to the cylinders and compress the external air supplied to the cylinders through the intake line.

5. A method of operating an engine that includes a plurality of cylinders for generating driving torque by burning fuel, the method comprising:
separating fuel stored in a main fuel tank into low-octane fuel and high-octane fuel based on an octane number;
activating all cylinders based upon a first driving region, wherein the first driving region is a middle-speed and low-load region, the middle-speed and middle-load region, a high-speed and low-load region, or the high-speed and middle-load region;
injecting the low-octane fuel into all the cylinders when all the cylinders are activated;
deactivating some of the cylinders based upon a second driving region leaving the remaining cylinders activated, wherein the second driving region is a low-speed and low-load region or the low-speed and middle-load region; and
when the second driving region is the low-speed and low-load region, injecting the low-octane fuel into the activated cylinders when some cylinders are deactivated; and
when the second driving region is the low-speed and middle-load region, injecting the high-octane fuel into the activated cylinders when some cylinders are deactivated.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
activating all of the cylinders based upon a third driving region, the third driving region comprising a high-load region; and
injecting the high-octane fuel into all the cylinders when all the cylinders are activated.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Han Dong Hee
• Park Jong Il
• Lee Kwanhee
• Park Yeongseop
• Hong Seungwoo
• Kang Jaegu
• Chu Dong Ho
• Oh Heechang

Classifications

• F01L2013/001

  Deactivating cylinders · CPC title

• F02D41/0087 Primary

  Selective cylinder activation, i.e. partial cylinder operation (deceleration cut-off F02D41/123) · CPC title

• F02D13/06 Primary

  Cutting-out cylinders · CPC title

• F01L13/0005

  Deactivating valves · CPC title

• F02D19/0694

  operating with a plurality of fuels · CPC title