Lean burn internal combustion engine exhaust gas temperature control

MA Younkins, SK Chen, MA Wilcutts - US Patent 10,494,971, 2019 - Google Patents
A variety of methods and arrangements for controlling the exhaust gas temperature of a lean
burn, skip fire controlled internal combustion engine are described. In one aspect, an engine …

Dynamic valve control in a skip fire controlled engine

JF Fuschetto, MA Younkins, IS Soliman… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Various methods and arrangements for improving fuel economy and noise, vibration, and
harshness (NVH) in a skip fire controlled engine are described. An engine control ler …

Determining firing density of a skip fire controlled lean-burn engine using air-fuel ratio and exhaust temperatures

SK Chen, MA Younkins - US Patent 10,823,029, 2020 - Google Patents
A skip fire control that relies on a combination of a torque request, exhaust temperature, and
air-fuel ratio in determining firing density is described. Also, skipped firing opportunities may …

Dynamic charge compression ignition engine with multiple aftertreatment systems

EA Ortiz-Soto, MA Younkins - US Patent 10,808,672, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods, devices, controllers, and algorithms are described for operating an internal
combustion engine wherein at least some firing opportunities utilize low temperature …

Skip cylinder compression braking

SE Carlson, LJ Serrano, MA Wilcutts… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
An internal combustion engine operates so that it delivers zero or negative torque. The
engine operates in either a deceleration cylinder cut off (DCCO) mode or skip cylinder …

Separately determining firing density and pumping density during firing density transitions for a lean-burn internal combustion engine

SK Chen, MA Younkins, LJ Serrano - US Patent 11,300,026, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A skip fire engine controller and method of control is described wherein
during transitions from a first firing density to a second firing density, a firing density and a …

Lean burn internal combustion engine exhaust gas temperature control

MA Younkins, SK Chen, MA Wilcutts - US Patent 11,060,430, 2021 - Google Patents
A variety of methods and arrangements for controlling the exhaust gas temperature of a lean
burn, skip fire controlled internal combustion engine are described. In one aspect, an engine …

Method of cam phase control based on cylinder wall temperature

SP Levijoki, DN Hayden, CE Whitney - US Patent 10,436,140, 2019 - Google Patents
A method of controlling intake and exhaust cam phase in an internal combustion engine
includes sensing an engine speed and an engine load of the internal combustion engine …

Use of different pneumatic cylinder spring types in a variable displacement engine for engine and aftertreatment system temperature control

MA Younkins, X Luo - US Patent 11,306,672, 2022 - Google Patents
A system and method for a variable displacement internal combustion engine using different
types of pneumatic cyl inder springs on skipped working cycles to control engine and …

Dynamic valve control in a skip fire controlled engine

JF Fuschetto, MA Younkins, IS Soliman… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Various methods and arrangements for improving fuel economy and noise, vibration, and
harshness (NVH) in a skip fire controlled engine are described. An engine control ler …