Innio Jenbacher Gmbh & Co Og

Ge Jenbacher Gmbh Co Og

General Electric Company

Ge Jenbacher Gmbh & Co. Ohg

Ai Alpine US Bidco Inc.

Herbert Schaumberger

Nikolaus Spyra

Ara Panosyan

Christoph Boeld

Johann Hirzinger-Unterrainer

Uwe Liebscher

Stefan Schroeder

Herbert Kopecek

Albert Fahringer

Erich Kruckenhauser

Francisco Lopez

Johann Hirzinger

Josef Thalhauser

Wolfgang Fimml

Matthias Grotz

Xiaoting Dong

Thomas Fankhauser

Mario Rainer

Jose Gomez

Isabelle Bec

Johannes Huber

Dino Imhof

Jochen Fuchs

Georg Arnold

Mark James Lemke

Dieter Chvatal

Mario Graus

Reinhard Robitschko

Matthias Raibel

Mikhail Avramovich Avanesov

Robert Boewing

Hubert Winter

Michael Perktold

Moritz Froehlich

Klaus Zoggeler

Markus Wasserer

Peter Schaeffert

Andreas Huber

Stefan Koberl

Michael Waldhardt

Oscar Sarmiento

Moritz Frohlich

Erwin Amplatz

Moritz FRÖHLICH

Klaus ZÖGGELER

Stafan Schroeder

Josè Gomez

Christopher Boeld

Erich Kruckenhausser

Diethard Plohberger

A combustion engine for combustion of an air-fuel mixture containing air and fuel, comprising at least one temperature adjusting means for cooling or heating the air, fuel, and/or air-fuel mixture and a control unit configured to determine the methane number and/or hydrogen content of the fuel and/or air-fuel mixture, wherein the control unit is configured to control a temperature of the air, fuel and/or air-fuel mixture based on the determined methane number and/or hydrogen content by controlling the at least one temperature adjusting means.

Combustion engine

An internal combustion engine comprising: a main combustion chamber comprising at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve, wherein at least one intake port fluidically connected to an intake manifold is configured to supply an air and/or an air-fuel-mixture to the main combustion chamber via the at least one intake valve, and a pre-chamber which is in fluid connection with the main combustion chamber, wherein the pre-chamber is in fluid connection with the intake port and/or the intake manifold through a supply line, wherein at least one fuel injector is configured to enrich the air and/or air-fuel-mixture supplied to the main combustion chamber to have a lower ignition delay than an air-fuel-mixture supplied to the pre-chamber and/or air or air-fuel-mixture can be supplied to the pre-chamber to have a higher ignition delay than an air-fuel-mixture supplied to the main combustion chamber.

Internal combustion engine and a method for operating an internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine includes transfer passages between a pre-chamber and a main combustion chamber, and a control unit configured to control a pre-chamber supply system coupled to the pre-chamber and a main combustion chamber supply system coupled to the main combustion chamber, wherein the control unit is configured to control the pre-chamber supply system such that a supply volume exceeds a volume of the pre-chamber and that a surplus of the supply volume is communicated to the main combustion chamber, such as during a transient operating condition.

Internal combustion engine

Method for operating a power plant for generating energy, comprising at least one stationary internal combustion engine () and a district heating system () connected to the at least one internal combustion engine () in a heat exchange relationship,

Power plant and method for operating a power plant

A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine comprising a prechamber (), wherein a prechamber gas valve () is fitted into a cavity of the cylinder head () and the prechamber gas valve () is connected to the prechamber () by way of a flow transfer passage (), wherein the flow transfer passage () for a given cross-sectional area immediately downstream of the prechamber gas valve () is of such a length that in operation of the cylinder head () mounted in an internal combustion engine in a compression stroke of the combustion process propellant gas which flow out of the prechamber gas valve () forms a gas cushion at least in a first portion () of the flow transfer passage (), that adjoins the prechamber gas valve ().

Cylinder head for an internal combustion engine

A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine comprising a prechamber (), wherein a prechamber gas valve () is fitted into a cavity in the cylinder head () and the prechamber gas valve () is connected to the prechamber () by way of a flow transfer passage (), wherein the flow transfer passage () has a first portion () adjoining the prechamber gas valve () and a second portion () into which the first portion () opens, wherein the second portion () extends at least around a part of a periphery of the prechamber (), wherein the second portion () has an uninterrupted peripheral surface apart from that opening () with which it passes into the prechamber ().

A method of operating an internal combustion engine, wherein a fuel-air mixture is burnt in the internal combustion engine and the internal combustion engine drives a generator, wherein the generator is connected to a power supply network and delivers power to the power supply network and wherein upon or after detection of a dynamic network fault by which the power delivery of the generator into the power supply network is reduced acceleration of the internal combustion engine is prevented or limited, wherein upon or after the detection of the network fault in the power supply network the fuel feed to the internal combustion engine is increased.

Regulating methods for operating an internal combustion engine upon network fault detection

A method of operating an arrangement includes using a rotating drive machine, wherein a value characteristic of a change of a power output of the arrangement is provided by measuring at least one parameter and/or calculation. The rotating drive machine is open and/or closed loop controlled depending on the value characteristic of the change of the power output of the arrangement and/or a load of the rotating drive machine is changed depending on the value characteristic of the change of the power output of the arrangement, such that the change of the power output of the arrangement is substantially compensated.

Arrangement with rotating drive machine and operating method

Internal combustion engine with a controller and at least one combustion chamber and an at least one ignition amplifier associated with the combustion chamber, whereby the at least one combustion chamber, on the one hand via a feeding device for a fuel-air mixture, can be supplied with energy, and on the other hand can be supplied with energy by the associated ignition amplifier, whereby the controller is designed to change the excess-air ratio of the fuel-air mixture in a detection mode for the at least one combustion chamber, and at least one sensor is provided, whose signals can be supplied to the controller and whose signals are characteristic of the combustion event in at least one combustion chamber and that the controller is designed such that, depending on the signals supplied by at least one sensor, a representative detection signal is generated associated with a status of the at least one ignition amplifier associated with at least one combustion chamber.

A method of controlling an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, in particular a stationary internal combustion engine, wherein actuators of the internal combustion engine are actuable in crank angle-dependent relationship and/or sensor signals of the internal combustion engine can be ascertained in crank angle-dependent relationship,

Method for controlling an internal combustion engine

A power generation system includes a generator operatively coupled to an engine for generating electrical power and supplying the electrical power to a grid. Further, the power generation system includes a resistive braking system operatively coupled between the generator and the grid. The resistive braking system includes a mechanical switch connected in parallel with a resistor, and a controller for, in response to a grid event, controlling power from the engine and operating the mechanical switch to redirect current between the mechanical switch and the parallel connected resistor.

Power generation system and method with resistive braking capability

In a method of controlling a dual fuel engine in which power in the form of a first gaseous fuel and in the form of a self-igniting second fuel is fed to at least one combustion chamber, a knock signal representative of the combustion chamber is detected. When a knock signal indicating a knock of at least a first intensity is detected, the amount of first fuel fed to the combustion chamber of the engine is increased, the increased introduction of power into the combustion chamber caused by the increase in the amount of first fuel being compensated by a corresponding reduction in the power contribution of the second fuel. When a knock signal indicating a knock of at least a second intensity greater than the first intensity is detected, the amount of first fuel is reduced.

Method of controlling a dual fuel engine

A method involves operating an internal combustion engine connected to an electric generator, in particular a synchronous generator, during a network fault, in particular during an electric short-circuit, in a power supply network connected to the generator. A mechanical power delivered by the internal combustion engine is introduced into the generator and converted into electric power in the generator. The electric power is delivered to the power supply network, and the mechanical power delivered by the internal combustion engine is at least temporarily increased depending on the value of at least one operating parameter of the generator and/or the internal combustion engine prior to the network fault and/or during the network fault, preferably by an amount of a fuel introduced into the internal combustion engine being increased.

Method of operating an internal combustion engine connected to an electric generator

In a method of starting an internal combustion engine having a plurality of piston-cylinder units wherein there are dead volumes upstream of the piston-cylinder units, wherein upon an attempt at starting the internal combustion engine, the pistons are driven in the cylinders by an auxiliary motor. The maximum permissible duration of a starting attempt is restricted by a predetermined starting time (t) of the internal combustion engine. The starting time (t) is calculated and predetermined prior to or at the beginning of a starting attempt of the internal combustion engine depending on a state of the internal combustion engine and/or the auxiliary motor.

Method of starting an internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine including a pre-chamber connected to a pre-chamber feed conduit for supplying the pre-chamber with a fuel (F), and a main combustion chamber. Fuel (F) in the main combustion chamber can be ignited by an ignition flare which passes from the at least one pre-chamber into the at least one main combustion chamber and which is produced by ignition of fuel (F) in the pre-chamber. At least one valve can be open-loop or closed-loop controlled by an open-loop or closed-loop control device depending on a parameter characteristic of a change in a power produced by the internal combustion engine, and/or by which a pre-chamber fuel flow directed through the pre-chamber feed conduit to the at least one pre-chamber can be at least partially diverted into a volume separate from the at least one pre-chamber.

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