Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

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Borgwarner Inc.

Patrick Matthews

Tyler Kelly

Anthony Morelli

Fadi Maroun Naddaf

Chee Haw Chan

John Eric Rollinger

Xiaogang Zhang

Shuya Shark Yamada

Robert Andrew Wade

Christopher Newman

David Bell

Jason Eugene Devries

Victor Martinez

Lynn Aimee Chesney

Erik Thomas Andersen

David Krenk

Patrick James Hertrich

Daniel Lawerence Sylvester

Brad L Flaherty

Michael B Younes

Methods and systems are provided for an electric turbocharger power lead. In one example, a system may include a conduit comprise at least one coolant jacket surrounding a passage housing a set of electric leads extending from an energy storage device to the electric turbocharger.

Methods and systems for electric turbo

Systems and methods for operating an internal combustion engine that includes an electric turbocharger are described. The systems and methods may operate the electric turbocharger in a motor mode or a generator mode. The electric turbocharger may be operated in a generator mode to reduce an amount of time to activate electric turbocharger in a motor mode.

Methods and system for operating an electric turbocharger

Methods and systems for operating an engine with an electrically driven compressor are described. In one example, a model in a controller determines one or more temperatures of the electrically driven compressor to establish a power output upper threshold that is not to be exceeded by the electrically driven compressor. Various actuators may be adjusted responsive to the power output upper threshold to reduce the possibility of electrically driven compressor degradation.

System and method for operating an engine with an electrically driven compressor

Methods and systems are provided for an electric turbocharger. In one example, a method rotating a turbine of the electric turbocharger in a reverse direction, the turbine being mechanically coupled to a compressor via a shaft. The rotation of the turbine may be adjusted based on a cold-start and/or engine operating conditions outside of the cold-start.

Methods and systems for an electric turbocharger

Systems and methods for operating an engine that includes an electrically driven compressor are disclosed. In one example, a vehicle operating mode is determined and speed of an electrically driven compressor is adjusted responsive to the vehicle operating mode so that an engine may supply torque sooner in response to an increasing torque command.

Transient power control method for an engine that includes a compressor

A prize wheel assembly for facilitating interchanging the prize designations on the prize wheel. The prize wheel assembly includes a stand assembly; a display support assembly including a wheel member removably mounted to the stand assembly; and a signage support assembly removably mounted to the stand assembly.

Prize wheel assembly

A turbocharger system is provided. The turbocharger system includes a turbine positioned downstream of a combustion chamber and a turbine bypass conduit in fluidic communication with a turbine inlet and a turbine outlet. The turbocharger system further includes a wastegate positioned in the turbine bypass conduit, a wastegate actuator coupled to the wastegate adjusting a position of the wastegate, and an air-cooled solenoid valve coupled to wastegate actuator adjusting a position of the wastegate actuator, the air-cooled solenoid valve receiving cooling airflow from an intake conduit positioned upstream of a compressor mechanically coupled to the turbine.

Turbocharger system having an air-cooled solenoid valve

A monitor support device for mounting flat screen monitors upon stands. The monitor support device includes a support member adapted to be mounted to a monitor stand; and a bracket assembly removably mounted to the support member and adapted to be coupled to a monitor.

Monitor support device

A wastegate assembly in a turbine of an internal combustion engine is provided. The wastegate assembly includes a wastegate conduit bypassing a turbine rotor, a valve sealing plate configured to seat and seal on a wastegate conduit outlet in a closed position, and a flow diverting tab coupled to the valve sealing plate, extending upstream of the wastegate conduit outlet, and separating a wastegate conduit outflow and a turbine rotor outflow.

Wastegate assembly in a turbine

A system including a turbocharger, comprising a turbocharger bearing housing supporting a turbocharger drive shaft; an oil drain including an inlet in fluidic communication with the turbocharger bearing housing and an outlet in fluidic communication with an oil sump; and a coolant jacket enveloping the oil drain. The coolant jacket envelopes the oil drain and is positioned to provide coolant to the turbocharger bearing housing and draw heat from the oil draining through the oil drain to prevent coking of hot oil within the oil drain.

Coolant jacket for a turbocharger oil drain

Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a compressor recirculation valve in response to condensate forming conditions in a charge air cooler (CAC). In one example, a compressor recirculation valve may be opened in response to an induction pressure greater than a threshold pressure when the induction pressure is greater than required to produce a manifold pressure required for a torque demand. Further, a wastegate may be opened to further reduce the induction pressure during certain driving conditions.

Compressor recirculation valve control to reduce charge air cooler condensate

Tent foot device

An interchangeable face plate display system for accommodating multiple graphic displays on the same frame. The interchangeable face plate display system includes a hub member adapted to interconnect elongate frame members of a display structure and including a block having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side; and an interchangeable support member removably connected to the hub member for supporting graphics upon the display structure.

Interchangeable face plate display system

A turbocharger system is provided herein. The turbocharger system includes a turbine positioned downstream of a combustion chamber, a turbine bypass conduit in fluidic communication with a turbine inlet and a turbine outlet, a wastegate positioned in the turbine bypass conduit, and an air-cooled wastegate actuator adjusting the position of the wastegate, the air-cooled wastegate actuator receiving cooling airflow from an intake conduit positioned upstream of a compressor mechanically coupled to the turbine.

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West Bloomfield, MI, United States of America

Patrick Matthews