Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Robert Helle-Lorentzen

Ian Graham Pegg

Roland Paul Stark

Don Andreas Josephine Kees

Tim James Bowman

Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees

Timothy James Bowman

Nigel Philip Harold Fawcett

Ian A Pegg

Paul Shayler

A bearing block assembly in an engine is provided. The bearing block assembly includes at least one bearing block to rotatably support an oil lubricated shaft and fastening apparatus to attach the at least one bearing block to a flat mounting surface on a large engine component and a thermal barrier positioned between the shaft and the flat mounting surface configured to reduce the loss of heat to the large engine component from oil used to lubricate the shaft.

Engine bearing block assembly

An engine assembly includes an engine control unit, an internal combustion engine having an exhaust, a turbine driven in use by said exhaust, and an energy storage mechanism for storing energy recovered from said exhaust by said turbine, wherein the engine control unit is operable to vary the rate of storing energy in the energy storage mechanism.

Engine assembly with turbine generator control

An engine system is disclosed in which the transfer of heat from pressurized oil flowing through an integrally formed oil transfer passage of the engine is reduced by providing a thermal barrier between the oil and the engine. In one example the thermal barrier is provided by the use of a thick walled plastic tube and in other embodiments ribs are used to separate an oil flow passage from the engine.

Engine system and a method of manufacturing same

The present disclosure describes systems and methods to increase the speed of engine warm up by heating oil with a thermoelectric device and also to generate electricity using the same thermoelectric device, exploiting a temperature gradient between engine oil and exhaust gases. The disclosure describes a vehicle engine, comprising: an engine oil reservoir; an exhaust gas system; and a thermoelectric device having a hot side and a cold side and connected to a battery, wherein, the thermoelectric device is configured such that the hot side is thermally coupled to the exhaust gas system and the cold side is thermally coupled to the engine oil reservoir. A diverter valve and duct are provided in the exhaust gas system to selectively convey exhaust gases to the thermoelectric device located in or adjacent to the engine oil reservoir.

Thermoelectric device for oil temperature control

An apparatus for measuring the mass of a hybrid vehicle having a prime mover, a secondary mover incorporating a flywheel, and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) being connectable with a driveline of the vehicle and with the flywheel, the apparatus including a means for measuring a rate of change of CVT ratio during a transference of energy between the hybrid vehicle and the flywheel.

Mass measurement of a flywheel hybrid vehicle

A control unitmoves an engine throttleto the wide open position whenever the driver wishes to decelerate. This maximizes the transfer of rotational energy from the vehicle wheelsto a flywheelwhich is coupled to a drivetrainbecause pumping losses in the engineare much reduced due to the open throttle. The energy stored in the flywheelcan be used at a later time to supplement the engine's motive power. The control unitalso controls an electro hydraulic clutchwhich couples and decouples the flywheel to and from the drivetrain through a continuous variable transmission (CVT). The gear ratio of the CVTis set by the ECU

Apparatus and method for controlling a hybrid vehicle

A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engineand a flywheel. Storage and release of energy by the flywheelis enabled by a continuously variable transmissionand clutchunder the control of an electronic module. The amount of energy transferred from the vehicle one to the flywheelduring a deceleration manoeuvre is maximized by increasing the engine speed. As a result, the engine does more work against the braking force of the accelerating flywheel and causes the flywheel to spin up to a higher rotational speed.

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Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Robert Helle-Lorentzen