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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Tao Zeng, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Daniel William Kantrow, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Liangjun Hu, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 39/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/04 (2006.01); F02B 37/24 (2006.01); F02B 37/16 (2006.01); F04D 29/056 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01); F02B 39/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02B 37/04 (2013.01); F02B 37/16 (2013.01); F02B 37/24 (2013.01); F02D 41/0052 (2013.01); F02B 39/10 (2013.01); F02D 41/26 (2013.01); F04D 29/056 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for compound boosted engine comprising an electric supercharger. In one example, the electric supercharger may be double-ended with a compressor arranged on either side of an electric motor and rotationally coupled to the electric motor via shafts. The electric supercharger may be configured to provide boost assist to a twin turbocharger system via a bypass channel adapted with a bypass valve.