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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2019
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Timothy Shipp, Seymour, IN (US);
David Langenderfer, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine system includes an engine with a plurality of pistons housed in respective ones of a plurality of cylinders, an air intake system to provide air to the plurality of cylinders through respective ones of a plurality of intake valves, an exhaust system to release exhaust gas from the plurality of cylinders through respective one of a plurality of exhaust valves, an aftertreatment system to treat exhaust emission from the engine, and a controller coupled to at least one sensor and configured to control a variable valve actuation mechanism to provide variable engine braking for thermal management.