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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Lennart Andersson, Varberg, SE;
Arne Andersson, Mölnlycke, SE;
Bengt Johansson, Lund, SE;
Staffan Lundgren, Hindås, SE;
Nhut Lam, Bjuv, SE;
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A method for controlling an internal combustion engine system, the engine system including a combustor arranged to receive air and fuel, and combust the received air and fuel, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from the combustion in the combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and a communication valve arranged to control a communication between the combustor and the expander, including determining during operation of the engine system whether there is a pressure difference across said communication valve.