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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2024
Hansen Engine Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Craig N. Hansen, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Paul C. Cross, Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
A supercharged internal combustion engine is drivably connected to a variable displacement supercharger operable to continuously supply varying amounts of an air mass to the engine in response to the varying power requirements of the engine. The variable displacement capability eliminates blowdown losses of fixed displacement superchargers and substantially reduces the need for throttling of the intake air. The device also presents an air-motoring mode that can recover a portion of the engine throttling losses as positive power returned to the engine crankshaft when the engine intake manifold is below atmospheric pressure.