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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark D. Moeckel, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/702 ; F02B 3/344 ; F01N 7/00 ; F01N 7/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 3/702 ; F02B 3/344 ; F01N 7/00 ; F01N 7/08 ;
Abstract
An electrical preheater for a turbine inlet of a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine. An electric motor/generator is drivingly coupled to the turbocharger, and electrically connected to a storage device. The electrical preheater is powered by the storage device to heat a stream of exhaust gases entering the turbocharger turbine from the engine exhaust manifold. The preheater provides an additional control of the turbocharger performance.