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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Soumitri N. Kolavennu, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Syed M Shahed, Ranch Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Soumitri N. Kolavennu, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Syed M Shahed, Ranch Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a turbocharged internal combustion engine having an after-treatment device for treating exhaust gas discharged from the turbocharger, wherein exhaust gas from the engine is passed through a variable-geometry mechanism for regulating power produced by the turbine. The method comprises the steps of measuring a boost pressure of the air delivered to the intake of the engine, measuring a temperature of the exhaust gas delivered to the after-treatment device, causing the temperature of the exhaust gas delivered to the after-treatment device to substantially match a predetermined target temperature by controlling the variable-geometry mechanism of the turbine to control the amount of power extracted by the turbine, and causing the boost pressure to substantially match a predetermined target boost pressure by either inputting mechanical power into or extracting mechanical power from the turbocharger, as required, using a power addition/extraction device, such as a motor/generator, coupled to the turbocharger.