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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2006
Bhaskar Tamma, Bangalore, IN;
Jennifer Ann Topinka, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Roy James Primus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Richard John Mcgowan, Slippery Rock, PA (US);
Bhaskar Tamma, Bangalore, IN;
Jennifer Ann Topinka, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Roy James Primus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Richard John McGowan, Slippery Rock, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, there is provided a method of providing a first fuel injection schedule having one or more injections per cylinder per compression stroke at a first discrete power level selected from a plurality of discrete power levels of an engine. The method further includes providing a second fuel injection schedule having a plurality of injections per cylinder per compression stroke at a second discrete power level selected from the plurality of discrete power levels of the engine, wherein the first and second fuel injection schedules comprise different injection characteristics from one another.