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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2008
Hideki Nishio, Yokohama, JP;
Hajime Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Yuuichi Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method to control a gas engine system is disclosed, whereby the engine can be operated with an air-fuel-ratio controlled with high precision, even in using a low calorific fuel-gas that is prone to vary in calorific value; the engine system includes: In the case when the fuel-gas is of a low calorific value or where the output of the engine is high, a part of the fuel-gas is supplied to the engine through the first and second lines. The mixer forms a mixture of a prescribed mixing ratio that is leaner than a lower limit of flammability of the fuel-gas, while the remaining fuel-gas through the first line is supplied to the mixture just before each cylinder so that a final prescribed air fuel ratio is formed. In the case when the calorific value of the fuel-gas is high, or of high engine output, the whole fuel-gas can be supplied only through the first gas line.