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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Roy James Primus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Omowoleola Chukwuemeka Akinyemi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Thomas Michael Lavertu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
James Robert Mischler, Girard, PA (US);
Venu Gopal Gummadavelli, Erie, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes combusting air within a plurality of cylinders of an internal combustion engine by injecting a fuel into the plurality of cylinders. The method further includes expanding a first portion of an exhaust gas generated from the plurality of combustion cylinders via a turbine. The method further includes controlling at least one of feeding a second portion of the exhaust gas via an exhaust channel bypassing the turbine; and recirculating a third portion of the exhaust gas to the plurality of combustion cylinders via a recirculation channel, as a function of an intake manifold air temperature and pressure at which the engine is operated.