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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Neil Xavier Blythe, North East, PA (US);
Daniel Edward Loringer, Erie, PA (US);
Matthew John Malone, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02B 37/013 (2006.01); F02B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0085 (2013.01); F02B 37/18 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/008 (2013.01); F02D 41/009 (2013.01); F02D 41/0065 (2013.01); F02D 41/221 (2013.01); F02B 37/004 (2013.01); F02B 37/013 (2013.01); F02D 41/0025 (2013.01); F02D 41/0027 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1015 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for diagnosing individual engine cylinders based on a turbocharger speed fluctuation of a turbocharger. In one embodiment, a method for an engine includes adjusting engine operation based on an indicated operating parameter of an individual engine cylinder, where the indicated operating parameter is based on at least one turbocharger speed fluctuation of a turbocharger correlated with crankshaft position.