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8151771 |
Fuel preheat for engine start
Systems and methods for providing heated fuel to a fuel injector of an engine are provided. According to the approaches described herein, adequate cold-start fuel atomization may be provided...
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8150576 |
Engine glow plug diagnosis using crankshaft sensor data
A motor vehicle engine (10) has glow plugs (20) for aiding combustion of fuel in combustion chambers of the engine when the engine is cold and an ignition switch (24) is operated to crank the...
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8006671 |
Start control apparatus for an internal combustion engine
A start control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which takes an amount of a fuel vaporized from a heated fuel into consideration to prevent deterioration of startability due to an...
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7963832 |
Engine intake air temperature management system
A system for managing engine intake air temperature may comprise a first air flow control device having an inlet coupled to an outlet of a turbocharger compressor and a first outlet coupled to an...
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7631625 |
Glow plug learn and control system
A system and method for controlling a temperature of a combustion chamber heater of an engine includes a calculation module that determines a temperature of the combustion chamber heater based on...
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7620491 |
Apparatus for and method of performing start preparation for vehicular engine
Person authentication for determining if there is a specified driver is performed by biometrics or the like. Then when authenticated that there is a previously registered driver, it is predicted...
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7464699 |
Control of an electrically heated pre-heating device for cold-starting internal combustion engines
In a method for heating up the intake air of an internal combustion engine during the preglow phase or start-up phase, the heating power is controlled by a control unit of the engine electronics as...
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7357124 |
Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine
A fuel injector for vaporizing a liquid fuel for use in an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a plurality of capillary flow passages, each of the plurality of capillary flow...
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7305955 |
Dual combustion engine
An internal combustion engine is disclosed in which some cylinders are adapted to run in homogeneous-charge compression-ignition (HCCI) combustion mode and at other cylinders are adapted to run in...
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7255081 |
Method and device for improving the starting response of an internal combustion engine
The present invention relates to methods for charging at least one combustion chamber (12) of a spark-ignition combustion engine (10) with fuel and air. At least one combustion chamber charge is...
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7234430 |
Method for heating a glow plug for a diesel engine
A method for heating a glow plug for a diesel engine to its desired temperature by supplying power to the glow plug in a controlled fashion. During a certain time interval after termination of a...
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7122764 |
Sheathed element glow plug
A sheathed-element glow plug for self-igniting internal combustion engines has an electrical heating element which projects into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, and a...
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7013869 |
Fuel supply system for internal combustion engine
The present invention provides an electronically-controlled fuel injector, for an internal combustion engine, comprising a downstream fuel injection valve located near an air intake port of each...
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6789530 |
Cold start system for high-speed direct-injection diesel engines
Electrical resistances to carry out heating of air necessary for the combustion process of an engine, each of said resistance being in continuous tape form, with a pronounced coiled trajectory so...
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6651602 |
Heater control apparatus and heater control method
When starting an engine, the engine is driven by a starting motor and, at the same time, a fuel heating heater can be operated. If the engine is stopped and then immediately restarted, the...
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6508236 |
Fuel supply device and internal combustion engine mounting the same
Atomizing air flowing in an atomizing gas passage is merged with a fuel spray to promote atomization of the fuel, and carrier air flowing in a carrier gas passage is merged with the fuel spray at a...
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6481428 |
Methods and systems for reducing internal combustion engine exhaust emissions
In order to provide for reduced internal combustion engine exhaust emissions when cold starting an internal combustion engine, there is provided two methods and systems for cold starting an...
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6405700 |
Method for heating the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine
A method for heating the combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine, an exhaust pipe of the fuel-injected internal combustion engine being designed with an exhaust-gas flap; the...
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6354256 |
Cold starting aid system for an internal combustion engine and method of start-up sequencing for same
A cold starting system and power management software consisting of an air heater system, a fuel heater system, a controller with microprocessor and related software, a series of devices comprising...
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6334418 |
Method of using fuel in an engine
A method of using a petroleum based fuel in an internal combustion gasoline engine. The fuel has a flash point of at least 5° F. and the fuel is heated, within the engine, to a temperature above ...
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6332457 |
Method of using an internally heated tip injector to reduce hydrocarbon emissions during cold-start
A method of heating fuel using a heated tip fuel injector includes providing an internal combustion engine having at least one fuel injector, the at least one fuel injector having an internal...
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6213103 |
Fuel preheater for a piston internal combustion engine with heat vaporization of the fuel
The invention seeks to improve the functioning of a piston internal combustion engine which uses heat vaporization of the fuel, already in the starting and cold running phase. This is achieved by...
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6209500 |
Cold start fuel preheat system for internal combustion engine
A cold start fuel preheat system for an internal combustion engine includes a housing and a fuel rail extending through the housing to deliver fuel to the internal combustion engine. The cold start...
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6202615 |
Methods and apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine
Methods and apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine are disclosed. One of the disclosed apparatus includes an electric starter operatively coupled to the internal combustion engine and...
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6148258 |
Electrical starting system for diesel engines
An integrated electronic starting control system module for diesel engines which provides unique packaging with integration of a multiplicity of features previously unavailable or available only in...
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6138645 |
Method of heating the intake air
In the method, the intake air for an internal combustion engine is heated both during the starting and/or warm-running phases by at least one electrically heatable heating element arranged upstream...
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6109229 |
Auxiliary starter unit for use with a diesel engine, and method for starting a diesel engine
An auxiliary starter unit is disclosed for facilitating starting of a diesel engine. The auxiliary starter unit includes a heater positioned in proximity to the diesel engine to improve a starting...
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6092496 |
Cold starting method for diesel engine with variable valve timing
A method of operating a diesel engine is disclosed. The method includes the step of sensing a temperature level associated with the engine. The method further includes the step of positioning the...
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6009369 |
Voltage monitoring glow plug controller
An electronic control system and a device is disclosed proving improved control and diagnostics of glow plugs as are typically energized in diesel engines prior to and during cold start and also...
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5937814 |
Flame starting device for an internal combustion engine and process for operating the flame starting unit
Process for operating a flame starting unit for an internal combustion engine, especially a diesel engine with flame glow plug (1), which is located in an air intake channel of the internal...
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5862786 |
Cold starting assistance for diesel engines
Method and apparatus for cold starting assistance for diesel engines including use of a sheathed-element glow plug in the combustion chamber and a heater plug in the air intake, which plugs are...
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5855192 |
Charge conditioning system for enabling cold starting and running of spark-ignited, diesel fueled piston engines
A spark ignited, piston type diesel fueled internal combustion engine is provided with a charge conditioning system that includes a fuel preheater for vaporizing liquid fuel to enable starting of...
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5850822 |
Injection arrangement for an internal combustion engine and method for fuel injection
A fuel injection arrangement for an internal combustion engine which has at least one combustion space and at least one intake pipe leading to this combustion space, with two fuel injection valves...
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5729456 |
Glow plug controller
The present invention relates to an improved glow plug controller. The glow plug controller includes an analog temperature sensor, circuitry for converting an analog temperature signal to digital...
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5727384 |
Engine management system
A management system of an engine having a hot operating system (a catalytic converter or fuel vaporiser) and a rapid heating system for the hot operating system includes a clock and means to...
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5664547 |
Flame glow plug for a diesel engine
In a flame glow plug for a Diesel engine with an insert structure mounted on the plug body for the supply of fuel thereto, wherein the plug body includes in a vaporizing tube, a heating rod...
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5657730 |
Method for cold starting piston-type combustion engines and a device for carrying out the method
The invention relates to a method and device for cold starting of piston-type combustion engines. During a first step, the blocking of the fuel supply to the engine's combustion chambers is ensured...
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5634443 |
Method and system for controlling one of a glow plug heater system and a grid heater system in an automotive vehicle
A method and system for controlling one of a glow plug heater system and a grid heater system in an automotive vehicle. A common controller is provided programmed with a first control algorithm for...
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5570667 |
Internal combustion engine low temperature starting system
A compression ignited, spark ignited, or surface ignited engine single or multi-cylinder low temperature starting system is positioned permanently or temporarily in the intake system during the...
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5537321 |
Diagnostic apparatus for controlling the operation of a catalytic converter
An exhaust gas purifying apparatus mounted in an vehicular engine, which includes a detector for detecting the actuated condition of a catalyst. Injectors for fuel injection are disposed along an...
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5529035 |
Cold start fuel injector with heater
A cold start fuel injector is disclosed for use with an internal combustion engine of the type having an intake manifold and a fuel injection system. The cold start fuel injector includes a housing...
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5482013 |
Air intake heating and diagnostic system for internal combustion engines
An air intake heating and diagnostic system for an internal combustion engine includes a microprocessor based controller for activating electrical heating elements for a preheat time period prior...
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5469819 |
Adaptive engine preheat
A diesel engine preheat system includes a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the engine coolant, engine heaters for heating the engine, and a microprocessor for calculating the...
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5444626 |
Control system for calculating parameter control values in repetitive control processes
It is known for a central electronic control unit in a motor vehicle to exchange data through a serial data bus with other control units, e.g. those for fuel injection, ignition timing, and...
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5435277 |
Hot water injection apparatus for water cooling engine
A hot water injection apparatus for a water cooling engine having a cooling water main circulation line and a cooling water bypass circulation line comprises a thermal insulation vessel which is...
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5402757 |
Flame glow unit
Flame glow unit for heating the combustion air for a combustion device, especially an internal combustion engine. A flame glow plug, which is placed in the air duct of the combustion device, is...
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5402763 |
Method of controlling an engine for a flexible fuel vehicle
It is determined whether an engine for a flexible fuel vehicle is in a start enabling state based on alcohol concentration of fuel supplied to the engine. When it is determined that the engine is...
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5385126 |
Engine starting system with energy management subsystem
A system for starting an internal combustion engine includes an electrical energy storage device 10, a cranking motor 12 connected with the storage device, and energy management means including a...
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5372102 |
Process for heating the intake air in internal-combustion engines by means of a flame starting system
The invention relates to a process and apparatus for heating the intake air in internal-combustion engines by means of a flame starting system with at least one glow plug. The apparatus is...
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5367996 |
Microprocessor-based diesel engine cold start controller
A cold start control apparatus for diesel engines includes a cold start switch, engine temperature and speed sensors and a transistor all connected to a programmable controller. The transistor is...
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