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Twin turbo engine

US10006344B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Harald Stoffels · Cologne, DE
Ludwig Stump · Cologne, DE
Carsten Weber · Aalen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 21, 2015
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/12
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided an arrangement of an internal combustion engine with a sequentially parallel twin turbocharger, in which at least one turbocharger has an electrical energy converter which can be used optionally as a motor for driving a compressor in the lower rotational speed range of the internal combustion engine or as a generator for charging a connected battery.

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