Controlling the position of turbine guide vanes and of a coolant flow

US11408334B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Franz J. Brinkmann · Hürth, DE
• Ludwig Stump · Cologne, DE
• Carsten Weber · Aalen, DE
• Stefan Quiring · Leverkusen, DE
• Kai Sebastian Kuhlbach · Bensberg, DE
• Jan Mehring · Cologne, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 2, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/12
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger system. In one example, a system comprises an actuator configured to adjust a position of a plurality of guide vanes and a position of a coolant valve configured to adjust coolant flow through a turbine coolant jacket or a compressor coolant jacket.