Device for adjusting an operating variable of an engine
US9037380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2270/3015
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism for regulating an engine by using an actuator that is controlled in bang-bang mode, in which non-linearities are introduced in the control strategy in order to avoid putting excessive demand on an electric motor. The actuator is controlled by power supply pulses, which is a specific type of bang-bang control and, therefore, the actuator can receive a certain number of discrete commands. In one example, the actuator can receive two types of commands, for rotating in one direction and for rotating in the other direction.
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