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Method and internal combustion engine for a supercharged internal combustion engine

US9157410B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Albert Breuer · Cologne, DE
Jan Linsel · Cologne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2012
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/40
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments for a turbocharged engine are provided. In one example, a method for operating a supercharged internal combustion engine including at least one exhaust-gas turbocharger which has a turbine arranged in an exhaust-gas discharge system and a compressor arranged in an intake system, comprises during a load increase Δpme, retarding ignition timing away from an ignition time αZ,opt optimized with regard to efficiency and beyond an ignition time αZ,knock, where αZ,knock is an earliest ignition time to avoid knocking combustion.

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