Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adaptive miller cycle engine
- Patent Title (中): 自适应磨机循环发动机
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Application No.: US12040225Application Date: 2008-02-29
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Publication No.: US07690336B2Publication Date: 2010-04-06
- Inventor: Michael John Bowman , Louis Andrew Schick
- Applicant: Michael John Bowman , Louis Andrew Schick
- Applicant Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Niskayuna
- Agent Francis T. Coppa
- Main IPC: F02B75/04
- IPC: F02B75/04

Abstract:
A Miller cycle combustion engine capable of operating on multiple fuel types, and a method of operating the engine, is provided. The engine includes a fuel type determiner to determine the fuel type, and a compression adjustor to adjust the compression of a first cylinder of the engine to match the requirement of the determined fuel type. The compression adjustor is a variable valve timing system that provides a maximum compression when a fuel type requiring maximum compression is determined, and that advances or retards the opening of the intake valve to provide lower compression when a fuel type requiring lower compression is determined.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090222194A1 ADAPTIVE MILLER CYCLE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2009-09-03
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