Engine assembly with variable valve displacement on one cylinder bank and method of controlling same

An engine assembly includes an engine block having a first bank of cylinders and a second bank of cylinders. A crankshaft is supported by the engine block and is configured to be driven by torque due to combustion energy in the first and second banks of cylinders. A first set of valves is operable t...

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Hauptverfasser:	MCALPINE ROBERT S, HAYMAN ALAN W
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION COMBUSTION ENGINES COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	An engine assembly includes an engine block having a first bank of cylinders and a second bank of cylinders. A crankshaft is supported by the engine block and is configured to be driven by torque due to combustion energy in the first and second banks of cylinders. A first set of valves is operable to control air flow into and out of the first bank of cylinders. Camshafts driven by the crankshaft are operatively connected to the first set of valves to control opening and closing of the first set of valves. A second set of valves is operable to control air flow into and out of the second bank of cylinders. A controller is operatively connected to the second set of valves and is configured to vary at least one of lift, duration, and timing of the second set of valves based on commanded torque at the crankshaft.