Intake Manifold Boosting of Turbocharged Spark-Ignited Engines

Downsizing and turbocharging is a widely used approach to reduce the fuel consumption of spark ignited engines while retaining the maximum power output. However, a substantial loss in drivability must be expected due to the occurrence of the so-called turbo lag. The turbo lag results from the additi...

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Main Authors: Lino Guzzella, Christopher Onder, Christoph Voser, Norbert Zsiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/3/1746
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Christopher Onder
Christoph Voser
Norbert Zsiga
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description Downsizing and turbocharging is a widely used approach to reduce the fuel consumption of spark ignited engines while retaining the maximum power output. However, a substantial loss in drivability must be expected due to the occurrence of the so-called turbo lag. The turbo lag results from the additional inertia that the turbocharger adds to the system. Supplying air by an additional valve, the boost valve, to the intake manifold can be used to overcome the turbo lag. This turbo lag compensationmethod is referred to as intakemanifold boosting. The aims of this study are to show the effectiveness of intake manifold boosting on a turbocharged spark-ignited engine and to show that intake manifold boosting can be used as an enabler of strong downsizing. Guidelines for the dimensioning of the boost valve are given and a control strategy is presented. The trade-off between additional fuel consumption and the consumption of pressurized air during the turbo lag compensation is discussed. For a load step at 2000 rpm the rise time can be reduced from 2.8 s to 124ms, requiring 11.8 g of pressurized air. The transient performance is verified experimentally by means of load steps at various engine speeds to various engine loads.
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spelling doaj.art-f1f47ffe8be246eca23a7550889a0ba02022-12-22T04:24:15ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732013-03-01631746176310.3390/en6031746Intake Manifold Boosting of Turbocharged Spark-Ignited EnginesLino GuzzellaChristopher OnderChristoph VoserNorbert ZsigaDownsizing and turbocharging is a widely used approach to reduce the fuel consumption of spark ignited engines while retaining the maximum power output. However, a substantial loss in drivability must be expected due to the occurrence of the so-called turbo lag. The turbo lag results from the additional inertia that the turbocharger adds to the system. Supplying air by an additional valve, the boost valve, to the intake manifold can be used to overcome the turbo lag. This turbo lag compensationmethod is referred to as intakemanifold boosting. The aims of this study are to show the effectiveness of intake manifold boosting on a turbocharged spark-ignited engine and to show that intake manifold boosting can be used as an enabler of strong downsizing. Guidelines for the dimensioning of the boost valve are given and a control strategy is presented. The trade-off between additional fuel consumption and the consumption of pressurized air during the turbo lag compensation is discussed. For a load step at 2000 rpm the rise time can be reduced from 2.8 s to 124ms, requiring 11.8 g of pressurized air. The transient performance is verified experimentally by means of load steps at various engine speeds to various engine loads.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/3/1746turbo lag compensationintake manifold boostingdownsizingtransient performancetorque controlretarding ignition angle
spellingShingle Lino Guzzella
Christopher Onder
Christoph Voser
Norbert Zsiga
Intake Manifold Boosting of Turbocharged Spark-Ignited Engines
Energies
turbo lag compensation
intake manifold boosting
downsizing
transient performance
torque control
retarding ignition angle
title Intake Manifold Boosting of Turbocharged Spark-Ignited Engines
title_full Intake Manifold Boosting of Turbocharged Spark-Ignited Engines
title_fullStr Intake Manifold Boosting of Turbocharged Spark-Ignited Engines
title_full_unstemmed Intake Manifold Boosting of Turbocharged Spark-Ignited Engines
title_short Intake Manifold Boosting of Turbocharged Spark-Ignited Engines
title_sort intake manifold boosting of turbocharged spark ignited engines
topic turbo lag compensation
intake manifold boosting
downsizing
transient performance
torque control
retarding ignition angle
url http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/3/1746
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