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Clean Diesel Engine Component Improvement Program. Diesel Engine Waste Heat Recovery Utilizing Electric Turbocompound Technology. (Final Report).


DE2006862432

Publication Date 2005
Personal Author Hopmann, U.; Kruiswyk, R.
Page Count 18
Abstract Caterpillar's Technology & Solutions Division conceived, designed, built and tested an electric turbocompound system for an on-highway heavy-duty truck engine. The heart of the system is a unique turbocharger with an electric motor/generator mounted on the shaft between turbine and compressor wheels. When the power produced by the turbocharger turbine exceeds the power of the compressor, the excess power is converted to electrical power by the generator on the turbo shaft; that power is then used to help turn the crankshaft via an electric motor mounted in the engine flywheel housing. The net result is an improvement in engine fuel economy. The electric turbocompound system provides added control flexibility because it is capable of varying the amount of power extracted from the exhaust gases, thus allowing for control of engine boost. The system configuration and design, turbocharger features, control system development, and test results are presented.
Keywords
  • Diesel engines
  • Waste heat recovery
  • Heavy duty vehicles
  • Design
  • Testing
  • Efficiency
  • Fuel economy
  • Electric turbocompound system
Source Agency
  • Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL.; Oak Ridge National Lab., TN.
Supplemental Notes Sponsored by Oak Ridge National Lab., TN.
Document Type Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number 200703
Clean Diesel Engine Component Improvement Program. Diesel Engine Waste Heat Recovery Utilizing Electric Turbocompound Technology. (Final Report).
Clean Diesel Engine Component Improvement Program. Diesel Engine Waste Heat Recovery Utilizing Electric Turbocompound Technology. (Final Report).
DE2006862432

  • Diesel engines
  • Waste heat recovery
  • Heavy duty vehicles
  • Design
  • Testing
  • Efficiency
  • Fuel economy
  • Electric turbocompound system
  • Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
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