SPLIT-CYCLE AIR-HYBRID ENGINE WITH COMPRESSOR DEACTIVATION
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Sep 15, 2011
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Mar 14, 2011
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Mar 15, 2010
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A split-cycle air-hybrid engine includes a rotatable crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft. An intake valve selectively controls air flow into the compression cylinder. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft. A crossover passage interconnects the compression and expansion cylinders. The crossover passage includes a crossover compression (XovrC) valve and a crossover expansion (XovrE) valve therein. An air reservoir is operatively connected to the crossover passage. In an Air Expander (AE) mode and an Air Expander and Firing (AEF) mode of the engine, the XovrC valve is kept closed during an entire rotation of the crankshaft, and the intake valve is kept open for at least 240 CA degrees of the same rotation of the crankshaft.
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