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Dynamically reconfigurable internal combustion engine

  • US 20050182553A1
  • Filed: 02/17/2004
  • Published: 08/18/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dynamically re-configurable internal combustion engine coupled to operation of a vehicle comprising:

  • one or more cylinder units each with expanding and contracting cylinder volume and associated stroke sequences;

    each cylinder unit having an intake port and an electronically controllable intake valve component having multiple states under computer control;

    each cylinder unit having an exhaust port and an electronically controllable exhaust valve component having multiple states under computer control;

    each cylinder unit having an electronic fuel injector component having multiple states under computer control;

    each cylinder unit having an air-fuel mixture ignition means for igniting an air-fuel mixture in the cylinder volume, said ignition means under computer control;

    each cylinder unit having a switch for selecting a first stroke sequence for combusting a compressed air-fuel mixture for a power stroke and for selecting a second stroke sequence for expelling compressed air for alternate use, said switching means under computer control;

    a computer usable medium; and

    a computer control system comprising computer readable program logic embodied in the computer usable medium for controlling the steps of selecting component states to provide alterable cylinder unit stroke sequences.

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