APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for calibrating an internal combustion engine having a predefined horsepower rating and categorized within an engine emissions family, comprising:
- a calibration module comprising a plurality of calibration tables comprising a top-rated torque curve and bottom-rated torque curve for each of a plurality of predetermined engine operating modes of the engine emissions family, the top-rated torque curve corresponding to a top horsepower rating of the engine emissions family and the bottom-rated torque curve corresponding to a bottom horsepower rating of the engine emissions family;
a conditions module configured to determine operating conditions of the internal combustion engine; and
an output module configured to command at least one component of the engine to achieve a desired engine output exhaust gas emissions value based at least partially on the operating conditions of the internal combustion engine and a comparison between the predefined horsepower rating and the top and bottom horsepower ratings of the engine emissions family.
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Abstract
According to one representative embodiment, an apparatus for calibrating an internal combustion engine having a predefined horsepower rating and categorized within an engine emissions family includes a calibration module, conditions module, and an output module. The calibration module includes a plurality of calibration tables that includes a top-rated torque curve and bottom-rated torque curve for each of a plurality of predetermined engine operating modes of the engine emissions family. The top-rated torque curve corresponds to a top horsepower rating of the engine emissions family and the bottom-rated torque curve corresponds to a bottom horsepower rating of the engine emissions family. The conditions module is configured to determine operating conditions of the internal combustion engine. The output module is configured to command at least one component of the engine to achieve a desired engine output exhaust gas emissions value based at least partially on the operating conditions of the internal combustion engine and a comparison between the predefined top horsepower rating and bottom horsepower rating of the engine emissions family.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for calibrating an internal combustion engine having a predefined horsepower rating and categorized within an engine emissions family, comprising:
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a calibration module comprising a plurality of calibration tables comprising a top-rated torque curve and bottom-rated torque curve for each of a plurality of predetermined engine operating modes of the engine emissions family, the top-rated torque curve corresponding to a top horsepower rating of the engine emissions family and the bottom-rated torque curve corresponding to a bottom horsepower rating of the engine emissions family; a conditions module configured to determine operating conditions of the internal combustion engine; and an output module configured to command at least one component of the engine to achieve a desired engine output exhaust gas emissions value based at least partially on the operating conditions of the internal combustion engine and a comparison between the predefined horsepower rating and the top and bottom horsepower ratings of the engine emissions family. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for calibrating an internal combustion engine, comprising:
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determining an engine emissions family of the internal combustion engine; determining key operating modes of the internal combustion engine from calibration tables corresponding to the determined engine emissions family, each key operating mode comprising an upper horsepower rating point and a lower horsepower rating point; determining whether a uniform emissions surface is achievable between the upper and lower horsepower rating points of each key operating mode; determining an engine horsepower rating of the internal combustion engine; determining an optimal fuel economy for the determined horsepower rating at each of the determined key operating modes, the optimal fuel economy being based at least partially on the determined horsepower rating of the internal combustion engine; and configuring the internal combustion engine according to the determined optimal fuel economy and a desired emissions surface at each of the determined key operating modes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An engine calibration module for calibrating an internal combustion engine, comprising:
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at least one set of calibration tables comprising; upper horsepower rating and lower horsepower rating information for each of a plurality of engine operating modes of a given engine emissions family; exhaust gas emissions surface information corresponding to the upper horsepower rating and lower horsepower rating information for each of the plurality of engine operating modes of the given engine emissions family; fuel economy optimization information corresponding to the upper horsepower rating and lower horsepower rating information for each of the plurality of engine operating modes of the given engine emissions family; and engine component configuration information corresponding to the upper horsepower rating and lower horsepower rating information for each of the plurality of engine operating modes of the given engine emissions family, the engine component configuration information representing engine component configurations for achieving desired exhaust gas emissions surfaces represented by the exhaust gas emissions surface information and optimized fuel economy represented by the fuel economy optimization information; wherein an internal combustion engine of the given engine emission family having any horsepower ratings between and including the upper and lower horsepower ratings is calibratable to achieve a desired exhaust gas emissions surface and an optimized fuel economy by accessing the at least one calibration table. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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