SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDROGEN BASED ENGINE DECARBONIZATION
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Abstract
An engine decarbonization system includes multiple local engine decarbonization units that communicate with a remote engine decarbonization management system. Each engine decarbonization unit includes a hydrogen flow regulation unit couplable to a source of dry hydrogen; a hydrogen delivery line for introducing dry hydrogen into an engine; an engine exhaust gas analyzer for measuring engine exhaust gas components and determining a set of corresponding lambda values; and a control unit configured for controllably introducing dry hydrogen into the engine while the engine is running in accordance with a set of engine decarbonization process parameters, which can be provided or determined by the remote engine decarbonization management system based upon engine type and engine capacity. Each engine decarbonization unit introduces dry hydrogen rate into a given engine such that determined lambda values corresponding to engine combustion conditions approach or remain within a target lambda value range.
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68 Claims
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39. A method for decarbonizing engines, comprising:
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determining an initial set of decarbonization process parameters for a first engine; performing a first engine decarbonization process upon the first engine, the first engine decarbonization process comprising; introducing dry hydrogen into the first engine while the first engine is running, in accordance with the initial set of first engine decarbonization process parameters; automatically measuring first engine exhaust gas components while dry hydrogen is introduced into the first engine; and automatically determining a set of lambda values based upon the measured exhaust gas components while dry hydrogen is introduced into the first engine, each lambda value corresponding to an air-to-fuel ratio for the first engine. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for decarbonization engines, comprising:
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a set of engine decarbonization units, each engine decarbonization unit comprising;
a hydrogen flow regulation unit couplable to a source of dry hydrogen;a hydrogen delivery line coupled to the hydrogen flow regulator and configured for introducing dry hydrogen into an engine; an engine exhaust gas analyzer configured for measuring engine exhaust gas components and determining a set of corresponding lambda values, each lambda value corresponding to an air-to-fuel ratio of the engine; and a control unit configured for controllably introducing dry hydrogen into the engine while the engine is running in accordance with an initial set of engine decarbonization process parameters, wherein the initial set of engine decarbonization process parameters in based upon at least some of engine type, engine capacity, engine odometer reading, and a set of preliminary lambda values corresponding to the engine. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A system for decarbonization engines, comprising:
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a set of engine decarbonization units, each engine decarbonization unit comprising;
a hydrogen flow regulation unit couplable to a source of dry hydrogen;a hydrogen delivery line coupled to the hydrogen flow regulator and configured for introducing dry hydrogen into an engine; an engine exhaust gas analyzer configured for measuring engine exhaust gas components and determining a set of corresponding lambda values, each lambda value corresponding to an air-to-fuel ratio of the engine; and a control unit configured for controllably introducing dry hydrogen into the engine while the engine is running in accordance with a set of engine decarbonization process parameters, wherein the set of engine decarbonization process parameters is based upon at least one of engine type, engine capacity, engine odometer reading, and a set of lambda values corresponding to the engine. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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