Turbocharger Manifold, System, and Method
OwnerAndrew Hlavainventor
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Abstract
A turbocharger manifold is disclosed. In one embodiment, the manifold has a first exhaust conduit, a second exhaust conduit, and a valve. The first exhaust conduit has a first exhaust inlet and a first turbocharger outlet. The second exhaust conduit has a second exhaust inlet and a second turbocharger outlet. The second exhaust inlet is connected to the first exhaust conduit. The valve has an open position and a closed position and controls exhaust gas access from the first exhaust conduit to the second exhaust conduit.
Claims20
A turbocharger manifold, comprising:
- a first exhaust conduit comprising a first exhaust inlet and a first turbocharger outlet;
- a second exhaust conduit comprising a second exhaust conduit inlet and a second turbocharger outlet, the second exhaust conduit inlet is connected to the first exhaust conduit;
- a valve comprising an open position and a closed position and controlling access from the first exhaust conduit to the second exhaust conduit.
A turbocharger system, comprising:
- a first turbocharger comprising a first turbocharger inlet and a first turbocharger exit;
- a second turbocharger comprising a second turbocharger inlet and a second turbocharger exit;
- the second turbocharger is larger than the first turbocharger;
- a turbocharger manifold comprising a first exhaust conduit, a second exhaust conduit, and a valve;
- the first exhaust conduit comprising a first exhaust inlet and a first turbocharger outlet, the first turbocharger outlet is connected to the first turbocharger inlet;
- the second exhaust conduit comprising a second exhaust inlet and a second turbocharger outlet, the second exhaust inlet is connected to the first exhaust conduit, the second turbocharger outlet is connected to the second turbocharger inlet;
- the valve comprising an open position and a closed position and controlling access from the first exhaust conduit to the second exhaust conduit.
A method of controlling exhaust gas delivery between two turbochargers, comprising the steps of:
- delivering an exhaust gas to a first turbocharger through a first exhaust conduit;
- opening a valve to allow at least some of the gas exhaust from the first exhaust conduit to bypass the first turbocharger through a second exhaust conduit delivering bypassing exhaust gas to a second turbocharger when the first turbocharger reaches a predefined operating speed or when a manifold pressure upstream of the first turbocharger reaches a predefined pressure.
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