Air feed system for an internal combustion engine

Abstract

Described herein is an air feed system for an internal combustion engine. The air feed system includes a charge air receiver for receiving charge air and a starting air system. The starting air system is designed to feed starting air, in particular from a starting air feed, to the cylinder of the internal combustion engine intermittently during a starting process of the internal combustion engine. The charge air receiver is connected to the starting air system via a charge air shut-off valve in order to feed charge air from the charge air receiver to the starting air system during partial-load operation of the internal combustion engine, such that the starting air system feeds charge air to the cylinder intermittently during partial-load operation of the internal combustion engine. Also described herein are an internal combustion engine and a method for operating an internal combustion engine.

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