Combustion engine
AssigneeInnio Jenbacher GmbH & Co OG
InventorsMario Rainer, Andreas Huber, Stefan Koberl, Herbert Schaumberger
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Abstract
A combustion engine for combustion of an air-fuel mixture containing air and fuel, comprising at least one temperature adjusting means for cooling or heating the air, fuel, and/or air-fuel mixture and a control unit configured to determine the methane number and/or hydrogen content of the fuel and/or air-fuel mixture, wherein the control unit is configured to control a temperature of the air, fuel and/or air-fuel mixture based on the determined methane number and/or hydrogen content by controlling the at least one temperature adjusting means.
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A combustion engine for combustion of an air-fuel mixture containing air and fuel, comprising:
- at least one temperature adjuster configured to cool or heat the air, fuel, and/or air-fuel mixture;
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- a controller configured to determine a methane number and/or a hydrogen content tof the fuel and/or air-fuel mixture, wherein the controller is configured to control a temperature of the air, the fuel and/or the air-fuel mixture based on the methane number and/or the hydrogen content by controlling the at least one temperature adjuster.
A method for operation of a combustion engine for combustion of an air-fuel mixture containing air and fuel, wherein the method comprises:
- determining a methane number and/or a hydrogen content of the fuel and/or an air-fuel mixture;
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- controlling a temperature of the air, the fuel and/or the air-fuel mixture based on the methane number and/or the hydrogen content by controlling at least one temperature adjuster.
A computer program product for operation of a combustion engine for combustion of an air-fuel mixture containing air and fuel, comprising instructions causing an executing computer to perform the following:
- receiving or reading data comprising a methane number and/or a hydrogen content of the fuel and/or the air-fuel mixture and/or receiving measurement values regarding the fuel and/or the air-fuel mixture and determining the methane number and/or the hydrogen content of the fuel based on the received measurement values;
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- outputting control signals to at least one temperature adjuster to control the temperature of the air, the fuel and/or the air-fuel mixture based on the received and/or determined methane number and/or the hydrogen content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.