A PISTON FOR RECIPROCATING WITHIN A CYLINDER IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEA piston having a piston body with an upper end opposite a lower end, between which a center axis extends. The piston body includes a piston bowl having a piston bowl surface with a half section profi…DRIVE·4d ago·2 min readFollowF02B17/005CUMMINS INC [US]
PISTON WITH INSULATING AIR GAP FORMED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGThe present disclosure provides a piston, comprising: a skirt having an upper body portion; and a crown formed on the upper body portion by an additive manufacturing process, the crown including at le…DRIVE·Jun 10·1 min readFollowB22F10/25CUMMINS INC [US]
BATTERY PACK MODULE FOR HAUL TRUCKA battery pack module for heavy equipment vehicles, such as mining trucks, is presented herein. The battery pack module (176) may include multiple layers of battery trays (502), each tray including mu…DRIVE·Jun 10·1 min readFollowB60K1/04CUMMINS INC [US]
ENERGY STORAGE AND DISPATCH FOR EMBEDDED CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION OF HYBRID MINING TRUCKSMethods and systems are disclosed for identifying, generating, and/or commanding operation parameters of a battery system (106) of a hybrid mining haul truck (100). The methods and systems disclosed h…DRIVE·Jun 10·1 min readFollowB60L58/12CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT USING ADAPTIVE POWER SPLIT RATIOMethods and systems of power management in a hybrid vehicle (100) comprising an engine (101) and a motor-generator (106) are disclosed. A control system (109) of the hybrid vehicle obtains a battery t…DRIVE·May 6·1 min readFollowB60K6/20CUMMINS INC [US]
LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR A PIN JOINT OF AN ENGINE PISTON, AN ENGINE PISTON, AND A METHOD OF LUBRICATING A PIN JOINT OF AN ENGINE PISTONSystems and apparatuses include a lubrication system having an engine piston defining a gudgeon pin aperture, a piston pooling cavity extending radially outward from the gudgeon pin aperture, a piston…DRIVE·Feb 11·1 min readFollowF01M1/08CUMMINS INC [US]
THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF EXHAUST GAS VIA CYLINDER DEACTIVATIONAn apparatus includes an engine load module structured to detect an engine operating state of the engine and generate an engine status report; a timing module structured to receive the engine status r…DRIVE·Jan 7·1 min readFollowF01N11/002CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS WITH SMART ALTERNATORA method for managing emissions from a vehicle having an aftertreatment system is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a controller, information indicative of a temperature of an aftertreatmen…DRIVE·Dec 17·1 min readFollowB60W20/16CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY GENERATION IN A HYBRID POWERTRAINAn apparatus includes an energy storage circuit, an input circuit, and a hybrid management circuit. The energy storage circuit is structured to receive a state of charge (SOC) and a state of health (S…DRIVE·Oct 15·2 min readFollowB60K6/46CUMMINS INC [US]
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING REGENERATIVE BRAKING WITH FEEDBACK FROM BRAKE-TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMMethods and systems for operating a vehicle on a reduced traction surface are disclosed. A controller of the vehicle obtains at least one of: ambient information or GPS information, determines a derat…DRIVE·Sep 10·1 min readFollowB60T8/175CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-ADJUSTING ENGINE PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS DURING FUEL QUALITY VARIATIONA system and method for self-adjusting engine performance parameters in response to fuel quality variations that includes an exhaust sensor for measuring a level of carbon dioxide present in an exhaus…DRIVE·Aug 27·2 min readFollowF02D19/029CUMMINS INC [US]
EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR EQUALIZING BACKPRESSURE IN ENGINE CYLINDERSThere is disclosed an exhaust manifold comprising a plurality of exhaust intake conduits and an exhaust intake manifold. Each of the plurality of exhaust intake conduits is structured to be fluidly co…DRIVE·Jun 4·2 min readFollowF01N1/06CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLD OPERATION NOX BURDEN REDUCTIONA method comprises determining that an aftertreatment system is in a cold-operation mode; initiating a low engine-out NOx (LEON) mode by controlling a component of a vehicle containing the aftertreatm…DRIVE·May 28·1 min readFollowF01N3/021CUMMINS INC [US]
CAST-IN-HEAD EGR CROSSOVER TUBE WITH INTEGRAL VENTURI TUBE FOR FLOW MEASUREMENTSThere is disclosed an engine, comprising a cylinder head, a differential pressure sensor and a controller. The cylinder head defines an exhaust gas recirculation crossover tube integrally formed in th…DRIVE·Jan 29·1 min readFollowF02D41/0052CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS WITH SMART ALTERNATORA method for managing emissions from a vehicle having an aftertreatment system is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a controller, information indicative of a temperature of an aftertreatmen…DRIVE·Sep 11·1 min readFollowB60W20/16CUMMINS INC [US]
LINER COOLANT FLOW PILOT FEATUREThe application relates to a liner coolant flow pilot feature. A coolant liner includes a first flow surface to direct coolant fluid toward the cylinder and a transition region coupled to the first fl…DRIVE·Jul 24·1 min readFollowF02F1/10CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE POWER MANAGEMENT FOR HYBRID POWERTRAINSSystems and methods of online power management for hybrid powertrains, wherein the hybrid powertrain control system is configured to conduct a brake-thermal-efficiency (BTE) estimation procedure when …DRIVE·Jul 10·1 min readFollowB60K6/46CUMMINS INC [US]
MULTI-CORE HEAT RECOVERY CHARGE COOLERA waste heat recovery system for an engine system includes a first charge air cooler in communication with a working fluid path of the waste heat recovery system. The first charge air cooler includes …DRIVE·May 1·2 min readFollowF01K23/06CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLD OPERATION NOX BURDEN REDUCTIONA method comprises determining that an aftertreatment system is in a cold-operation mode; initiating a low engine-out NOx (LEON) mode by controlling a component of a vehicle containing the aftertreatm…DRIVE·Nov 15·1 min readFollowF01N3/021CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOLE DETECTION IN CRANKCASE VENTILATION TUBINGSystems, devices and methods for diagnosing malfunctioning in a crankcase ventilation (CCV) system can include a controller receiving a plurality of pressure values. The plurality of pressure values i…DRIVE·Sep 6·1 min readFollowF01M1/20CUMMINS INC [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AIR FUEL RATIO IMBALANCEA system and method of detecting fueling imbalance(s) in an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes receiving data regarding an oxygen content of engine exhaust for the engine oper…DRIVE·Dec 2·2 min readFollowF02D41/0085CUMMINS INC [US]
Egr cylinder operation in an internal combustion engineA system includes an internal combustion engine having a number of cylinders. At least one of the cylinders is a primary EGR cylinder that solely provides EGR flow during at least some operating condi…DRIVE·Jun 10·1 min readFollowF02D13/0234CUMMINS INC [US]
Gaseous fuel mixer for internal combustion engineA gaseous fuel mixer for an internal combustion engine includes a check valve. The check valve includes a check valve member that induces mixing of a gaseous fuel flow and an intake air flow as the ga…DRIVE·Feb 11·1 min readFollowF02M21/042CUMMINS INC [US]
A method of, and a control system for regulating output torque of an internal combustion engineAn engine control system 10 is operable to provide an engine fueling rate equal to the larger of a first engine fueling rate at which the resulting engine torque is limited by a maximum input torque c…DRIVE·Feb 22·2 min readFollowB60W10/06CUMMINS INC [US]
