ANISOTROPIC BEARING SUPPORTS FOR TURBOCHARGERSAn exemplary anisotropic member (625, 1200, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1950) supports a bearing in a bore and can reduce non-synchronous vibration (NSV) of the bearing in the bore. An exemplary anisotropic mem…DRIVE·May 20·1 min readFollowF01D25/164GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH HIGH CAPACITY CENTRIFUGAL REFRIGERANT COMPRESSORAn electric vehicle thermal management system for compressing a low pressure refrigerant with a centrifugal compressor (131) to generate a high pressure refrigerant, determining a battery cooling cond…DRIVE·May 6·1 min readFollowB60H1/00278GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SECONDARY AIR PUMP FOR SECONDARY AIR INJECTION INTO TURBOCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST AND FOR TRANSIENTLY AUGMENTING ENGINE BOOST PRESSURE, INCLUDING MEANS FOR SUPRESSING SURGE OF THE SECONDARY AIR PUMPIn a turbocharged internal combustion engine system including an eCompressor as a secondary air pump (SAP) for injecting air into an exhaust system of the ICE, controllable valves enable the turbochar…DRIVE·Apr 29·2 min readFollowF02B37/04GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A FIXED-VANE RING FOR A NOZZLE OF A TURBOCHARGER TURBINEA method for constructing a nozzle ring 40 for a turbocharger turbine nozzle 28 includes the steps of: providing a nozzle ring 42 in the form of an annular flat disk, the nozzle ring having a first fa…DRIVE·Apr 15·2 min readFollowB23P15/006GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
BOOST PRESSURE CONTROL FOR ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED TURBOCHARGERSA method for controlling a boost pressure of an internal combustion engine (24) provided with a turbocharger (11), wherein the turbocharger includes a compressor (14) for providing the boost pressure,…DRIVE·Feb 25·1 min readFollowF02B37/04GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
POWER CONNECTOR FOR TURBOMACHINEDisclosed herein is a power connector and methods of making thereof. The power connector includes first and second bolts which each comprise a base body and a shank, the shank having a thread formed o…DRIVE·Feb 4·1 min readFollowF02B37/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOMACHINE WITH ROTATING GROUP HAVING A FASTENER ARRANGEMENTA turbomachine 101 includes a housing 119 and a rotating group 118 that is supported for rotation about an axis within the housing 119. The rotating group 118 includes a rotor shaft 140, a wheel 130, …DRIVE·Jan 7·2 min readFollowF01D15/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER FLEXIBLE BEARING CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLYA flexible cartridge assembly 500 includes a flexible shell 900 that includes a flexible portion 920 disposed between a compressor-side portion 940 and a turbine-side portion 960, where the flexible p…DRIVE·Jan 7·1 min readFollowF01D25/16GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
DRIVER AND LEAD VEHICLE PREDICTION MODELMethods and systems for predicting velocities of both a lead vehicle and an ego vehicle along a travel route. The ego vehicle generates a velocity profile for the ego vehicle and a velocity prediction…DRIVE·Dec 10·1 min readFollowB60W30/14GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
NOZZLE FOR PARTITIONED VOLUTEAn assembly can include an exhaust gas turbine housing including an inner wall and an outer wall that define a first exhaust gas channel and a second exhaust gas channel to a turbine wheel space where…DRIVE·Nov 19·2 min readFollowF01D17/165GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
ADVANCED CONTROL FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMSAdvanced vehicle control systems are disclosed. Within a vehicle system having several subsystem controllers dedicated to separate tasks in the vehicle, the subsystem controllers may use supplied cont…DRIVE·Sep 24·1 min readFollowB60L15/2045GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
INTEGRATED E-MACHINE CONTROLLER FOR TURBOMACHINE WITH THERMALLY DE-COUPLED FASTENER ARRANGEMENTA turbomachine (1100) includes a housing (1118) and a rotating group that is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation (1104) within the housing. The turbomachine also includes a turbomachine s…DRIVE·Jul 30·2 min readFollowF01D15/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER WASTE GATE POPPET VALVE CONNECTED TO ROTARY VALVE SHAFT BY ARM AND RETAINING RINGA waste gate assembly for a turbocharger includes a valve member formed by a valve shaft and an arm attached to an end of the shaft, the arm defining a through bore, an inner surface of the through bo…DRIVE·Jul 30·2 min readFollowF01D17/105GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
FLOW ESTIMATION FOR SECONDARY AIR SYSTEMMethods and systems using model based and iterative calculations of mass flow throughout an internal combustion engine system. A secondary air injection valve is provided to selectively allow intake a…DRIVE·Jul 30·1 min readFollowF01N11/002GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
HEALTH CONSCIOUS CONTROLLERNew and/or alternative approaches to physical plant performance control that can account for the health of the physical plant. In one example, a control algorithm is enhanced by inclusion of terms rel…DRIVE·Jun 25·1 min readFollowF02B37/04GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
E-CHARGER WITH LONGITUDINAL COOLING PASSAGEAn e-charger includes a motor case that encases the motor and an outer housing that houses the motor case. The e-charger additionally includes a cooling system with passages cooperatively defined by t…DRIVE·Jun 11·1 min readFollowF02B37/04GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
USING BATTERY SYSTEM PARAMETERS TO ESTIMATE BATTERY LIFE EXPECTANCY WITHIN ELECTRIC AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLESThe health of a battery within an electric or hybrid electric vehicle may be estimated by receiving battery condition signals from a battery monitoring system within the vehicle. The received battery …DRIVE·Jun 4·1 min readFollowB60L3/12GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER HAVING VARIABLE-VANE TURBINE NOZZLE INCLUDING ARRANGEMENT FOR LOCKING THE VANES IN FULLY OPEN POSITIONA variable-nozzle turbocharger includes a variable-vane mechanism that has an annular nozzle ring supporting an array of rotatable vanes connected to vane arms whose distal ends engage recesses in the…DRIVE·May 21·1 min readFollowF01D17/16GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
INTEGRATED ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTROLLER FOR TURBOMACHINE HAVING FASTENING ARRANGEMENTA fluid compressor device includes a housing and a rotating group supported for rotation within the housing about an axis. The device also includes a controller for an e-machine of a turbomachine havi…DRIVE·Apr 30·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
ROTOR WITH BALANCING FEATURES AND BALANCING METHODA rotor 102 of a fluid machine 112 includes a wheel 113 with a plurality of blades 166. Furthermore, the rotor includes an inter-blade area 168 defined circumferentially between a first blade 141 and …DRIVE·Apr 9·2 min readFollowF01D5/027GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER TURBINE ROTARY BYPASS VALVE PROVIDING WASTE GATE REGULATION AND FULL TURBINE BYPASS FUNCTIONSA turbocharger includes a three-way rotary turbine bypass valve (TBV) (160) operable to selectively supply exhaust gases to a turbine feed passage (136) leading to a turbine wheel (132), and/or to a b…DRIVE·Apr 2·2 min readFollowF01D17/00GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
STAINLESS STEEL ALLOYS AND TURBOCHARGER COMPONENTS FORMED FROM THE STAINLESS STEEL ALLOYSDisclosed is an austenitic stainless steel alloy that includes or consists of, by weight, about 20.0% to about 21.5% chromium, about 8.5% to about 10.0% nickel, about 4.0% to about 5.0% manganese, abo…DRIVE·Apr 2·1 min readFollowC21D6/004GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
ELECTRIC BOOST DEVICE CONTROL FOR TURBOCHARGERNew and/or alternative approaches to performance control in an engine system having a compressor configured to receive torque from each of a turbine placed in an exhaust output of an engine and an ele…DRIVE·Mar 26·1 min readFollowF02B37/04GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
ONLINE MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS IN VEHICLE POWERTRAINSMethods and systems for calculating a plurality of aging factors in a system operating an engine. The calculated aging factors may include one or more of fuel injector drift, exhaust gas recirculation…DRIVE·Mar 19·1 min readFollowF02B1/06GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER WITH VANED TURBINE NOZZLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAMEA method of assembling a turbocharger 10 having a vaned turbine nozzle 28 includes first forming a sub-assembly of a center housing 20, shaft 18, bearings 19, compressor wheel 14, turbine wheel 22, an…DRIVE·Jan 8·2 min readFollowF01D15/08GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
PUSH-TO-CONNECT CRANK AND LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBOCHARGER, AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY METHODA crank and linkage assembly for a component of a turbocharger includes a linkage having an end defining a through bore, an inner surface of the through bore defining a linkage groove therein. The cra…DRIVE·Jan 8·1 min readFollowF02B37/186GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER BYPASS VALVE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY HAVING GUIDED TOGGLEA bypass valve assembly for a turbocharger includes a bypass valve (20) having a valve stem (24) rotatable about a valve stem axis (SA) for opening and closing the valve. The end of a first crank (C1)…DRIVE·Jan 8·1 min readFollowF02B37/004GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER ASSEMBLYA turbocharger assembly can include a housing that includes a bore (281) defined by a bore wall (283) and a pin socket (501) that forms an opening in the bore wall; a bearing (310) that includes a pin…DRIVE·Dec 18·2 min readFollowF01D25/162GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
SYSTEM FOR TURBOCHARGER PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND ADAPTATIONNew and/or alternative approaches to physical plant performance control that can account for the health of the physical plant. A physical plant may be controlled by configurable controller, which may …DRIVE·Dec 11·1 min readFollowF02B29/0493GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER TURBINE ASSEMBLYA turbine housing assembly can include a turbine housing that defines a rotational axis for a turbine wheel; and a cartridge receivable by the turbine housing, where the cartridge includes a nozzle wa…DRIVE·Oct 16·1 min readFollowF01D17/165GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER TURBINE WHEELA turbocharger turbine wheel can include a hub that includes a rotational axis, a backdisk and a nose, where the rotational axis defines an axial coordinate (z) in a cylindrical coordinate system that…DRIVE·Oct 2·1 min readFollowF01D5/02GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CATALYTICALLY TREATING EXHAUST GASES FROM AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE USING SECONDARY AIR INJECTION, AND SECONDARY AIR PUMP FOR USE THEREINIn a turbocharged internal combustion engine (ICE) system, a catalytic treatment device receives exhaust gases from the ICE after they have passed through the turbocharger turbine. The system includes…DRIVE·Sep 11·1 min readFollowF01N3/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
INTEGRATED E-MACHINE CONTROLLER FOR TURBOMACHINE HAVING FASTENER ARRANGEMENT FOR ELECTRONICS COMPONENTSA fluid compressor device includes an integrated controller (150) of an e-machine (114). The integrated controller has an arcuate support structure (202) that extends about the axis of rotation of a r…DRIVE·Aug 7·1 min readFollowF02B37/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
SHEET METAL TURBINE HOUSINGTurbine housing assemblies and related fabrication methods are provided. A turbine housing assembly includes a bearing flange, a tongue member, a first sheet metal structure providing an inner contour…DRIVE·Aug 7·1 min readFollowF01D25/24GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOMACHINE WITH ROLLER ELEMENT BEARING ARRANGEMENTA bearing arrangement for a turbomachine includes first and second roller element bearings. The first bearing and the second bearing are disposed on opposite axial ends of an intermediate sleeve of th…DRIVE·Jul 10·2 min readFollowF01D25/16GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
AIR BEARING COOLING PATH FOR COMPRESSOR DEVICEA turbomachine (101) includes a rotating group (118) with a turbine wheel (131). The turbomachine also includes a housing (119) that houses the rotating group, wherein the housing defines a turbine ou…DRIVE·Jul 10·1 min readFollowF01D15/08GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
E-ASSIST TURBOCHARGER WITH BLEED FLUID SYSTEM CONNECTING COMPRESSOR SECTION TO WEB RING OF TURBINE SECTION FOR THRUST LOAD SUPPRESSIONA turbocharger includes a housing and a rotating group supported for rotation within the housing. The rotating group includes a compressor wheel disposed within a compressor section of the turbocharge…DRIVE·Jun 26·1 min readFollowB23P15/04GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR WITH INLET-ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM HAVING PIVOTING BLADES FORMING ADJUSTABLE UNINTERRUPTED BLADE RINGA turbocharger includes a compressor equipped with an inlet-adjustment mechanism disposed in the air inlet of the compressor, the inlet-adjustment mechanism including a plurality of arcuate blades dis…DRIVE·May 29·1 min readFollowF02C6/12GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
TURBOMACHINE WITH E-MACHINE HOUSING THERMAL FLUID RETAINER MEMBERA turbomachine includes a housing with an e-machine housing. Also, the turbomachine includes a rotating group supported for rotation within the housing. Moreover, the turbomachine includes an e-machin…DRIVE·Mar 20·1 min readFollowF01D15/10GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
APPROACH FOR SECURING A VEHICLE ACCESS PORTThe disclosure reveals a system having secured electronic access. The system may have one or more vehicle buses, one or more electronic control units on a vehicle connected to the one or more vehicle …DRIVE·Mar 13·1 min readFollowB60R16/0231GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC [US]
