Concept: Downsized and Supercharged Hybrid Pneumatic Engine for 30%+ Reduction in Fuel Consumption
Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2009
The injection of the additional air during transients can overcome the poor driveability usually associated with heavily downsized and supercharged engines, the team notes. In the pneumatic hybridization scheme, each cylinder is connected via a fully variable charge valve to a shared pressure tank. Dönitz et al. Test bench setup.
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