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A High-Expansion=Ratio Gasoline
`Engine for the TOYOTA Hybrid System
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`Toshifumi Takaoka**
`Katsuhiko Hirose*
`Tatehito Ueda*
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`Yasushi Nouno**
`Hiroshi Tada**
`Hiroshi Kanai*
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`BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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`Abstract
`A 50% reduction in CO2 and fuel consumption in comparison with a vehicle with the same engine displace-.
`ment has been achieved by the newly developed gasoline engine for the Toyota Hybrid System. This is
`achieved by a combination of an electric motor and an internal-combustion engine that is optimized in
`terms of its displacement and heat cycle. Delaying the closing of the intake valve effectively separates the
`compression ratio and expansion ratio, so that the expansion ratio, which is normally set to 9:1 to 10:1 to
`suppress knocking, can be set to 13.5:1. Motor-assisted quick start, improved catalyst warm-up, and the
`elimination of light-load firing allow the system to achieve emissions levels that are only one-tenth of the
`current Japanese standard values.
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`Keywords: hybrid, low fuel consumption, low emissions, low friction, variable valve timing
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`engine output and the motor output by means of a planetary gear sys-
`tem to control the power split. One notable feature is that because the
`drive power is the combined power of the engine and the motor, the
`engine output can be set to a relatively low value without reducing ve-
`hicle performance..
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`1. Introduction
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`The earth’s remaining reserves of fossil fuels are said to total approx-
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`imately two-trillion barrels, or about a 50-year supply, The electric ve-
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`hicle, because of its zero emissions level and the diversity of sources to
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`supply electrical energy, is regarded as a promising automobile for the
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`future. On the other hand, the energy limitations of on-board batteries,
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`which is to say, their inferior energy density in comparison with fossil
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`fuels, has meant that the electric vehicle has remained no more than just
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`one future technology. The internal-combustion!electric hybrid system
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`Gaso’ine engine~ 1~=i=~
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`is promoted as a technology that compensates for this shortcoming of
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`the electric vehicle, but it is also the object of attention as a system that
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`eliminates the problems of the internal-combustion engine.
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`Because the drive energy of the hybrid system comes either from
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`electrical generation by the internal-combustion engine or from the en-
`gine’s direct drive of the axle, the efficiency of the engine, the primary
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`power source, strongly influences the efficiencY’ of the entire system.
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`In the development of the Toyota Hybrid System, a newgasoline en-
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`gine was developed with more emphasis on thermal efficiency than on
`specific output. Because priority was given to the total efficiency of
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`the entire system, it was decided that a high-expansion-ratio cycle
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`would be used, and the engine displacement and maximum output
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`were chosen to reduce friction loss. This paper describes the inves-
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`tigative .process and the results that were obtained.
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`Hybrid transmission
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`Fig. 1 Toyota Hybrid System Configuration
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`Fig. 2 shows the relationship between output and efficiency. One
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`issue for the engine was how to raise the net thermal efficiency from
`point A topoint B.
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`2.2 Engine Specifications ’ ’~
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`2. Hybrid System and Engine Specifications
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`In order to achieve the thermal efficiency objective, the engine for
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`the hybrid vehicle was planned with the following three points in
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`2.1 Hybrid System
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`The configuration of THS is shown in Fig. 1. The system links the
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`* Engine Engineering Oiv. II
`** Power Train Engineering Div. II
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`(I) The only restriction to be placed on the choice of engine displace-
`ment would 6e that it be within a range that satisfies the engine
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`output and installability requirements. This makes it possible to
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`use a high-expansion-ratio cycle with delayed intake valve clos-
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`Average efficiency
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`A: Optimized engine operating range
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`B: Improved engine efficiency
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`es, it is possible to reduce friction loss by reducing both the load on
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`the valve system springs and the tensile strength of the piston rings
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`while maintaining the same output.
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`Based on these considerations, the relationship between displace-
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`ment and fuel consumption was calculated. The results are shown in
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`Fig. 5 and Fig. 6. From Fig. 5 it can be seen that in the high-output
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`range, thermal efficiency rises as the displacement becomes larger, but
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`in the low-output range, thermal efficiency is higher with a small-dis-
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`placement engine. Both the indicated thermal efficiency and the me-
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`chanical efficiency (friction loss) improve as displacement becomes
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`larger, but in the low-output range, because of the effect of the pump-
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`ing loss that results from the shift to a partial load, thermal efficiency
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`Engine output
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`is better with a small-displacement engine.
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`Fig. 2 Relationship of Engine Output and Efficiency
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`sumption. For the reasons cited above, 1500 cc was deemed the opti-
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`Fig. 6 shows the relationship between displacement and fuel con-
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`mum engine displacement, given the curb weight of the THS vehicle.
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`Fig. 4 Relationship of Displacement and Friction
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`ing, as well as to reduce friction loss by lowering the engine
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`speed.
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`(2) In order to achieve a major reduction in emissions, the engine
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`would operate with 2, = I over its entire range, and the exhaust
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`system would use a 3-way catalyst.
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`(3) Active measures would be taken to reduce weight and in~rease ef-
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`ficiency,
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`Fig. 3 shows the relationship between the SlY" ratio (the ratio of
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`combustion chamber surface area to combustion chamber volume) and
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`the indicated mean effective pressure. The smaller the S/V ratio, the
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`less heat is dissipated into the coolant, raising the indicated mean ef-
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`fective pressure. Since the S/V ratio tends to decrease as the displace-
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`ment per cylinder increases, this also raises the indicated mean effec-
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`tive pressure.
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`Fig. 4 shows the relationship between displacement and friction
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`loss in two engines designed to have identical output. Because the
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`maximum engine speed can be set lower as the displacement increas-
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`Pc: Brake mean effective pressure
`Pi*=Pe+Pfm+Pfp Pfm: Friction mean effective pressure
`Pfp: Pumping mean effective pressure
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`Fig. 3 Relationship of S/V Ratio and Indicated Mean
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`Fig. 5 Displacement and Engine Efficiency
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`3.2 Relationship of Mechanical Compression Ratio,
`Valve Timing, and Brake Thermal Efficiency
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`Before a prototype of the high-expansion-ratio engine was built, the ef-
`fects of the mechanical compression ratio and valve, timing on brake thor.
`real efficiency were studied. An in-line four-cylinder, 2164-cc Toyota 5S-
`FE engine was used in the experiments.
`¯ Fig. 9 shows the changes in thermal efficiency with different combina-
`tions of expansion ratio and valve timing. If the expansion ratio is in-
`creased and intake valve closing is delayed, brake thermal efficiency rises,
`but it reaches a lirnit at an expansion ratio of 14¯7:1. Also, the maximum
`value of the brake mean effective pressure drops as the delay in intake
`valve closing increases.
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`Fig. 9 Expansion Ratio and Thermal Efficiency
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`Fig. 10 shows the retationship between brake thermal efficiency
`and brake mean effective pressure under full load. As the expansion
`ratio increases, the timing advance becomes slower due to knocking,
`and the brake thermal efficiency drops, but if the intake valve closing
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`Fig. 10 Relationship of Brake Mean Effective Pressure
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`Compression Ratio Change
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`Displacement {cc)
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`Fig. 6 Displacement and Fuel Economy
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`3. Improving Efficiency by Means of High Expansion Ratio
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`3.1 Principle
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`The theoretical therma! efficiency of an equivalent charge.cycle is
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`improved by raising the compression ratio. But if the compression
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`ratio is raised in a gasoline engine, the compression end temperature
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`rises, and knocking occurs. To prevent knocking in the high-expan-
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`sion-ratio engine, the timing of intake valve closing was .delayed con-
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`siderably, thus lowering the effective compression ratio and raising the
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`expansion ratio, which essentially controls the thermal efficiency.
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`Fig. 7 is a pressure-volume (p-V) diagram comparing the high-expan-
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`sion-ratio cycle with the conventional cycle when the charging effi-
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`ciencies of the two are equal. Fig. 8 shows the same sort of compari-
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`son when the compression end pressures are equal¯ When the
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`charging efficiency is identical, delaying the closing of the intake
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`valve raises the maximum pressure and increases the positive work,
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`and also reduces pumping loss. With identical compression end pres-
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`sure, increasing the expansion ratio raises the theoretical efficien-
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`Equivalent
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`Fig. 8 p-V Diagrams with
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`is delayed at the same time, knocking gradually diminishes and effi-
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`4.2 Engine Structure
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`ciency improves. Therefore, if the brake mean effective pressure is al-
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`lowed to fall, the combination of high expansion ratio and delayed in-
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`Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional view of the high-expansion-r~
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`take valve closing achieves high efficiency. Fig. 11 is an indicator
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`engine. An aluminum-alloy cylinder block, offset crankshaft,’" ;
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`diagram of actual measured results showing that the heat cycle illus-
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`trated in Fig. 7 and Fig, 8 was achieved.
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`cycle .
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`ladder-frame structure are used. The crankshaf~ has been made tF
`ner and lighter, and the load on the valve system springs has been
`duced, as has the tensile strength of the piston rings. The connect
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`rod/stroke ratio has been increased, and the intake inertia effect
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`been reduced by using a small intake manifold, The engine also u
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`a slant squish combustion chamber. All of these features combim
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`achieve lighter weight, lower friction, and improved combustion,
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`1,5-1iter engine
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`Cylinder volume (cc)
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`THS engine
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`Fig, 11 Indicator Diagram of Actual Measurements
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`4. High-expansion-ratio THS Engine
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`Fig. 12 Transverse Section of High.expansion-ratio Eng
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`4.1 Basic Specifications
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`5. Experimental Results and Considerations
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`Table 1 shows the main specifications for the high-expansion-ratio
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`This section summarizes the ?esults of experiments cpnducte.
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`engine, The haechanical compression ratio is set to 13,5:1. but the ef-
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`the 1.5-1iter high-expansion-ratio engine and some considerations
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`fective compression ratio is suppressed to the range of 4,8:1 to 9.3:1
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`ceming them.
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`by using intelligent variable valve timing (VVT.i) to time the intake
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`valve closing between 80° and 120° after bottom dead center (ABDC),
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`The ratio of 4.8:1 is obtained by the maximum delay of VVT-i and is
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`used to counter vibration during engine restart, as explained below,
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`Table 1
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`Design Specifications
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`Engine model
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`Displacement (cc)
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`Bore X stroke
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`Maximum output
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`Combustion chamber volume
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`Mechanical compression ratio
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`Effective compression ratio
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`Intake valve closln’g timing
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`Exhaust valve opening timing
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`5.1 Relationship Of Expan.sion Ratio and Brake Ther
`Efficiency
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`Fig.’ 13 shows the relationship of ignition tiffing to torque ar
`brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC). Expansion ratios of
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`14:1, and 15:1 were compared,~nd it can be seen that as the ex
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`sion ratio increases,/.he trace krroek ignition timing is delayed. V~
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`15:1 expansion ratio, the efficiency improves at the point of mini
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`spark advance for best torque (MBT), but the expansion ratio i
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`stricted by the knocking that occurs due to the high effective corn
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`sion ratio. The best results in terms of torque and BSFC wet,
`rained with an expansion ratio of 14:1.
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`Fig. 14 shows the results of a study of thermal efficiency v
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`engine output. A 14:1 expansion ratio showed the best results
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`the entire output range. Ultimately, an expansion ratio of 13,5:
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`chosen, taking into account such factors as the allowable variati
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`combustion chamber volume and the adhesion of deposits in the com-
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`ventional engines and thai the objective of reducing friction loss was
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`bustion chamber, in order to leave a margin for pre-ignition.
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`achieved.
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`Fig. 13 Relationship of Ignition Timing and BSFC
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`Fig. 15 Torque Improvement Effect of VVT-i
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`Fig. 16 Comparison of,..Friction Loss’
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`5.4 Reduction of Exhaust Emissions
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`The advantages and disadvantages of the hybrid vehicle with re-
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`spect to cleaner exhaust emissions are summarized below.
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`Advantages
`l) By using the supplementary drive power of the electric motor, the
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`system eliminates the light-load range, where concentrations of
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`hydrocarbons in the emissions are high and the exhaust tempera-
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`ture is low.
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`Fig. 14 Expansion Ratio and Brake Thermal Efficiency
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`5,2 Torque Improvement by VVT-i
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`Full-load torque was adjusted using VVT-i. The results are shown
`in Fig. 15. An improvement in torque of 10% or more was made pos-
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`sible by advancing the intake valve closing by 10°. In THS, the en-
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`gine is controlled so that intake valve closing is advanced when the
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`load requirements are high.
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`5.3 Friction Loss
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`As stated previously, the engine speed was lowered in an attempt to
`reduce friction loss. The measured results are shown in Fig. 16. h
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`can be seen that the friction loss for the high:expansion-ratio engine is
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`at a consistently lower level than the cluster of" points plotted for con-
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`(2) By allocating a portion of the load to the electric motor, the system
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`is able to reduce engine load fluctuation under conditions such as
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`rapid acceleration. This makes it possible to reduce quick transients
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`in engine toad so that the air-fuel ratio can be stabilized easily.
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`Disadvantages
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`(I) Because the engine is used in the high-efficiency range, the ex-
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`haust temperatures are lower than for a conventional vehicle.
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`(2) There is concern that the more the engine is stopped and restarted,
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`the more unburned fuel will enter the exhaust system and the more
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`the catalyst bed temperature will drop.
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`Fig, 17 shows the exhaust temperature distribution for the high-ex-
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`pansion-ratio engine. Although the exhaust temperatures are lower
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`than for a conventional engine, a minimum temperature of 400°C is
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`ensured for the engine operating range shown in the diagram. This is
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`a temperature that can maintain the catalyst in an activated state,
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`Fig, 18 shows the change in the catalyst bed temperature after the
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`vehicle stops. In a conventional vehicle, where the engine continues
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`to idle, the catalyst bed temperature slowly drops. But in the THS ve-
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`hicle, the influx of low-temperature exhaust gases can be avoided by
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`stopping the engine, making it possible to sustain a comparatively
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`gradualdecline in temperature.
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`Fig. 19 shows the levels of exhaust gases at the cataIyst inlet.
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`Hydrocarbons are at the same level as a conventional vehicle, which is
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`thought to be due to the smaller volume and higher S/V ratio of the
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`Fig. 18 Change in Catalyst Bed Temperature with
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`combustion chamber. However, as explained previously, the catalyst
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`is maintained in an activated state that is sufficient to ensure a high
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`rate of catalylic conversion,
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`Exploiting the a~dvantages cited above based on these results,
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`Toyota optimized the system to achieve the voluntary emissions target
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`of one-tenth of the current standard values.
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`Fig. 19 Comparison Of Emissions at Catalyst Inlet
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`THS engine operating range
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`5.5 Vibration Countermeasures When Starting an
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`Stopping
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`Stopping the engine when the vehicle stops contributes greatly
`fuel economy, realizing a 20% improvement in the 10-15 mode. (
`the other hand, problems have be’~m raised with vibration as the engi
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`speed passes through the resonartce"point of the drive train, as well
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`vibration due to the brief continuation of the compression and expa
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`sion cycle when the engine stops. The drive train ~tesonance proble
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`is solved by using the motor to raise the engineJspeed in a shor~
`time. It was thought that the compression and expansibn cycle cot
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`be moderated by reducing the vohime of air when the: engine is st
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`off. The VVT-i function is used to reduce the volume of the intake
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`Fig. 20 shows floor vibration when the engine starts. The large a
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`plitude of acceleration seen in area A in the diagram is due to the co
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`pression reaction force. This amplitude can be reduced considerably.
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`shown in area A’, by using VVT-i to set the timing of intake valve cl,
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`ing to 120" ABDC. The vibration seen in area B arises from the rai
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`increase in engine torque after the engine’ starts firing. This is elimir,
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`ed by controlling the ignition timing delay, as shown in area B’.
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`0.6
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`Time (sec.)
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`I i
`0.8
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`Fig. 20 Vibration When Engine Starts
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`400
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`800
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`1200
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`Engine speed (rpml
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`Fig. 21 Relationship of Engine Speed and Cylinder
`Pressure
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`5.6 Low-temperature Starting
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`40
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`[n the THS system, the generator is used as a starter motor to start
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`the engine turning. For this purpose, the generator uses the large-ca-
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`pacity nickel-metal hydride battery as a power supply. However, as
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`the temperature drops, the battery power also drops, reducing the
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`20 "
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`cranking speed. On the other hand, the significant delay in intake
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`ca
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`10.15 mode
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`Li
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`30 ~,
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`valve closing in the high-expansion-ratio engine reduces the compres-
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`sion end pressure (the maximum pressure within the cylinder) during
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`cranking. The relationship between cylinder pressure and engine
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`.speed is shown in Fig. 21, using intake valve closing timing as a para-
`meter. Given the combustion characteristics of the engine, the maxi-
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`mum pressure at which ignition is possible is approximately 0.85
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`MPa. In the THS system, the engine speed and intake valve closing
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`timing are coordinated so that this pressure is maintained even under
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`low-temperature conditions.
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`5,7 Vehicle Fuel Economy
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`Fig. 22 shows the efficiency distribution of the developed high-ex-
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`pansion-ratio engine when it is combined with the THS system and
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`stopped, so thatt it is used only in the high-efficiency range. Fig. 23
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`iI driven in the 10. 15 mode. In the low-output range the engine is
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`10
`20
`Engine output lk.W)
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`3O E
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`Fig. 22
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`Engine Operating Range and Efficiency in
`10- 15 Mode
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`e~
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`’35
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`30
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`25
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`r~
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`{;~ tTt ¯
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`shows the relationshl" ’p between fuel economy and the charge balance
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`tk
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`of the battery before and after mode driving. In the hybrid vehicle, the
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`fuel economy chat~ges as the battery charges and discharges, so the
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`vehicle’s fuel economy is defined as the value when the charge bal-
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`ance is zero.
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`Optimization of the vehicle’s integrated controls, including regener-
`mive braking, allows the THS vehicle to attain almost twice the fue!
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`economy of a conventional vehicle of the same class.
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`20
`-0.2
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`-o.1
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`0.0
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`0.1
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`0.2
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`Charge balance (Ah)
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`Fig. 23 Charge Balance and Fuel Economy
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`TOYOTA Technical Review Vol. 47 No. 2 Apr. 1998
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`6. Conclusion
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`10, 9437458
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`A lightweight, compact, high-expansion-ratio gasoline engine was
`developed for use in the internal-combustion/electric hybrid vehicle.
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`(I) The engine output required to meet the vehicle’s weight and per-
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`formance requirements was determined, and the engine displace-
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`(10)Shinichi Sano, Kamiyama, Ueda: Improving Thermal Efficie~
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`by Means of Cylinder Bore and Offset Crankshaft. JSAE Prin
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`Materials for Presentations 966 t996-10
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`ment was chosen to yield the optimum vehicle fuel economy from
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`I Authors
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`the high-expansion-ratio cycle.
`(2) A 1.5-1iter high-expansion-ratio gasoline engine was developed as
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`the primary power source, and it attained the target fuel consump-
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`tion rate of less than 230 gJkWh.
`(3) Emissions levels much lower than the current standard values
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`were attained by optimum control of the motor and engine.
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`(4) Vibration during engine starting and stopping was greatly reduced
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`by using VVT-i.
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`(5) The hybrid system achieved twice the fuel economy of a conven-
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`T, TAKAOKA
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`K. HIROSE
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`T. UEDA
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`tional vehicle of the same class, while cutting the volume of CO.,
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`emissions in half.
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`The authors wish to express their respectful appreciation to atl
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`those who cooperated in the development of this system. We particu-
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`larly wish to express our gratitude to the late Mr. Masahito I’,!inomiya
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`for helping us to succeed in providing this engine to out’customers.
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`[] References
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`Y. NOUNO
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`H. TADA
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`H. KANAI
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`Printed Materials for Presentations 924006, 924 1992-10
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`(3) Richard Stone, Eric Kwan: Variable Valve Actuation Mechanisms
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`(4) T. Ahmad, M. A. Theobald (GMR): A Survey of Variable-Valve-
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`Actuation Technology. SAE Paper 891674, 1989
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`(5) T. W. Asmus: Valve Events and Engine Operation. SAE Paper
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`(6) Hitomi Mitsuo, Sasaki, et al.: Mechanism of Improving Fuel
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`Efficiency by Miller Cycle and its Future Prospects. SAE Paper
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`Intake-Valve Closing. SAE Paper 820408, 1982
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`(8) R. A. Stein, K. M. Galietti, T. G. Leone: Dual Equal VCT-A
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