High compression ratio engine with dual fuel supply

Aspects of using a mechatronic system that regulates supply systems in a dual-fuel combustion engine of spark ignition and constant high compression ratio, were presented in the hereby article. A major aim of the system in such a modified engine is to identify and prevent a potential knock combustion process in transitory and full load conditions. Synthesis of a controlling algorithm imposes treating signals (among others knock combustion, rotational speed and manifold air pressure) as variables that control not only ignition delay but, as a priority, temporary necessity of supply with fuel or fuel mixture of higher octane number. In order to effect this concept, the engine supply system was modernized in such a way that simultaneous supply with both basic fuel and fuel of high-octane number was made possible. Still, combustion stoichiometry was preserved. High-octane fuel in the subject engine is dispensed individually at every manifold with the use of a four-way valve controlled with a step motor position in a feedback loop. A programmable Mixed Fuel driver is the most important element of the supply system as it regulates when and in which conditions the engine is supplied with additional high-octane fuel. Many scientific and research centres worldwide (FEV, SAAB) have conducted tests to solve the problem. However, an effective solution must fulfil several conditions, such as technological and economical, connected with simple structure and low operation costs. Structure of the supply system in a dual-fuel compressed combustion engine of spark ignition was presented in the article. Moreover, initial tests results were presented along.