US 12,404,801 B2
Methods and systems for turbocharger
Thomas Lavertu, Ballston Lake, NY (US); Adam Klingbeil, Ballston Lake, NY (US); and James Mischler, Lawrence Park, PA (US)
Assigned to Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on May 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/662,770.
Application 18/662,770 is a continuation of application No. 18/155,018, filed on Jan. 16, 2023, granted, now 11,982,223.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/267,402, filed on Feb. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0418119 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. F02B 37/24 (2006.01); B60L 3/10 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F02B 37/10 (2006.01); F02B 37/14 (2006.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F02B 39/10 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); F02D 23/00 (2006.01); F02D 28/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/12 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01)
CPC F02B 37/24 (2013.01) [B60L 3/106 (2013.01); B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); F02B 37/10 (2013.01); F02B 37/14 (2013.01); F02B 37/18 (2013.01); F02B 39/10 (2013.01); F02B 63/04 (2013.01); F02D 23/00 (2013.01); F02D 28/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02B 2037/122 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02D 2200/10 (2013.01); F02D 2200/50 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a turbocharger comprising a turbine wheel, wastegate and an electric motor, the turbocharger being couplable to an engine configured to produce power, wherein the turbine wheel comprises a plurality of vanes coupled to a nozzle ring, and wherein the plurality of vanes is pivotably adjustable, between a fully open position and a fully closed position, along a central axis relative to the nozzle ring; and
a controller comprising a non-transitory memory unit, configured to store instructions thereon, when executed cause the controller to:
detect a wheel slip of an axle of a vehicle that is driven by the power produced by the engine;
adjust operation of the turbocharger responsive to the wheel slip being detected, wherein the adjusted operation of the turbocharger comprises, when the wheel slip of the axle is detected, adjusting a wastegate position of the wastegate and pivotably adjusting the plurality of vanes relative to the nozzle ring until the wheel slip of the axle is less than a threshold percentage of wheel slip.