US 12,104,546 B2
Gaseous fuel engine operating strategy for improved derating performance using varied ratio fuel blend
Andrew Joseph Loetz, West Lafayette, IN (US); Jaswinder Singh, Dunlap, IL (US); and David Todd Montgomery, Edelstein, IL (US)
Assigned to Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed by Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/895,551.
Prior Publication US 2024/0068418 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. F02D 19/08 (2006.01); F02D 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC F02D 19/081 (2013.01) [F02D 19/0602 (2013.01); F02D 19/0644 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a gaseous fuel engine system comprising:
conveying a gaseous hydrogen fuel (H2) and a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel (HC) into a cylinder in a gaseous fuel engine for combustion;
receiving an increased engine power output request;
boosting a power output of the gaseous fuel engine based on the increased engine power output request at least in part by varying a ratio of the H2 and the HC combusted in the cylinder; and
varying an in-cylinder combustion parameter based on the varying a ratio of the H2 and the HC; and
limiting perturbation to a performance profile of the gaseous fuel engine based on the varying an in-cylinder combustion parameter;
wherein boosting a power output of the gaseous fuel engine includes boosting the power output to a rated engine load level, and the limiting perturbation includes limiting a derate to the gaseous fuel engine.