Distributed HHO Precision Injection System
Injection of HHO gas to plural injection points about an internal combustion engine is controlled based on combustion timing parameters.
1 . A system to distribute an HHO gas supply to an internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion chambers, comprising:
i) at least one injector among a plurality of injectors, the at least one injector configured to introduce at least a portion of the HHO gas supply to within 3 inches of at least one combustion chamber inlet of at least one combustion chamber of the plurality of combustion chambers; and
ii) a control system configured to actuate the plurality of injectors in response to at least one of camshaft rotation and a predetermined position of a camshaft.
2 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of injection of HHO gas by the at least one injector in response to intake stroke timing of the at least one combustion cylinder or a change in the intake stroke timing.
3 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of injection of HHO gas by the at least one injector in response to engine speed or a change in engine speed.
4 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector in response to engine load or a change in engine load.
5 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector in response to fuel consumption or a change in fuel consumption.
6 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector when an exhaust temperature of the internal combustion engine exceeds a predicted temperature.
7 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system comprises a processor, the processor configured to compute an HHO gas quantity required to reduce one or more engine-out emissions to a predetermined level.
8 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector when an HHO gas temperature input from a temperature sensor exceeds a predetermined level.
9 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector when an HHO gas pressure input from a pressure sensor exceeds a predetermined level.
10 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to actuate the plurality of injectors in a sequence independent of the operation of an air intake value.
11 . (canceled)
12 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is further configured to actuate the plurality of injectors in response to an engine temperature measurement.
13 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is further configured to prevent actuation of the plurality of injectors until an engine temperature is measured having at least a minimum predetermined value.
14 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to actuate the plurality of injectors simultaneously.
15 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to actuate the at least one injector at a first time and a second injector of the plurality of injectors at a second time, the first time different from the second time.
16 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , which is configured to introduce the at least a portion of the HHO gas supply at at least one of a controlled temperature and a controlled pressure.
17 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 16 , further comprising a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger configured to receive at least a portion of the HHO gas supply.
18 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 16 , wherein the pressure of the introduced at least a portion of the HHO gas supply is controlled relative to a gas intake pressure of the internal combustion engine.
19 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector in response to throttle position or a change in throttle position.
20 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of injection of HHO gas by the at least one injector in response to intake manifold pressure or a change in intake manifold pressure.
21 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector based on inputs from a knock sensor.
22 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector in response to exhaust temperature or a change in exhaust temperature.
23 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector in response to input from a fuel injector sensor or a change in input from a fuel injector sensor.
24 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured to adjust at least one of timing and duration of actuation of the at least one injector in response to input from an RPM sensor or a change in input from the RPM sensor.
25 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of injectors are connected together in a daisy chain to receive power for actuation in a predetermined sequence.
26 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , further comprising at least one further injector among the plurality of injectors, the at least one further injector configured to deliver a further portion of the received HHO gas supply to a diesel particulate filter (DPF) regenerator system.
27 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 1 , wherein a first injector of the at least one injector is configured to deliver the at least a portion of the HHO gas during a portion of an intake stroke of a first combustion cylinder.
28 . The system to distribute the HHO gas supply of claim 27 , wherein the during a portion of an intake stroke is when the intake stroke is at an angle in the range of 0-40° from top-dead-center.
29 . A system to distribute an HHO gas supply to an internal combustion engine, comprising:
i) a first injector configured to deliver a first portion of the HHO gas supply to within 3 inches of a first combustion chamber inlet of the internal combustion engine;
ii) a second injector configured to deliver a second portion of the HHO gas supply to within 3 inches of a second combustion chamber inlet of the internal combustion engine;
iii) at least a third injector configured to deliver at least a third portion of the HHO gas supply to within 3 inches of at least a third combustion chamber inlet of the internal combustion engine; and
iv) a control system configured to actuate the first injector, the second injector, and the at least a third injector in response to at least one of camshaft rotation and a predetermined position of a camshaft.