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Spark Timing Optimization through Co-Simulation Analysis in a Spark Ignition Engine

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  • Ivan Arsie

    (Department of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Centro Direzionale–Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy)

  • Emmanuele Frasci

    (Department of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Centro Direzionale–Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
    Italian National Research Council-STEMS, Via G. Marconi, 4, 80124 Naples, Italy)

  • Adrian Irimescu

    (Italian National Research Council-STEMS, Via G. Marconi, 4, 80124 Naples, Italy)

  • Simona Silvia Merola

    (Italian National Research Council-STEMS, Via G. Marconi, 4, 80124 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

The automotive industry is experiencing radical changes under the pressure of institutions that are increasingly reducing the limits on CO 2 and pollutant emissions from road vehicles powered by internal combustion engines (ICEs). A way to decarbonize the transport sector without disrupting current automotive production is the adoption of alternative fuels for internal combustion engines (ICEs). Hydrogen is very attractive, thanks to the zero-carbon content and very high laminar flame speed, allowing for extending the lean burn limit. Other alternative fuels are methanol and ethanol. This work deals with the conversion of a small-sized passenger car powered by a three-cylinder spark ignition (SI) engine for the use of alternative fuels. In particular, the spark timing has been optimized to improve the fuel economy under every operating condition. The optimization procedure is based on the MATLAB/Simulink ® R2024a-GT-Power co-simulation analysis and minimizes the fuel consumption by varying the spark timing independently for each cylinder. In particular, at full load, the algorithm reduces the spark timing only for the cylinder in which knock is detected, reducing fuel consumption by about 2% compared to the base calibration. This approach will be adopted in future activities to understand how the use of alternative fuels affects the ignition control strategy.

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  • Ivan Arsie & Emmanuele Frasci & Adrian Irimescu & Simona Silvia Merola, 2024. "Spark Timing Optimization through Co-Simulation Analysis in a Spark Ignition Engine," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:15:p:3695-:d:1443793
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