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Ashish Patwal
Content
• Introduction
• Cylinder deactivation mechanism
• Methods used for cyllinder deactivation
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Key players using cylinder deactivation
• Future trends
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
Introduction
Components:
• Electronic Control Module
• Solenoid valves
• Hydraulic subsytem
• Lifter locking pin mechanism
Electronic Control Module
• Measuring multiple instantaneous events
• Control solenoid valve of the lifter pin
mechanism
• Dynamic response for coordinating the
deactivation hardware with other engine
control functions.
• Dynamic response:solenoid plunger, hydraulic
subsytem, lifter locking pin
Solenoid Valve operation
Solenoid valve operation
• Engine balancing.
• Increased cost of manufacturing
• Overall increase in weight
Key Players
• GENERAL MOTORS: uses displacement on demand system which is said to save fuel by 20%
• HONDA: Is conducting research to incorporate cylinder deactivation with its patented VTECH
engine
• PORSHE and SUBARU: Uses lotus designed various cam plus which works almost similar to V-tech
engine
• Mercedes-Benz: optional on certain European market V-8s since 1998; U.S. market V-12 mileage
improved by a claimed 20 percent in 2001 and 2002 model years. Technology retired (in U.S.) with
2003 arrival of turbocharged V-12 engines.
• INA: German bearing and valve train specialist supplies switching lifters for DC’s 5.7L Hemi V-8 and
GM’s 3.9L V-6.
• Eaton Automotive: supplies a portion of the LOMAs and switching lifters for GM’s 5.3L V-8. Also
developing valve deactivation systems for light- and heavy-duty European diesel engines.
• Siemens-VDO Automotive: exploring cylinder deactivation for possible future use. Delphi
Automotive: supplies a portion of the LOMAs and switching lifters for GM’s 5.3L V-8.
• Ford Motor Company: has investigated cylinder deactivation but no applications planned for near
future.
• Nissan and Toyota: no near-term plans to implement cylinder deactivation.
Future Trends
• www.wikipedia.com