ACTIVE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT

L. KAMALA KANNAN
M.BOOBALAN
III-Yr, MECHANICAL, MAHENDRA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, NAMAKKAL.
CONTACT 8608248998
E-mail kannanklogaratchakan@gmail.com

WHY WE NEED THIS

Now days, in a car engine all the four
cylinders are active at all the time.
There is no activated and deactivate
management for cylinders.
By understanding we conformed that there
may be a loss of energy produced by engine
while the vehicle is under moderate running
condition.
Our Active Cylinder Management (ACM)
is designed to rectify this loss.
INTRODUCTION
As we all know, engine is controlled by
Engine Control Unit called ECU.
It senses signal from flywheel sensors and it
controls the spark, fuel injection, etc.
To save the economy of the fuel, we
planned to change the program in the ECU.
WORKING OF NORMAL IC ENGINE
There are four strokes in engine. They are
1.
Suction
2.
Compression
3.
Power stroke
4.
Exhaust
In suction Air fuel mixture is entered into
the cylinder (For petrol engine) by inlet
valve.
In compression The mixture is compressed
and pressured in the top of the cylinder.
In power stroke By ECU spark is created
in cylinder by electric supply, then the air
fuel mixture blasted and the piston to moves
down with heavy power.
In exhaust The burned fuel mixture is
exhausted by the exhaust valve.
These are together called as one cycle.
For every four strokes flywheel makes two
complete rotations.
Again by ECU the same procedure is
repeated for all four cylinders.

WORKING OF ACM ENGINE

At normal condition, ACM works on the
similar procedure of IC engine.
The speed of the vehicle is sensed by the
wheel.
When the vehicle is under moderate speed,
the 2 & 3 cylinder of the engine deactivate.
It is obtained by reprogramming in the ECU.
And also the fuel given to the 1 & 4
cylinders is quite increased.
At moderate speed, the energy from the two
cylinders is sufficient for running the
vehicle.
Then, when the driver pushes the accelerator
all the four cylinders activate & the vehicle
runs at normal condition.
HOW CYLINDER IS DEACTIVATED
It is fully controlled by ECU.
When the speed of the vehicle is moderate
between 1500-4000 rpm, ECU senses it.
Then the fuel given to the 2 & 3 cylinder is
cut off.
It is obtained by cutting the supply given to
the solenoid of the fuel injector.
If the fuel is cut off, automatically there is
no power stroke in the cylinder.
Then, the fuel given to the 2 & 3 cylinders is
saved.
WHEN ACM ACTIVE/DEACTIVE
When the speed of the vehicle reaches 15004000 rpm & also when the vehicle is under
moderate speed, Active Cylinder
Management (ACM) activates.
It is activated till the speed is constant.
When the speed is increased/decreased the
ACM deactivate.
When more torque is needed, ACM
deactivates.

 When driver pushes the accelerator during

constant speed, ACM deactivates.
DIFFERENTIATION
NORMAL IC ENGINE
Torque is high
Cylinder management is not
possible.
Efficiency is high
Doesnt saves fuel

ADVANTAGES OVER NORMAL ENGINES

We can increase the economy of the fuel.
We can manage the functioning of the
cylinders.
Exhaust gas is decreased by this type
engines.
Pollution is liberated.
It doesnt require any special cost for
designing the ECU.

Suitable for all types of cars having four

cylinder engines.
Conclusion
From this we conclude that our engine is
more efficient when compared to normal IC
engines. And also our Active Cylinder Management
saves 30% of fuel, which is very essential.
REFERENCES
The following are some reference links, which we
use to get information about the paper.
1.
http://www.greencongress.com/2013/06/vwa
ct-20130605.html
2.
http://www.caranddriver.com/photos
3.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Fuel_
Management
CONTACT
For any queries, please contact
L. Kamala Kannan
Phone 8608248998
E-mail kannanklogaratchakan@gmail.com
M. Boobalan
Phone 8883106448
E-mail mailtoboobalan@gmail.com