Рикардо в итоге сделали 3-цилиндровый двигатели без распредвалов, полностью на электромеханике (считают надёжность достаточной). Там всё фазы плавают и переключения 2-4 незаметны.
Пока сделан 1 литровый для семейное авто, ездит на 4 тактах особо не чадя, на частичных нагрузках. При необходимости временного увеличения мощи, например для обгона переключается на 2 такта. Налоги берутся с 1 литра... Вроде всё логично.
Кому интересно почитайте про основателя
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Ricardo
Company
As well as the Shoreham head office, there are technical centres in Royal Leamington Spa, Cambridge, Chicago, Detroit, Aachen, Schw[ch228]bisch Gm[ch252]nd (Germany), Prague, China, Yokohama, Korea, India, and Russia.
Ricardo Russia
Тел . +7 495 705 9134
Russian Mobile 8 916 553 0859
E-mail: moscow@ricardo.com
Москалёв Леонид Валерьевич
Некоторые разработки
The Comet series of diesel engines. One of the earliest types of indirect injection system, the Comet's 'swirl' chambers made high-speed diesel engines practical. First used in AEC London Buses, and the 1935 Citro[ch235]n Rosalie passenger car, its pre-combustion system is still used in today's diesel engines and has been improved over the decades.
Gas turbine Barostat fuel supply systems for jet engines, in conjunction with Sir Frank Whittle.
The draught-sensing three point linkage used by tractors. Ricardo's innovation was to automate it so that it only operates when the vehicle is moving.
Investigations into the Stirling engine for fuel-efficiency - commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy in 1978, it has scope for use in hybrid engines.
The Rutan Voyager's Teledyne Continental Motors aircraft engine, modified to fly around the world non-stop without refuelling.
Direct fuel-injection systems for aircraft and automobile engines.
About 1990 Ricardo undertook the development of an automatic layshaft transmission as part of an integrated power-train control system.
Transmissions and engines for motor sport and speed records, notably the gearbox for the Audi R8 used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the JCB Dieselmax diesel land speed record holder, and the DSG-type gearbox of the Bugatti Veyron.
Improving the BMW K1200 series motorcycle engines which were subsequently fitted to the BMW Motorrad K1300S, K1300GT and K1300R models.
Executing the complete design of the six cylinder motor for the BMW Motorrad K1600GT and K1600GTL, and the design and manufacture of its transmission, under contract to BMW.
[highlight]An engine capable of switching between two-stroke and four-stroke cycles is the result of a collaboration between Ricardo, Denso, Jaguar Land-Rover and the Centre for Automotive Engineering at the University of Brighton. The engine is claimed to improve fuel economy by up to 25%.[/highlight]
The company collaborated with Xtrac Limited to develop the Xtrac 1044 gearbox, supplied in 2010 to three Formula One teams: Lotus, Virgin and HRT. This gearbox is mated to the Cosworth CA2010 engine.
Ricardo helped McLaren develop and produce the M838T, the latter's first ever engine. The new engine is built at Ricardo's new engine assembly facility in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
В Китае состоялись тестовые испытания автомобиля Lifan X60, в результате которых был установлен новый рекорд по экономии топлива: расход кроссовера составил 6,7 литра на 100 километров! Двигатель был разработан совместно с инженерами английской компании «Ricardo».
Двигатель Touareg они тоже дорабатывали.
http://www.membrana.ru/particle/16722 - автобус
а потом "Flywheel Hybrid System for Premium Vehicles" - "Гибридная система с маховиком для премиальных автомобилей
http://www.os1.ru/article/newses/2007_09_A_2008_03_11-21_35_08/ - для строительной техники
http://5koleso.ru/articles/Tehnika/Ricardo_plc_Slagaemoe_obshchego_uspeha
