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Supervisor Seminar
July 2004

170E-3 Series

New
New Generation
Generation of
of
170
170 Series
Series Engine
Engine
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Design Change
 HPI Electronic Fuel System

 Rear Camshaft Drive

 New camshaft with injector lobe

 Redesign Cylinder Head

 New Intake Manifold

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Engine Layout
To Air Cooler
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Engine Layout
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Fuel Piping

Fuel inlet

Drain
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Fuel Piping
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Fuel Piping

Drain
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Fuel Piping

Water bleed piping

F ue
l dr
ain
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Cylinder Head

Injector
Rocker Arm for Injector
Push rod

Rocker Arms for In.& Ex. valve

Injector clamp
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Fuel Pump Drive

Oil Pump Drive gear Alternator & Fuel pump

Water pump Idler gear Idler gear

Crankshaft
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Camshaft Drive

Camshaft

Idler gear

Idler gear

Crankshaft
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170E-3 Series

Structure
Structure &
& Function
Function
HPI
HPI Fuel
Fuel System
System
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HPI Fuel System

The 170-3 - HPI fuel system is the newest in fuel
technology from Cummins & Komatsu.
The fuel system offers infinitely variable injection timing
using a simple, efficient design, with injection pressures
beyond any current Cummins or Komatsu fuel system.
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Applications
The HPI engine will be used first in the D375A-5 and the
WA600-3m/c.
It will be used in other machines that currently use the
SD170 to meet Tier II and Euro 2 emissions regulation.

HPI
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Hydro-Mechanical System

This schematic provides

an overview of the
Hydro-mechanical system
of the HPI fuel system :
• Fuel filter head and fuel
filter element
• Fuel pump
• Electronic control valve
assembly
• Fuel manifold
• HPI injector
• Fuel cooler
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Electronic Controls

Uses the latest

generation of IPA
electronic controls,
provides precise fuel
management and
infinitely variable
injection timing.
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HPI
HPI Fuel
Fuel System
System

ECM Control valve assy

Injector

Timing Rail actuator

Shut off valve Timing Rail

pressure sensor

Fuel Rail actuator

Cooler
fuel
Fuel Rail
pressure sensor
Fuel pump

Pump Pump pressure

actuator sensor

Filter
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170E-3 Series

Structure
Structure &
& Function
Function
HPI
HPI Fuel
Fuel Pump
Pump
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Fuel
Fuel Pump
Pump
 Fuel pump assembly controls
the basic pressure of the
fuel.
 The fuel supplied from fuel
tank passes through fuel
filter, is then sucked up by
gear pump, and is supplied
to control valve assembly.
 The discharge pressure of
the fuel pump is controlled
Pump to a suitable level by
Actuator adjusting the opening
angle of fuel pump
actuator.
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Fuel
Fuel Filters
Filters
Fuel flow from the supply
tank is directed to the
dual fuel filter head The
fuel filters have water
separators and elements
that filter down to 10
microns.
Water separator elements
are mandatory as the
actuators in the control
valve body are sensitive to
water.
The maximum inlet restriction at the filters is 4 in Hg
with a clean filter and 8 in Hg with a dirty filter.
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Pressure/Time
Pressure/Time Concept
Concept
The HPI fuel system utilizes
the Pressure/Time concept
like the PT fuel system.
The PT is completely
mechanical and relies on
mechanically adjusted flow
areas to regulate fuel
pressure.
The HPI fuel system,
however, controls fuel
pressure by electronically
adjusting flow areas of the
actuators
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Pump
Pump Output
Output
The Compact pump output is controlled by ECM.
The Calibration determines the pressure
characteristics over the complete RPM range.
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Fuel
Fuel Cooler
Cooler
This causes all drain fuel to flow
through the cooler. Although
heat is dissipated from the fuel
by the supply tank, the use of
the fuel cooler insures positive
temperature control.
The typical drain fuel flow rate
is 2 GPM. Also, the cooling
radiator can have no more than
a 5 PSI restriction.

The correct fuel temperature is critical to the

proper operation of the HPI fuel system. Thus,
a fuel-cooling radiator is mandatory.
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170E-3 Series

Structure
Structure && Function
Function
Electronic
Electronic Control
Control Valve
Valve
Assembly
Assembly
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Electronic
Electronic Control
Control Valve
Valve Assembly
Assembly
The control valve assembly receives fuel flow from the
fuel pump inside the control valve assembly, the fuel
flow divides to supply both control systems.
• The control system that
maintains fuel rail pressure
consists of a rapid restart fuel
shut-off valve, fuel rail
actuator and fuel rail pressure
sensor.
• The control system that
maintains the timing rail
pressure consists of timing
rail actuator and timing rail
pressure sensor.
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Electronic
Electronic Control
Control Valve
Valve Assembly
Assembly
Fuel in from pump To Metering Rail

Rail Timing Actuator

To Timing Rail
Fuel Temp Sensor
Pressure Sensor
Shut-off Valve (Rail Actuator)

Rail Metering Actuator Pressure Sensor

(Metering Actuator)

Ambient Air Pressure Sensor

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Actuator
Actuator
The actuator is an electronically controlled spool type
control valve. The coil receives a PWM signal from the
ECM. Depending on the signal from the ECM, the spool
will move to the left uncovering the inlet port and
allowing fuel flow.

Filter screen
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Actuator
Actuator
Remember from PT theory, the ‘P’ is rail pressure and
“T” is the time that the feed port is uncovered. The
time will depend on engine speed.
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170E-3 Series

Structure
Structure &
& Function
Function
HPI
HPI Fuel
Fuel Injector
Injector
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Injector
Injector
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Injector
Injector
Injector Clamp

O-rings

Filter screen Timing Chamber

O-rings Spill Chamber

Filter screen Metering Chamber

O-rings

Washer
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Injector
Injector
The new injector has three
individual moving sections :
 The lower plunger,
 The timing plunger
 The upper plunger
All of the plungers are coated
with Titanium Nitride to resist
scuffing wear and provide
maximum service life.
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Lower
Lower Section
Section
The open nozzle design
of the injector provides
the ideal rate and shape
of injection.
A slow start of injection
allows a slower burn at
the beginning of
combustion for reduced
combustion noise.

The sharp end of injection, eliminating secondary

injection, provides reduced hydro-carbon emission.
For every injection cycle, the stroke of the lower
plunger is 10 mm.
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Timing
Timing section
section
The HPI fuel system
provides infinitely variable
injection timing. The
timing is varied by
controlling fuel pressure
to the injector timing
section.
The timing section
consists of a balance
orifice, timing plunger,
and deflector ring. The
timing plunger is
positioned in the barrel
bore below the upper
plunger.
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Upper
Upper Section
Section

The upper section of the

injector consists of the
barrel, spring housing,
return spring, upper
plunger top stop cap and
plunger link.
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Injector
Injector

The timing and upper

plungers have a diameter
of 15 mm, compared to
the 11 mm diameter of
the lower plunger.
This difference in
diameter reduces the
pressures in the timing
chamber to
approximately 50 percent
of the injection
pressures.
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Injector
Injector

Therefore, if the
pressure in the timing
chamber is 15,000 PSI,
pressure in the cup can
be as high as 25,000
PSI.
This reduction ratio
allows the injector to
operate with minimum
stress and wear yet still
produce extremely high
injection pressure.
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Timing
Timing Control
Control

The separation between

the plungers varies from
a minimum of 2 mm to
around 9 mm. This
separation is sometimes
referred to as “over-
travel”
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170E-3 Series

Structure
Structure && Function
Function
HPI
HPI Electronic
Electronic Control
Control Module
Module
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Electronic
Electronic Control
Control Module
Module

The 170-3 - HPI, like the

other Cummins electronic
engines, is commanded by
an Electronic Control Module
(ECM).
The 170-3 - HPI fuel system
ECM contains the latest
technology from Cummins
Electronics.

It has two micro processors to process and

manage the data necessary to operate the
engine and systems. It also contains 2MB of
memory to store calibration and fault data.
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Electronic
Electronic Control
Control Module
Module
The ECM’s main task is to
manage the fuel control
system that operates the
engine. The ECM samples all
inputs, processes the data,
and outputs signals to the
rail and timing control
actuators many times each
second.

The ECM can make changes to rail and

timing pressures very quickly, responding
instantly to the slightest variations in
operating and environmental conditions.
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ECM
ECM System
System Outputs
Outputs
There are three system
output which are fuel rail,
timing rail, and fuel shut-off
functions.
The fuel and timing rail
actuator are spool type
valves. These spools are
controlled by an
electromagnetic device
which is commanded by the
ECM.
The ECM produces the following signals :
• Fuel rail actuator > PWM signal.
• Timing rail actuator > PWM signal.
• Fuel shutoff solenoid valve > ON / OFF signal.
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ECM System Inputs

The ECM monitor the fuel and
timing pressure sensors to
determine actual pressures.
Two main inputs from the
operator are the key switch
and the throttle.
The ECM will consider the
request for increased engine
speed, the actual engine
speed, and all other inputs.

It will then compare this data to its calibrated

data to determine the appropriate signal
changes.
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170E-3 Series

Structure
Structure && Function
Function
Theory
Theory of
of Operation
Operation
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Injection
Injection Cycle
Cycle

We will start with cam

follower on the outer base
circle. All three plungers are
in contact with each other,
as the camshaft rotates, the
follower rolls toward the
inner base circle which
causes all three plungers to
retract.
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Injection
Injection Cycle
Cycle

When the lower plunger

retracts far enough, the
rail feed port is
uncovered and fuel is PT
(Pressure-Time) metered
through an orifice into
the cup.
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Timing
Timing and
and Rail
Rail Metering
Metering

The rail pressure will be

controlled electronically
and can be as high as
290 psi or as low as 2
psi (depending on
engine speed). The
lower plunger is in its
fully retracted position
when the spring retainer
contacts the ledge.
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Timing
Timing and
and Rail
Rail Metering
Metering
The cam follower
continues to roll toward
the inner base circle,
allowing the timing and
upper plungers to
continue moving upward.

When the upper plunger retracts far

enough, it uncovers the timing feed port
and fuel is also PT metered through an
orifice into the timing chamber.
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End
End of
of Timing
Timing Metering
Metering

As the cam follower starts

up the injection ramp of
the camshaft, the upper
plunger will move down
and close the timing feed
port to end of Timing
Metering.

The fuel that metered into the timing chamber

is now trapped between the upper plunger and
the timing plunger.
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Timing
Timing Control
Control
The amount (volume) of fuel
metered into the timing chamber
determines the separation
between the upper and timing
plungers.

The amount of separation

determines the effective
length of the injector
plunger. This length
determines when injection
will start. Changing the
overall plunger length
changes the “start of
injection.”
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Timing
Timing Control
Control

The trapped fuel becomes a solid link and all

three plungers move down together. As the
lower plunger moves, the rail feed port is
also closed.
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Injection
Injection Begins
Begins

The downward velocity of

the plungers will increase as
the follower continues up
the injection ramp of the
camshaft.
When the pressure in the
cup exceeds the pressure in
the cylinder, injection
begins.
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End
End of
of Injection
Injection

Injection ends as the lower plunger

makes contact with the nozzle seat.

At approximately the same

time, the groove in the
timing plunger aligns with
the groove in the barrel,
opening the spill port.
The timing fuel then spills
as the upper plunger
continues its stroke.
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End
End of
of Injection
Injection
During this spill process, the drilling in the
timing plunger regulates the fuel pressure in
the timing chamber to keep a load on the
lower plunger. This pressure is necessary to
prevent the lower plunger from lifting before
mechanical contact occurs between the upper
and timing plungers.

A spill ring is positioned over the spill port because the timing fuel
spilling from the chamber is under pressure. The spill ring acts as
a pressure deflector to prevent damage to the injector bore in the
cylinder head from the continual release of high pressure fuel.
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End
End of
of Injection
Injection

During the last 5 mm of

upper plunger travel, the
nose on the bottom of the
upper plunger engages with
the port in the timing
plunger.
The clearance between the
two parts acts as an
additional flow restriction on
the fuel in the port.

This additional restriction keeps pressure

on the lower plunger while the rest of the
timing fuel is spilling.
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End
End of
of Injection
Injection

This feature is needed to

ensure that the lower
plunger does not unseat
during the transition from
the ramp to the nose of the
camshaft lobe.
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Mechanical
Mechanical Crush
Crush
As all of the timing fuel spills
from the chamber, the
plungers will make
mechanical contact.
The downward travel of the
injector train will continue
creating a mechanical crush
condition on the lower
plunger. This ensures that
the plunger remains seated
in the nozzle during
combustion.
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