FLOW-THROUGH CONTROLLABLE AIR CHARGER

摘要

An electric air charger (12) for use with an internal combustion engine (10) is disclosed. The air charger (12) includes an impeller (28) for supplying air to the engine. A housing (26) surrounds the impeller (28) and has an air inlet (40) and an air outlet adapted (54) to couple the air supplied by the impeller (28) to the engine (10). The air inlet (40) and the air outlet (54) are substantially aligned. The air charger (12) further includes an electric motor (30) for controllably rotating the impeller (28).