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E6 Lean and
Rich burn gas engine
control
The E6 System is a gas-engine control system that
controls speed/load, air/fuel ratio and spark ignition
of a four-stroke Spark Ignited Lean-Burn
reciprocating engine. It can be applied to single or
dual throttle engines in a wide range of power
outputs.

The control is easily tunable via Toolkit and

operates the engine in emissions compliance
through a wide range of engine conditions. Changes
in engine AFR operation due to gas quality, fuel
system drift, and other environmental conditions
(e.g. humidity, air or fuel temperature, etc.) during
normal operation of the engine are compensated in
the control by means of Power, MAP, exhaust
oxygen, or exhaust NOx closed-loop regulation.

The fuel metering subsystem can be used with a

Woodward TecJet used typically with a Venturi
carburetor. A second TecJet in parallel is allowed or

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ca bu eto . seco d ecJet pa allel s allo ed o

TecJet for a second fuel supply can be added. The
controller can also be configured to control a Fuel
Trim Valve for use with high or low pressure Air-Plug
type or Venturi type carburetors.

An on-board E6 Ignition module is accessed through

internal CAN monitoring and control parameters.
The E6 Ignition module will function as a slave to
the E6, receiving timing and duration references
over the Internal CAN network. The E6 control
receives diagnostic information from the E6 Ignition
for integrated operation and display.

An on-board E6 Knock module is accessed through

internal CAN monitoring and control parameters.
The E6 Knock module will function as a slave to the
E6, receiving window information over the Internal
CAN network. The E6 control receives FFT knock
intensity and diagnostic information from the E6
Knock for integrated knock mitigation and
monitoring of Thermocouple channels.

Primary functionality
includes:
Speed/load control
Choice of Trim Fuel System or Full Authority AFR Control
Full Authority/Fuel Blending AFR Control using TecJet for consistent
starts
Fuel Trim Valve support for Venturi or Air Plug type Hi and Low
Pressure Carburetors

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Gas Quality Closed-Loop AFR with kW feedback for varying Biofuel

operation
Engine Start and Run Sequencing including Starter, fuel valve,
engine purge, cooldown, and throttle management
Integrated internal ignition (E6 Ignition)
Integrated internal knock sensing (E6 Knock)
Individual cylinder Knock mitigation
Integrated Misfire (crank speed) detection
Boost Control with Throttle Feed-forward and trim
Integration with easYgen power management product line
Manifold Bank Balancing for V-Bank engines with separate throttles
Integrated support for Bosch LSU 4.9 UEGO Sensor
Thermocouple inputs pre-designated for EGT up to 20 cylinders, 2 x
Turbo In/Out and Oxidation Catalyst In/Out using on-board
Thermocouple module and/or External J1939 Thermocouple module
Low-power mode for battery only operation
Engine, controller, sensor, and AFR diagnostics
Toolkit PC interface for programming, commissioning, calibration,
and service
Parameter security with three password levels
(Operator/Service/Developer)

Advanced Control
Functions
NOx sensor and Closed-loop control with kW sensor backup
Ignition timing speed control assist
Engine Jacket Water & Intercooler Water Cooling Fan LSS PID
Control 4-20 mA signal to Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)
Ambient Pressure Compensation

Communications Options
Plant Communications monitoring and control via Modbus Ethernet
and Serial
Plant Communications monitoring and DM1, 2, 3, & 11 via J1939
Ethernet with DHCP and static IP address
Real Time Clock for event logging with SNTP time server updates
Automatically send email via server with log data attachment
Long-term data log with periodic email data attachment
Shutdown Data log with pre-trigger for forensic analysis email data
attachment
XCP Service Tool access with 5 ms DAQ list capability

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System Diagram: E6 Lean

burn TRIM

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TRIM Valve Coud be an L-series or F-series ITB

L-series ITB have F-series ITB

valve diameters have valve
of 25 mm, 30 diameters of 48
mm, 36 mm, 43 mm, 60 mm, 68
mm or 50 mm mm or 75 mm

System Diagram: E6 Lean

burn Full Authority and
Fuel Blending

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TecJet Full Authority with up two to TecJets and

Fuel Blending with two TecJets

TecJet avalble in 37, 52, 85, 110

and 180

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System Diagram: E6 Rich

(stoichiometric) burn

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TRIM Valve Coud be an L-series or F-series ITB

L-series ITB have valve diameters

of 25 mm, 30 mm, 36 mm, 43 mm
or 50 mm

F-series ITB have valve diameters

of 48 mm, 60 mm, 68 mm or 75
mm

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Hardware LECM E6 Lean

Burn

E6-FA/FB E6-FA/FB + E6-FA/FB + E6-FA/FB +

stand-alone knock/TC ignition knock/TC +
Ignition

Configuration MAIN EID AUX

E6 Stand alone Lean burn FA/FB & - -

TRIM

E6 MAIN + AUX Lean burn FA/FB & - 20 knock

TRIM

E6 MAIN + AUX Lean burn FA/FB & - 24 TC

TRIM

E6 MAIN + EID Lean burn FA/FB & 20 -

TRIM coils

E6 MAIN + AUX + Lean burn FA/FB & 20 20 knock

EID TRIM coils

E6 MAIN + AUX + Lean burn FA/FB & 20 16 knock + 8

EID TRIM coils TC

E6 MAIN + AUX + Lean burn FA/FB & 20 10 knock + 14

EID TRIM coils TC

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Hardware LECM E6 Rich

Burn - Stoichiometric

E6-RB E6-RB + E6-RB + E6-RB + knock/TC

stand-alone knock/TC ignition + Ignition

Configuration MAIN EID AUX

E6 Stand alone Rich Burn - -

E6 MAIN + AUX Rich Burn - 20 knock

E6 MAIN + AUX Rich Burn - 24 TC

E6 MAIN + EID Rich Burn 20 coils -

E6 MAIN + AUX + EID Rich Burn 20 coils 20 knock

E6 MAIN + AUX + EID Rich Burn 20 coils 16 knock + 8 TC

E6 MAIN + AUX + EID Rich Burn 20 coils 10 knock + 14 TC

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E6 - MAIN
Sensors Hardware

Ambient Air Pressure 16 Digital Inputs

(BARO) 29 single-ended
Manifold Air Pressure analog
(MAP1) 8 differential
Manifold Air Pressure analog
(MAP2) 8 T/C or RTD
Lube Oil Temp (LOT) 2 wide-band
Pre-Throttle Pressure oxygen sensors
(PTP) 4 VR/HE/PWM
Lube Oil Pressure speed sensors
(LOP1) 8 HS Ditital
Lube Oil Pressure outputs
(LOP2) 12 LS/PWM ditital
Lambda Analog outputs
External Lambda Pot 2 analog outputs
Blending Ratio 4 HS/LS/PWM
Manifold Air digital outputs
Temperature (MAT1) 3 CAN
Manifold Air 1 RS-485
Temperature (MAT1) 1 RS-232
Ambinet Air 1 ethernet
Temperature (AAT)
Engine Coolant
Temperature (ECT1)
Engine Coolant
Temperature (ECT1)
CH4
kW
Fuel Blending
Process
Crank Sensor
Cam Sensor
Reset Sensor
UEGO LSU 4.9 (1)
UEGO LSU 4.9 (2)
8 Thermocouples J or
K

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E6 - EID Ignition
Functions Hardware

20 Cylinders 2 VR/HE/PWM
Plug Life Indication with speed sensors
LECM Coils 1 Hall
750 mJ Energy availble Effect/PWM speed
Programmable Current sensor
Profile 2 Digital
Adjustible Duration Jumpers
Multi-strike up to 4 1 HS Ditital
times output
Four profiles 20 electronic
Profile table against ignition/injection
speed/load drivers
Free commission and 2 CAN
monitor tool
Works with 2 and 3
speed sensors
Every CAM and Crank
pattern programmable
Standard Caterpillar
CAM availble
Works with older coils
Works with coils in
Caterpillar A and B gas
engines
Intergrated J1939 bus
or 20 Injectors
or 20 Sogavs
Mix-mode
Coils/Sogavs/Injectors

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E6 AUX KNOCK and

Thermoucouples
The LECM Aux Platform Knock applications and
hardware are intended to be part of an industrial
engine control system for original equipment
manufacturers, equipment packagers, and end-
users with the need for acoustic windowed knock
sensing, supplemental IO with 24 J- or K-Type
thermocouples, and/or pressure sensing abilities
using Real Time Combustion Diagnostics and
Control for acoustic knock setup support. This
product can be an add-on to an existing system as
an independent device or could be used with the
Main and EID modules of a stacked LECM.

The LECM Aux Platform Knock software supports up

to 20 acoustic knock sensors for vibration-based
knock detection that can be monitored internally in
an LECM stack with the LECM Main board or
transmitted externally on a CAN network with the
J1939 protocol. The software features include:
Up to 20 independent cylinder-based acoustic knock windows
Up to 20 independent cylinder-based acoustic reference windows
Internal datalink cylinder knock ratios, signal saturation, and knock
window statuses transfer to LECM Main (stacked hardware
configurations)
External datalink cylinder knock window ratios using J1939 protocol
[Select Variants] Up to 24 thermocouple support (supplemental IO)
[Select Variants] Open-wire detection (fail-low) on all 24
thermocouples
[Select Variants] Internal datalink thermocouple status and
temperature transfer to LECM main (stacked hardware configurations)

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temperature transfer to LECM main (stacked hardware configurations)

[Select Variants] External datalink thermocouple status and
temperature transfer using J1939 protocol
[Select Variants] Up to 10 customizable J1939 messages with
support for 8-bit and 16-bit SPN positions of all 24 thermocouples
Select Variants] Up to 4 pressure inputs with RT-CDC sensing and
combustion metrics
[Select Variants] Internal datalink RT-CDC combustion metrics and
pressure sensor status transfer to LECM main (stacked hardware
configurations)
[Select Variants] External datalink RT-CDC combustion metrics using
J1939 protocol (stacked hardware configurations)
2 digital HSO outputs controllable from the LECM Main board
2 analog 4-20 mA outputs controllable from the LECM Main board
Supported Protocols: J1939 (Knock, Pressure, Thermocouples), XCP
(HMI)

Acoustic Knock Sensing

All LECM Aux Platform Knock software variants
support acoustic-based (vibrational) knock sensing
for up to 20 cylinders per module. Acoustic knock
sensor signals are monitored in user-defined
angular windows and Fourier analysis is used to
transform the windowed knock sensor signal to a
knock intensity (knock ratio).

Pressure Sensing
The 20KNK + 2/4P software variants support
pressure sensors that can be used for acoustic
knock sensing calibration and/or for real time
combustion diagnostics and control (RT-CDC). Using

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pressure sensors for acoustic knock sensing

calibration and/or for combustion metrics and
cylinders diagnostics

Functions Hardware

20 Cylinders Knock Intensity 20 knock

512 bin 150 kHz FFT Knock sensors
sampling 4 In-
Up to 5 band frequency Cylinder
spectrum with 292 Hz resolution Pressure
Mean, Peak or Integral Knock 2
measurement options VR/HE/PWM
Up to 3 window overlap for speed
Knock windows sensors
Sensor Reference one per 2 HS
cycle update with averaging Ditital output
Control Diagnostics 2 Analog
Discrete Outputs for window outputs
mimic triggering to o-scope/ 1 CAN
timing light and alarm.
Free commission and monitor
tool
Works with 2 and 3 speed
sensors
Every CAM and Crank pattern
programmable
Standard Caterpillar CAM
availble
Woodward knock sensor for
low frequency

Thermocouples
The LECM Aux 24 thermocouple application and
hardware are intended to be part of an industrial
engine control system for original equipment
manufacturers, equipment packagers, and end-

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users with the need for up to 24 J- or K-Type

thermocouples. This product can be an add-on to
an existing system as an independent device or
could be used on the Aux module with the Main and
EID modules of the LECM.

The LECM Aux 24 thermocouple software supports

up to 24 active J- or K-Type thermocouples that can
be monitored internally in an LECM stack with the
LECM Main board or transmitted externally on a CAN
network with the J1939 protocol. The software
features include:
Up to 24 J-Type and/or K-Type thermocouples
Open-wire detection (fail-low) on all 24 thermocouples
Internal datalink thermocouple status and temperature transfer to
LECM main (stacked hardware configurations)
External datalink thermocouple status and temperature transfer using
J1939 protocol
Up to 10 customizable J1939 messages with support for 8-bit and
16-bit SPN positions of all 24 thermocouples
2 digital HSO outputs controllable from the LECM Main board
2 analog 4-20 mA outputs controllable from the LECM Main board
Supported Protocols: J1939 (Thermocouples), XCP (HMI)

Functions Hardware

24 J or k 24 Channels
Thermoucouples Thermocouples
5 ms sampling rate 2 VR/HE/PWM
on all 24 channels speed sensors
Engine mounted 2 HS Ditital
possible output
2 Analog
outputs
1 CAN

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E6 AUX Real Time

Combustion Diagnostics
& Control
Aux RT-CDC Provides a reliable and robust way to
collect and process in-cylinder pressure data using
Woodward LECM hardware platform (on engine
mountable).

The processed in-cylinder pressure data provides

metrics that can be used for engine control,
optimization, and diagnostics. The following are
metrics provided by RT-CDC:

Heat Release Metrics

SOC - Start of Combustion
CA10 - Location where 10%
fuel has been burned
CAx1 - User selectable location
between 10% and 50% fuel
burned
CA50 - Location where 50%
fuel has been burned
CAx2 - User selectable location
between 50% and 90% fuel
burned
CA90 L ti h 90%

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CA90 - Location where 90%

fuel has been burned
Burn Duration - Crank angle
degrees to burn from CA10 to
CA90
Engine Protection
True Misfire Detection -
Detection when no combustion
present
Late-Fire Detection - Detection
when combustion occurs but is
late in the cycle
Knock Detection - Pressure
based knock intensity
Pressure Based Metrics
Peak Pressure - Maximum
combustion pressure
Peak Location - Location where
maximum combustion pressure
occurred
ROPR - Maximum rate of
pressure rise
IMEP - Gross/Net Indicated
Mean Effective Pressure
COV of IMEP - Coefficient of
variance of IMEP
PMEP - Pumping Mean
Effective Pressure
Pressures at user-defined
crank angles

Functions Hardware

Up to 10 cylinders per RT- 10 In-

CDC module Cylinder
Use of standard engine Pressure
encoder patterns 14
Encoder sensors (speed Thermocouples
sensors); VR or Hall 2
High resolution sampling VR/HE/PWM
down to 0.5°CA speed sensors
Zero-lag software filtering 2 HS Ditital
Real-time cylinder output
pressure analysis 2 Analog
Configurable mean outputs
cylinder pressure analysis 1 CAN
J1939 external CAN
communication
Pressure sensor types: 0-

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Pressure sensor types: 0

5 V or 4-20 mA
Pressure sensor
diagnostics; - Thermal drift, -
Sensor noise
Crank angle location
accuracy: 0.5°
Pressure based accuracy:
0.5%
Cylinder health monitors

Actuators and Throttles

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ProAct ITB -
Actuator with
Intergrated
Throttle Body
ProAct ITB

Name Actuator Throttle Product

models dimensions Compliance

PROACT GEN3 II, III 85 mm, 95 -

and IV mm , 105
mm, 120
mm, 135
mm, 160
mm and
180 mm

Actuator Throttle Product

Configuration model dimension Compliance

PROACT ITB II 85 mm -
GEN3

PROACT ITB II 95 mm -
GEN3

PROACT ITB II 105 mm -

GEN3

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Actuator Throttle Product

Configuration model dimension Compliance

PROACT ITB II 120 mm -

GEN3

PROACT ITB III 135 mm -

GEN3

PROACT ITB III 160 mm -

GEN3

PROACT ITB IV 180 mm -

GEN3

ProAct -
Actuator

Name Actuator Product Compliance

models

PROACT II, III ATEX,EMC,MD,RoHS,

GEN3 and IV DNV

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