Patent ID: 7665302

Claim:
A device for supplying fresh air to a turbocharged piston internal combustion engine, comprising: a fresh gas line section of an intake manifold having an adjustable flap and a first end port for flowing in, and a second end port for flowing out; an adjustment device coupled to the adjustable flap for continuously adjusting the adjustable flap; a compressed air port having an opening leading into a chamber of the fresh gas line between the adjustable flap and the second end port; a quantity regulating device of the compressed air port having a valve, the valve continuously movable to a blocked position and multiple open positions; and an electronic control unit for actuating the quantity regulating device using an electric input connected thereto, wherein the electronic control unit being programmed to receive a torque request and to initiate a compressed air addition event, wherein at least one of the electronic control unit and the quantity regulating device is configured to communicate with the adjustment device of the adjustable flap during the compressed air addition event, the at least one of the electronic control unit and the quantity regulating device being programmed to determine and to command the position of the adjustable flap and the amount of compressed air to be fed during the compressed air addition event, and either to command the adjustable flap to a fully closed position in coordination with the quantity regulating device being commanded to a fully open position, or to command the adjustable flap to an intermediate position between the open and closed positions in coordination with the quantity regulating device being commanded to an intermediate position between open and closed positions, and when the one of the quantity regulating device and the electronic control unit commands the adjusting device of the adjustable flap to the intermediate position between the open and closed positions, the intermediate position is determined as a function of at least one of the torque request and a fresh gas pressure in the fresh gas line section.