Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI), also known as Petrol Direct Injection. This system is employed in modern two-stroke and four-stroke gasoline engines. The gasoline is highly pressurized, and injected via a common rail fuel line directly into the combustion chamber of each cylinder, Directly injecting fuel into the combustion chamber requires high pressure injection. The GDI engines operate on full air intake; there is no air throttle plate. Engine speed is controlled by the engine control unit. In this only the combustion air flows through open intake valve on the induction stroke.
The engine management system continually chooses among three combustion modes: ultra lean burn, stoichiometric, and full power output. Each mode is characterized by the air-fuel ratio. The stoichiometric air-fuel ratio for gasoline is 14.7:1 by weight, but ultra-lean mode can involve ratios as high as 65:1 (or even higher in some engines, for very limited periods).These mixtures are much leaner than in a conventional engine and reduce fuel consumption considerably.
Advantages -1.8-22% higher fuel economy.
2. More torque & horsepower allowing smaller engines.
3. Compression ratio can be higher.
4. Lower CO2 emission levels.
5. Spark Knock is much more controlled.
6. Leaner fuel mixtures during operation.