Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Clayton Mikush

Daniel Joseph Styles

Xiaogang Zhang

Eric Matthew Kurtz

Steven Wooldridge

Jason Brian Martz

Daniel William Kantrow

Sathish Atluri

Joshua Zachary Fried

Christopher Cundy

Methods and systems are provided for cylinder deactivation to reduce tailpipe emissions and increase exhaust temperature. In one example, a method may include operating a first set of cylinders in a first combustion cycle over modified eight strokes and a second set of cylinders in a second combustion cycle over modified four strokes. Each cylinder in the first set of cylinders may be selectively deactivated via a variable displacement engine (VDE) mechanism while each cylinder in the second set of cylinders may be selectively deactivated via an active decompression technology (ADT) mechanism.

Methods and systems for reducing engine exhaust emissions

Methods and systems are provided for to methods and systems for distributing exhaust gas to a turbine, a turbocharger bypass, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) line via a valve. In one example, a method may include selectively flowing exhaust gas, via a valve coupled to an exhaust passage, to one or more of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage, an exhaust turbine, and an exhaust catalyst via a bypass passage without flowing through the exhaust turbine based on engine operating conditions.

Method and system for distribution of exhaust gas

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