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Dalton A Blenc

Aaron Bowles

A vehicle propulsion system includes an internal combustion engine with a cylinder, an intake valve, an exhaust valve, and a cylinder head defining a combustion chamber; an intake manifold in communication with the combustion chamber through the intake valve; an exhaust manifold in communication with the combustion chamber through the exhaust valve; a turbocharger with a compressor in communication with the intake manifold, a turbine in communication with the exhaust manifold, and an electric motor for selectively driving the turbine; and a controller in communication with the electric motor and configured to selectively operate electric motor to drive the turbine to reduce a pressure in the combustion chamber during an engine start process.

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Clarkston, MI, United States of America

Dalton A Blenc