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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ray Host, Mount Clemens, MI (US);
Robert Andrew Wade, Plymouth, MI (US);
Anthony Morelli, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/12 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2006 (2013.01); F02B 37/12 (2013.01); F05B 2220/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for expediting light-off of a catalyst during engine cold-start conditions by inhibiting rotation of the turbocharger shaft. In one example, a method may include inhibiting rotation of the turbocharger shaft during engine cold-start conditions until the catalyst is operating at a desired efficiency. The rotation of the shaft may be inhibited via either a passive or an active shaft locking mechanism.