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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Mustafa Abdul-rasool, Järfälla, SE;
Oskar Johansson, Stockholm, SE;
Mikael Ögren, Norsborg, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SCANIA CV AB, , SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); F02D 28/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 28/00 (2013.01); B60K 31/00 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 2030/1809 (2013.01); B60W 2550/141 (2013.01); B60W 2550/143 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for running a vehicle () that includes a combustion engine () which can selectively be connected to a driveshaft (). When the vehicle () is in motion and is approaching a downgrade, determining whether the engine () can be disconnected from the driveshaft () for at least a first period of time (T1), and disconnecting the driveshaft () for at least the first period of time (T1); and the engine () also is switched off for the first period (T1). A system that performs the method and a vehicle that performs it are disclosed.