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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Guohui Chen, Aachen, DE;
Werner Willems, Aachen, DE;
Leonhard Bartsch, Aachen, DE;
Helmut Hans Ruhland, Eschweiler, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 17/02 (2006.01); F02D 13/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 17/02 (2013.01); F02D 13/06 (2013.01); F02D 17/023 (2013.01); F02D 41/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for an engine wherein one group of cylinders is active and a second group of cylinders is switchable, such that under low loads the second group of cylinders is deactivated, and under high loads the second group of cylinders is activated. Following deactivation of the second group of cylinders a throttling element in an intake line for the second group of cylinders is gradually closed. The closing of the throttling element may reduce pumping losses and thus increase engine efficiency.