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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Anthony Tascillo, Canton, MI (US);
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
William Charles Ruona, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); F02B 77/11 (2006.01); F02B 77/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/1401 (2013.01); B60H 1/00492 (2013.01); B60H 1/00499 (2019.05); F02D 41/22 (2013.01); F02B 77/083 (2013.01); F02B 77/11 (2013.01); F02D 2200/021 (2013.01); F02D 2250/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing an engine thermal encapsulation positioned around a powertrain of a vehicle. In one example, degradation of the thermal encapsulation may be determined by comparing a temperature sampled via a sensor during engine off condition with an expected temperature.