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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xiaogang Zhang, Novi, MI (US);
Chee Haw Chan, Woodhaven, MI (US);
Lynn Aimee Chesney, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Patrick Matthews, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/10 (2006.01); F02B 39/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/12 (2013.01); F02B 37/10 (2013.01); F02B 39/10 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/064 (2013.01); F02D 41/08 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an electric turbocharger. In one example, a method rotating a turbine of the electric turbocharger in a reverse direction, the turbine being mechanically coupled to a compressor via a shaft. The rotation of the turbine may be adjusted based on a cold-start and/or engine operating conditions outside of the cold-start.