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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kumoh National Institute of Technology Industry—academic Cooperation Foundation, Gumi-si, KR;
Ki Seon Sim, Suwon-si, KR;
Gee Wook Shin, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Myung Sik Choi, Seoul, KR;
Won Gyu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young Hong Kwak, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyoung Seok Park, Gumi-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kumoh National Institute of Technology Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Gumi-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling deactivation of cylinders in an engine may include a sensor that measures pressure inside an intake manifold of the engine, an oil control valve (OCV) that deactivates the cylinders in the engine, and a controller that is configured to control the OCV to deactivate a specific cylinder in the engine, based on the pressure inside the intake manifold.