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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Erik Mikael Hellstrom, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mrdjan Jankovic, Birmingham, MI (US);
Mario Santillo, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/24 (2006.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); F02B 37/18 (2013.01); F02D 41/2451 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2552/00 (2020.02); B60W 2554/801 (2020.02); B60W 2554/804 (2020.02); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01); F02D 2200/501 (2013.01); F02D 2200/602 (2013.01); F02D 2200/702 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for adjusting boost provided via a turbocharger or supercharger is described. In one example, boost is increased in response to a change in road conditions before a driver reacts to the change in road conditions by applying an accelerator pedal. The boost is increased to reduce compressor lag, thereby increasing the responsiveness of the engine and vehicle.