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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2018
Transportation Ip Holdings, Llc, Norwalk, CT (US);
Pradheepram Ottikkutti, Lawrence, PA (US);
Alok Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Michael Majewski, Erie, PA (US);
Seung-hyuck Hong, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kevin Scott McElhaney, Erie, PA (US);
Roy James Primus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Omowoleola Akinyemi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Thomas Michael Lavertu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Santosh Meghani, Bangalore, IN;
TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for skip-firing an engine. As one embodiment, a method for an engine includes firing all cylinders of the engine and not altering the closing timing of the intake valves when fueling demands are greater than a threshold. The method further includes skip-firing the engine when fueling demands are less than a threshold, and holding open the intake valves of skipped cylinders for a greater duration than intake valves of firing cylinders.