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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 04, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rani Kiwan, Canton, MI (US);
Ross Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Lyle Thomas, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David Oshinsky, Trenton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/36 (2006.01); F02B 75/22 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/3064 (2013.01); F02B 75/22 (2013.01); F02D 41/0082 (2013.01); F02D 41/22 (2013.01); F02D 41/36 (2013.01); F02D 41/38 (2013.01); F02D 2041/224 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0602 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for balancing a plurality of fuel injectors via a diagnostic. In one example, a method may include adjusting a fuel injection pattern to increase an occurrence of a fuel injection being preceded by a same-cylinder bank fuel injection. The method may further include skipping fuel injections resulting in the fuel injection being preceded by an opposite-cylinder bank fuel injection.