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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven Wooldridge, Manchester, MI (US);
Xiaogang Zhang, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02B 75/02 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/064 (2013.01); F01N 3/2013 (2013.01); F02B 75/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/38 (2013.01); F02N 11/0803 (2013.01); F02P 5/15 (2013.01); F02B 2075/025 (2013.01); F02B 2075/027 (2013.01); F02D 2041/389 (2013.01); F02N 2200/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating an internal combustion engine that is included in a hybrid vehicle are described. In one example, the internal combustion engine is operated in a two stroke mode during cold starting to increase mass flow to an electrically heated catalyst so that engine emissions may be reduced.