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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jason Martz, Canton, MI (US);
Paul Joseph Tennison, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Eric Matthew Kurtz, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F01N 13/08 (2010.01); F02B 37/02 (2006.01); F02B 37/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2006 (2013.01); F01N 3/208 (2013.01); F01N 13/087 (2013.01); F02B 37/18 (2013.01); F02B 37/025 (2013.01); F02B 37/24 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger. In one example, a method may include bypassing exhaust gases flowing to the turbocharger in response to a catalyst temperature being less than a threshold temperature. The bypassing includes opening a bypass valve and adjusting a position of one or more turbine nozzle vanes.