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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rohit Bhat, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Rob Ciarrocchi, Stockbridge, MI (US);
Adam J. Richards, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Conner Cecott, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/10 (2006.01); F02D 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/10 (2013.01); F02D 2009/022 (2013.01); F02D 2009/0213 (2013.01); F02D 2009/0279 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating an engine that includes two throttles that are arranged in parallel to deliver air into a single intake manifold are described. In one example, a first throttle and a second throttle are opened according to a value of a variable that changes as a function of a requested engine air flow.