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Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Eric Matthew Kurtz, Dearborn, MI (US);

Shawn Spannbauer, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Kyle Pohlkamp, Waunakee, WI (US);

Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Curtis Michael Bauer, Temperance, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/22 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/24 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0077 (2013.01); F02B 37/24 (2013.01); F02D 41/0005 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/0055 (2013.01); F02D 41/0235 (2013.01); F02D 2041/0265 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0802 (2013.01); F02D 2200/101 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for controlling an EGR valve and VGT vanes during engine braking. In one example, a method may include during an engine braking event in an engine, coordinating adjustments of both of a cross-sectional area of an inlet of a turbine and an opening of a valve of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system to achieve a desired braking power and to maintain an exhaust system temperature above a threshold temperature during the engine braking event.


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