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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2004
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott Evart Blackburn, Temperance, MI (US);
Eric Keith Manning, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/700 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to determining and controlling the appropriate moment at which a combined starter/alternator should transition from start-up mode to alternator/generator mode following an IC engine start-up sequence. The method relies on either belt/chain tensioner position or the position of the belt/chain itself to determine when the IC engine has achieved self-sustaining operation and signal the starter/alternator to transition from start-up to generator mode.