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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2004
Marleen Thompson, Mount Clemens, MI (US);
Thomas Diefenbaker, Troy, MI (US);
Richard Avery, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Tomislav Golub, Birmingham, MI (US);
Marleen Thompson, Mount Clemens, MI (US);
Thomas Diefenbaker, Troy, MI (US);
Richard Avery, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Tomislav Golub, Birmingham, MI (US);
Detroit Diesel Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An engine control practices a method for engine control in a vehicle control system having an automated start and stop system that keeps a battery charged and an engine temperature in a preselected range, the run time for the engine being extended beyond a preset run time when said control senses that a time interval between start up and the last shut off is shorter than a preset start up time limit.