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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Savino Luigi Lupo, Bologna, IT;
Michele Pennese, Medicina, IT;
Inventors:
Savino Luigi Lupo, Bologna, IT;
Michele Pennese, Medicina, IT;
Assignee:
Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A., Corbetta, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02N 11/04 (2006.01); F02N 17/00 (2006.01); F02D 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for managing the 'stop-and-start' mode in a motor vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine; the method provides for the 'stop-and-start' mode to be enabled or disabled as a function of a state of charge (SOC) of a battery of the motor vehicle, as a function of a state of motion of a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and as a function of the electric power consumed overall by the electrical consumers of the motor vehicle.