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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Donald J. Lewis, Howell, MI (US);
John D. Russell, Portland, OR (US);
Nate Trask, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thomas W. Megli, Dearborn, MI (US);
Donald J. Lewis, Howell, MI (US);
John D. Russell, Portland, OR (US);
Nate Trask, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thomas W. Megli, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for starting an internal combustion engine of a hybrid-electric vehicle having a controller, the engine having a plurality of cylinders, each with at least an intake and exhaust valve, each of which may be held in a position for a cycle of a cylinder, the method comprising of deactivating a plurality of cylinders in said engine in response to a signal from the controller of the hybrid-electric vehicle by mechanically deactivating valves in each cylinder of the engine, the deactivation in response to a request from the controller of the hybrid-electric vehicle and to reduce a number of operating valves in each cylinder of the engine.