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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2005
John Rollinger, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Michael J. Cullen, Northville, MI (US);
Karen Willard, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Paul Pietrzyk, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
John Rollinger, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Michael J. Cullen, Northville, MI (US);
Karen Willard, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Paul Pietrzyk, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A drive system. The drive system includes an engine configured to convert chemical energy into mechanical energy, an electronically-controlled air throttle configured to regulate air delivery to the engine, an electronically-controlled supercharger configured to selectively increase pressure of the air delivered to the engine, and a controller configured to variably engage the supercharger based on an operating parameter of the drive system.