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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Nicole Wermuth, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tang-wei Kuo, Troy, MI (US);
Paul M. Najt, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Nicole Wermuth, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tang-Wei Kuo, Troy, MI (US);
Paul M. Najt, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for transitioning operation of a spark-ignition, direct-injection internal combustion engine having a two-step, variable phase valvetrain between HCCI and SI modes includes providing a low-lift intake valve, un-throttled stoichiometric SI operation intermediate a low-lift exhaust and intake valve HCCI mode and a high-lift exhaust and intake valve, un-throttled SI mode.
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