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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Ilya Kolmanovsky, Novi, MI (US);
Alex Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Donald Lewis, Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F01L 9/02 (2006.01); F02D 11/10 (2006.01); F02P 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling cylinder air charge of an engine having a compressor is presented. In one example, the description includes a method for coordinating the control of the throttle, turbo charger, and valves such that the desired cylinder air charge may be achieved while engine pumping work may be decreased.