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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2009
Allen B. Rayl, Waterford, MI (US);
Jun-mo Kang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vijay Ramappan, Novi, MI (US);
Matthew A. Wiles, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Hanho Yun, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Peter Kafarnik, Eltville-Erbach, DE;
Allen B. Rayl, Waterford, MI (US);
Jun-Mo Kang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vijay Ramappan, Novi, MI (US);
Matthew A. Wiles, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Hanho Yun, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Peter Kafarnik, Eltville-Erbach, DE;
Abstract
A control system and method for operating an engine includes a spark ignited (SI) control module controlling the engine in a spark ignited mode, a pre-homogeneous charge compression (HCCI) module controlling the engine in an HCCI mode after the spark ignited mode, and an HCCI module controlling the engine in an HCCI mode after the pre-HCCI mode. The SI module controls the engine in the SI mode after the HCCI mode.