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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
May. 13, 2010
Norman Schoenek, Novi, MI (US);
Michael G. Reynolds, Troy, MI (US);
Amin Abboud, Livonia, MI (US);
Gary E. Mcgee, Oxford, MI (US);
Douglas R. Verner, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Sharon Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Norman Schoenek, Novi, MI (US);
Michael G. Reynolds, Troy, MI (US);
Amin Abboud, Livonia, MI (US);
Gary E. McGee, Oxford, MI (US);
Douglas R. Verner, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Sharon Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system for an engine includes a stop-start initiation module and a load control module. The stop-start initiation module shuts down the engine in response to an engine shutdown request. The load control module, in response to the engine shutdown request, increases a rate at which a rotational speed of the engine decreases during engine shutdown by increasing a rotational load input to the engine by an engine accessory coupled to a crankshaft of the engine. A method for an engine includes shutting down the engine in response to an engine shutdown request. The method further includes increasing, in response to the engine shutdown request, a rate at which a rotational speed of the engine decreases during engine shutdown by increasing a rotational load input to the engine by an engine accessory coupled to a crankshaft of the engine.