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Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2013
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

John Anthony DeMarco, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Allan Roy Gale, Livonia, MI (US);

Robert Michael Grant, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Deaborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for improving engine starting is disclosed. In one example, an engine starting is improved by providing a variable load to the engine during engine starting. The variable load may be provided by controlling alternator field current during the engine start.


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Gibson, Alex O'Connor. (2014). Methods and systems for improved engine speed control during engine starting (U.S. Patent No. 8710685). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8710685

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