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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
Timothy A. Coatesworth, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joseph Roos, Livonia, MI (US);
Kenneth P. Degroot, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Sashidhar Velnati, Oxford, MI (US);
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Timothy A. Coatesworth, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joseph Roos, Livonia, MI (US);
Kenneth P. DeGroot, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Sashidhar Velnati, Oxford, MI (US);
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for preparing an internal combustion (IC) engine component of a hybrid automotive powertrain for shutdown so as to enable clean restart is disclosed herein. The method includes determining if the IC engine is about to enter a shutdown mode. The method includes determining a number of engine run cycles to fill an intake manifold of the IC engine with clean air, if it is determined the IC engine is about to enter the shutdown mode. The method includes running the IC engine for the determined number of cycles to fill the intake manifold of the IC engine with clean air before shutting the IC engine down.