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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2011
Alex O'connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chad Everette Griffin, Pinckney, MI (US);
Felix Nedorezov, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chad Everette Griffin, Pinckney, MI (US);
Felix Nedorezov, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for restarting an engine that can be selectively deactivated during idle-stop conditions. In one embodiment, current is directed to a starter motor and an electric brake sequentially by limiting the current supplied to one while current is supplied to the other, an order of delivering the current based on a timing of a restart request relative to an electric brake request, as well as vehicle operating conditions at the time the requests were received. By coordinating the operation of a starter motor with the operation of an electric brake, loading of the engine system's electrical supply can be reduced.