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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Robert Andrew Wade, Dearborn, MI (US);
Fadi Maroun Naddaf, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Joseph P. Whitehead, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason Eugene Devries, Belleville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Andrew Wade, Dearborn, MI (US);
Fadi Maroun Naddaf, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Joseph P. Whitehead, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason Eugene Devries, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 23/00 (2006.01); F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F02B 33/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/18 (2013.01); F02D 41/064 (2013.01); F02D 41/10 (2013.01); F02D 23/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 2200/021 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01); F02B 2037/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
An approach for controlling a turbocharger bypass valve is disclosed. In one example, the turbocharger bypass valve is opened during engine cold start conditions to reduce turbocharger speed. The approach may reduce noise produced by the turbocharger during engine start and warm-up.