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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Raymond Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Edward Badillo, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); F02D 33/00 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); F02D 37/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); B60L 11/12 (2006.01); F02D 28/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 33/00 (2013.01); B60L 11/12 (2013.01); F02D 28/00 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02D 37/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/1497 (2013.01); B60L 2240/429 (2013.01); F02D 41/064 (2013.01); Y02T 10/642 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating an engine in a vehicle includes measuring a current to or from a generator mechanically coupled with the engine and determining at least one operating parameter of the engine. The method also includes providing an amount of fuel to the engine based on the current and the at least one operating parameter.