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Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015

Filed:

May. 28, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Milan, MI (US);

Matthew John Gerhart, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

Julia Helen Buckland, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Suzanne Kay Wait, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Michael Howard Shelby, Plymouth, MI (US);

Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);

Mrdjan J. Jankovic, Birmingham, MI (US);

John Eric Rollinger, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Naginder Gogna, Windsor, CA;

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/10 (2006.01); F02D 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/1486 (2013.01); F02D 11/105 (2013.01); F02D 41/006 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/0065 (2013.01); F02D 41/045 (2013.01); F02D 41/10 (2013.01); F02M 25/0709 (2013.01); F02D 11/10 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0411 (2013.01); F02D 2250/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for providing a suitable engine torque response during a transient condition is presented. In one example, when a desired inlet manifold pressure is greater than a throttle inlet pressure of a first throttle, a second throttle positioned upstream from the first throttle is opened to increase the throttle inlet pressure. The method may provide an appropriate torque response while minimizing impact on fuel economy.


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