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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stephen George Russ, Canton, MI (US);
Philip Andrew Fabien, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael P. Mandjack, Northville, MI (US);
Charles Allen Cockerill, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 15/00 (2006.01); F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 29/04 (2013.01); F02B 37/12 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for increasing airflow through a charge air cooler (CAC) in order to purge condensate from the CAC. In one example, a method includes increasing airflow through the CAC while maintaining torque by selectively deactivating one or more engine cylinders and increasing boost. The number of deactivated cylinders may be based on an amount of condensate within the CAC.