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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Harald Stoffels, Cologne, DE;
Klemens Grieser, Langenfeld, DE;
Inventors:
Harald Stoffels, Cologne, DE;
Klemens Grieser, Langenfeld, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 33/44 (2006.01); F02B 33/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); F02D 23/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/192 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 23/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/062 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); B60W 2550/12 (2013.01); B60W 2550/142 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/435 (2013.01); F02D 41/022 (2013.01); F02D 41/0225 (2013.01); F02D 41/08 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0414 (2013.01); F02D 2200/50 (2013.01); F02D 2200/502 (2013.01); F02D 2200/602 (2013.01); F02D 2200/702 (2013.01); F02D 2200/703 (2013.01); F02D 2250/18 (2013.01); F02D 2250/22 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling an engine that may be automatically stopped and started are presented. In one example, a compressor is activated from a deactivated state in response to one or more environmental parameters during an engine start. The methods and systems may improve engine response after an engine start.