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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart Lane, Stratford, GB;
Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees, Billericay, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling a fuel supply system of an engineof a motor vehicleis disclosed in which an engine driven variable output high pressure fuel pump is operated at a high demand level to charge a high pressure fuel accumulator with fuel during a shutdown of the engine and, during a subsequent start-up of the engine, use fuel from the accumulator while operating the high pressure fuel pump at a low demand level. This reduces the fuel consumption of the engine by using kinetic energy from the slowing engine to drive the high pressure fuel pump and increases the deceleration of the engine.