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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bernd Brinkmann, Dormagen, DE;
Ben Thomas, Enfield, GB;
Michael Rowland, Wickham Bishops, GB;
Gareth Price, Chelmsford, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/04 (2013.01); F02D 41/3094 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 2200/021 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0414 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for reducing the thermal load of an internal combustion engine without substantially reducing its power output is described. The method includes adjusting an engine air-fuel ratio responsive to one or more of a charge air over-temperature, a coolant over-temperature and an engine efficiency parameter.