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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brad Alan Boyer, Canton, MI (US);
Julia Helen Buckland, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Barbara Westrate, Canton, MI (US);
Stephen Lee Cooper, Hamtramck, MI (US);
Keith Michael Plagens, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F02B 37/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02P 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/183 (2013.01); F02B 37/02 (2013.01); F02B 37/025 (2013.01); F02B 37/12 (2013.01); F02B 37/18 (2013.01); F02D 13/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/005 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 41/023 (2013.01); F02D 41/062 (2013.01); F02M 25/0706 (2013.01); F02M 25/0713 (2013.01); F02M 25/0798 (2013.01); F02P 5/045 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0404 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1002 (2013.01); F02M 25/0707 (2013.01); F02M 25/0709 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the opening of a scroll valve of a binary flow turbine. Scroll valve adjustments are used at different engine operating conditions to improve engine performance and boost response. Scroll valve adjustments are coordinated with wastegate and EGR valve adjustments for improved engine control.