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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Pohlkamp, Superior Township, MI (US);
Brien Lloyd Fulton, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 1/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0077 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/0065 (2013.01); F02M 25/0709 (2013.01); F02M 25/0718 (2013.01); F02M 25/0728 (2013.01); F02M 25/0751 (2013.01); F02M 25/0755 (2013.01); F02D 41/0055 (2013.01); F02D 41/0072 (2013.01); F02D 41/1458 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01); Y10S 903/905 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for an engine may comprise, in response to an EGR valve closing, determining an EGR oxygen content, and purging an EGR system when the EGR oxygen content is less than a threshold oxygen content.