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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Byong Young Choi, Bucheon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F02D 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 13/0015 (2013.01); F02D 13/06 (2013.01); Y02T 10/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus of an engine may include a variable valve lift apparatus, an engine including a plurality of cylinders generating power by combustion of fuel, at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve for opening and closing the cylinder, a variable valve lift apparatus adjusting a valve lift of the intake valve and exhaust valve, and a controller driving the intake valve in a low lift mode by using the variable valve lift apparatus and closing the exhaust valve when one of the cylinders among the plurality of cylinders may be deactivated.