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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Howard Shelby, Plymouth, MI (US);
Stephen B. Smith, Livonia, MI (US);
Mohannad Hakeem, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02P 5/153 (2006.01); F02B 37/16 (2006.01); F02D 21/08 (2006.01); F02D 23/02 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02B 37/16 (2013.01); F02D 21/08 (2013.01); F02D 23/02 (2013.01); F02P 5/153 (2013.01); F02D 13/0219 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0418 (2013.01); F02D 2200/703 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01); Y02T 10/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for operating an engine during conditions where ambient humidity changes over time are presented. In one non-limiting example, an engine air flow limit is adjusted to increase engine air flow during high humidity conditions such that an engine may provide equivalent torque output during the high humidity conditions as compared to when the engine is operated during low humidity conditions.