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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Allen B. Rayl, Jr., Waterford, MI (US);
Donovan L. Dibble, Utica, MI (US);
Darrell W. Burleigh, Fenton, MI (US);
Steven J. Haase, Okemos, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for operating an internal combustion engine includes providing a vehicle having an internal combustion gasoline engine including multiple cylinders and wherein the engine is capable of running on at least one of a plurality firing fractions, providing a vacuum offset (Offset) to adjust airflow capacity for each of the plurality of firing fractions, determining a torque capacity of each of the plurality firing fractions and a plurality of available firing fractions that provides at least enough torque capacity to accommodate a current torque requested (T), determining a plurality of viable firing fractions of the plurality of available firing fractions, and determining and implementing an optimal firing fraction of the viable firing fractions if the optimal firing fraction provides enough fuel economy benefit over a current firing fraction.