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US 2014/0278008 A1Published application
Automotive vehicle and method for operating an engine therein
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDouglas Raymond Martin, Edward Badillo
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Abstract
A method for operating an engine in a vehicle includes measuring a current to or from a generator mechanically coupled with the engine and determining at least one operating parameter of the engine. The method also includes providing an amount of fuel to the engine based on the current and the at least one operating parameter.
Claims8
A method for operating an engine in a vehicle comprising:
- measuring a current to or from a generator mechanically coupled with the engine, the current indicative of an actual torque output by the engine;
- determining at least one operating parameter of the engine, the at least one operating parameter indicative of an expected torque output by the engine;
- and
- providing an amount of fuel to the engine based on the current and the at least one operating parameter.
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An automotive vehicle comprising:
- an engine;
- an electric machine mechanically coupled with the engine;
- and
- at least one controller configured to command an amount of fuel to the engine based on (i) a current to or from the electric machine, the current indicative of a measured torque output by the engine and (ii) at least one operating parameter of the engine, the at least one operating parameter indicative of an expected torque output by the engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.