Methods and system for inhibiting automatic engine stopping
US10975825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes an engine that may be automatically stopped and started are described. In one example, the inhibiting or preventing automatic engine stopping may be performed when a human driver releases a brake pedal, which causes the engine to automatically start, and the inhibiting may continue until vehicle speed exceeds a speed where the engine was automatically stopped.
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