Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Managing automatic stop/start frequency
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Application No.: US16362249Application Date: 2019-03-22
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Publication No.: US10731619B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Martin T. Books
- Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F02N11/08
- IPC: F02N11/08 ; F02N11/10

Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods include a stop/start module in operative communication with an engine. The stop/start module is configured to determine a target start/stop ratio for an engine based on an operating parameter, determine an actual start/stop ratio for the engine based on a determined number of times that the engine is turned off in response to a determined number of stopping events, activate an inhibiting condition in response to the actual stop ratio being greater than the target stop ratio at a beginning of a driving event, and prevent the engine from turning off during a stop event in response to determining that the inhibiting condition is active and that a stopping event has occurred.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190219018A1 MANAGING AUTOMATIC STOP/START FREQUENCY Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
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