Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Managing automatic stop/start frequency
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Application No.: US15737991Application Date: 2015-06-29
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Publication No.: US10240571B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- 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
- International Application: PCT/US2015/038280 WO 20150629
- International Announcement: WO2017/003425 WO 20170105
- Main IPC: F02N11/08
- IPC: F02N11/08 ; F02N11/10

Abstract:
An apparatus includes a stop/start module in operative communication with an engine. The stop/start module structured to determine whether a stopping event has occurred, determine whether an inhibiting condition is activated, turn off the engine for at least a portion of time in response to determining that a stopping event has occurred, and determine an actual stop ratio for the engine based on a number of times the engine is turned off in response to determining the occurrences of stopping events. Turning off the engine is inhibited in response to determining that an inhibiting condition is activated. The inhibiting condition is activated based on the actual stop ratio for the engine being greater than a target stop ratio at a beginning of a driving event. The target stop ratio is based on an operating parameter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180306158A1 MANAGING AUTOMATIC STOP/START FREQUENCY Public/Granted day:2018-10-25
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