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8181619 Vehicle having idling stop control and control methods thereof  
In a device for controlling idling stop of an engine in which the idling stop is carried out when a temperature of the engine that is about to be stopped by the idling stop is higher than a...
8170772 Method of reducing icing-related engine misfires  
A method of reducing icing-related engine misfires during operation of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle can include an engine and an engine control unit operable for at least partially...
8148937 Alternating-current motor control apparatus  
When a rectangular wave voltage control mode is selected, a control apparatus estimates the output torque of an alternating-current motor based on the outputs of a current sensor and a rotation...
8136497 Method for starting an engine  
A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one embodiment, the method skips combustion in at least one cylinder, according to the...
8131453 Methods and systems for assisted direct start control  
Methods and systems are provided for expediting engine spin-down in an engine that is shutdown during engine idle-stop conditions and restarted during restart conditions. In one example, the method...
8112185 Remote engine start confirmation and vehicle monitoring and control system  
A remote engine start confirmation and vehicle monitoring and control system includes a transmitter and a controller capable of receiving and processing transmitter signals, the controller...
8047188 Direct-start engine operation utlizing multi-strike ignition  
A method for engine starting is provided. The method may include performing idle-stop operation, and during a subsequent re-start, applying multi-strike ignition operation for a first combustion...
8006663 Post-start controller for diesel engine  
A glow power selected from a map based on a coolant temperature and an intake air temperature is applied to a glow plug provided at a combustion cylinder after an engine starts. Air-fuel mixture is...
8006672 Method for cold starting of ethanol-fueled engines  
A method for starting an internal combustion engine under cold conditions. The intake manifold throttle valve is held closed and spark ignition is suspended. Fuel and air are admitted into the...
7996145 Method and apparatus to control engine restart for a hybrid powertrain system  
There is provided a control scheme for restarting an internal combustion engine of a hybrid powertrain during ongoing vehicle operation. The method includes generating a torque output from an...
7938092 Combustion and emergency starting control system with auxiliary power  
The present invention is an installation of an emergency starting switching device and/or direct current boosted boost circuit device. When the power of the starting battery is insufficient, the...
7933711 Methods and systems for assisted direct start control  
Methods and systems are provided for expediting engine spin-down in an engine that is shutdown during engine idle-stop conditions and restarted during restart conditions. In one example, the method...
7931002 Method for starting an engine  
A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one embodiment, the method skips combustion in at least one cylinder, according to the...
7920958 Procedure for starting an internal combustion engine  
In order to make a start-up of an internal combustion engine as quick as possible, whereby an electrical power output, which is as small as possible, is required, it is proposed to at least...
7848875 Engine automatic stop-start controller  
A first ignition cylinder that performs ignition first is set based on an engine stop position in automatic start. Existence/nonexistence of a misfire in the first ignition cylinder is determined...
7827975 Direct-start engine operation utilizing multi-strike ignition  
A method for operation of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine is provided. The internal combustion engine may include one or more combustion chambers, a fuel delivery system including a...
7822536 Start-up control device for internal combustion engine  
In a speed transition period from when an internal combustion engine is started to when an engine speed settles down to a certain speed, a compression top dead center of a cylinder first operating...
7717077 Internal combustion engine starting system and method  
A starting system is provided for delivering pressurized fuel to an engine to start the engine without a starter. The starting system includes an accumulator for storing pressurized fuel during...
7698045 Vehicle and control method of vehicle  
In a vehicle of the invention, the lower between a first permissive water temperature based on an outside air temperature Tout and an elapsed time since system activation and a second permissive...
7698047 Engine stop control device  
An engine stop control device which is capable of stopping an engine without imparting an unpleasant sensation to the driver is provided. The device includes a fuel injection device for supplying...
7556020 Starting device for internal combustion engines and method therefor  
The present invention relates to a method for starting an internal combustion engine using a starting device, an ignition spark from a spark plug of an internal combustion engine being controllable...
7540268 Engine starting for engine having adjustable valve operation  
A method for controlling an engine having at least two cylinders, at least one of which having at least an adjustable valve, the method comprising before engine rotation closing electrically...
7472688 Ignition device for internal combustion engine  
A capacitor discharge ignition device for an internal combustion engine including: idling time advance angle control permission condition determination means for determining whether an idling time...
7461622 Controller for a direct-injection internal combustion engine and method of controlling the direct-injection internal combustion engine  
A controller for a direct-injection internal combustion engine in which fuel is directly injected into a combustion chamber via a fuel injection valve, and a mixture formed thereby is burned by...
7415955 Starting system for internal combustion engine  
In one aspect, an internal combustion engine includes a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber to produce an air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber, a spark plug for...
7395810 Engine start control apparatus  
Oil level detection sensor detects an oil level in a crankcase. First charging circuit includes a serial connection of a first charging capacitor for charging a reverse voltage produced in a...
7357109 Internal combustion engine and control method thereof  
Embodiments are disclosed to reliably carry out engine starting without cranking. Using an internal combustion engine 1, when an idle stop condition is established, a third path switching valve 28...
7322342 Control device of in-cylinder direct-injection internal combustion engine  
A requested injection amount of fuel necessary during ignition cut-off at the time of start at an extremely low temperature is calculated (step ST2), injection start timing and injection end timing...
7281510 Apparatus for controlling engine  
An engine has variable-valve mechanisms. An engine control system has an engine control unit for executing automatic stop and start control. At an automatic-stop, the variable-valve mechanisms are...
7233856 Internal combustion engine and control method therefor  
An internal combustion engine and control method therefor in which the engine is selectively started by combustion without cranking. The temperature in the combustion chamber of an engine cylinder...
7191747 Method for starting an internal combustion engine  
The description relates to a method for starting a direct-injection internal combustion engine equipped with an engine management system and having n cylinders, in which n pistons oscillate between...
7177755 Apparatus for controlling engine rotation stop by estimating kinetic energy stop position  
A control apparatus for an engine increases an intake air quantity just before engine stop to increase a compression pressure in a compression stroke. As the compression pressure is increased, a...
7131413 Start control apparatus of internal combustion engine  
A start control apparatus of an internal combustion engine comprises an ignition device for igniting an air-fuel mixture in a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, a start demanding...
7104235 Starting a camless engine from rest  
A method and system to start an internal combustion engine from rest is disclosed. The engine has intake and exhaust valves in each cylinder in which actuation of such valves is independent of...
7082899 Controlled starting and braking of an internal combustion engine  
An internal combustion engine may be provided with independently controllable valves, fuel injectors and ignition elements that may be used to start the engine without a separate auxiliary device...
7079941 Engine starting system  
An engine starting system includes a throttle valve, an alternator, an engine speed sensor and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU functionally includes an automatic engine stop controller...
7066162 Method and apparatus for quick starting a rope-start two-stroke engine  
The period required to start a rope-start, two-cycle engine is reduced by enabling the engine's firing sequence to be initiated immediately upon determining the absolute rotational position of the...
6971372 Method and device for detecting a phase of a four-stroke gasoline engine  
A method and a device for detecting the phase of a four-stroke gasoline engine, a gasoline direct injection engine in particular. For reliable phase detection involving relatively little expense...
6962136 Methods for starting a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine  
A method is provided for starting an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder having at least one inlet valve and one exhaust valve. In accordance with one...
6945220 Starting device for internal combustion engine  
A starting device for an internal combustion engine is capable of increasing starting torque as well as supplying air to a cylinder that is on the expansion stroke without separately providing a...
6945208 Start control apparatus of internal combustion engine  
A start control apparatus includes a starter, a number-of-revolutions detection unit of an internal combustion engine, a crank angle sensor, a cam sensor, and a control unit for controlling...
6935295 Combustion-assisted engine start/stop operation with cylinder/valve deactivation  
A method for enabling combustion-assisted engine starting includes adjusting a throttle valve to provide an air flow rate to an engine of a vehicle that is sufficient to create starting torque....
6877470 Starting control system of internal combustion engine and starting control method thereof  
In a starting control system for an internal combustion engine, an output shaft is rotated in a reverse direction at a predetermined direction upon start of the internal combustion engine, and then...
6851404 Device for starting engine  
In order to start an engine, a crankshaft is first rotated reversely by a target amount of the reverse rotation and then rotated forwardly. When the crankshaft is rotated reversely, the residual...
RE38671 Method and apparatus for starting an engine having a turbocharger  
A system (40) for starting an internal combustion engine (12) of an automotive vehicle (10) has a controller (54) coupled to a starter/alternator (42). The engine (12) has a crankshaft (50) and a...
6799547 Method for starting a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine  
The invention relates to a method for starting a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine (1), in particular of a motor vehicle, in the forward direction, wherein the position of a piston (2) in a...
6782860 Engine starting control apparatus  
An engine starting control apparatus that causes a crankshaft of an engine to rotate reversely to a predetermined position immediately after the engine is stopped to make preparations for next...
6772724 Variable displacement engine starting control  
A system and method for controlling a variable displacement engine during cranking and starting period include a hybrid operating mode to allow intake/exhaust valve operation while preventing fuel...
6739300 Method of starting a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine without using a starter motor  
A method of starting a multi-cylinder, direct-injection, internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle in particular without using a starter motor is described. The position of a piston in a...
6718928 Method for starting a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine  
The invention relates to a method for starting a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine (1), especially of a motor vehicle. The position of a piston (2) in a cylinder (3) of the engine (1) is...
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