Cylinder and valve mode control for an engine with valves that may be deactivated
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Abstract
A method to select cylinder and valve operational modes in an internal combustion engine with valves that may be deactivated. A simplified method to select cylinder and valve modes is presented.
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28 Claims
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1-21. -21. (canceled)
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22. A control method for selecting valve actuating modes in a multi-valve engine having at least an electromechanically actuated valve, the method comprising:
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determining an operating condition of said electromechanically actuated valve; and
deactivating cylinder modes wherein said electromechanically actuated valve operates, said deactivation occurring when said operating condition indicates a condition of degraded performance of said electromechanical valve. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28-34. -34. (canceled)
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