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AVOIDANCE OF A SAFETY FUEL CUT-OFF DURING PARTIAL ENGINE OPERATION

  • US 20140366835A1
  • Filed: 04/15/2014
  • Published: 12/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating an internal combustion engine that includes at least two cylinders, the method comprising:

  • in a first operating mode, operating, by the internal combustion engine, in partial engine operation in which at least one of the at least two cylinders is not fired;

    monitoring, by processing circuitry, the internal combustion engine, during the partial engine operation, for a potentially torque-increasing error; and

    responsive to a detection in the monitoring step, of the potentially torque-increasing error, switching over, by the processing circuitry, operation of the internal combustion engine from the partial engine operation to a full engine operation in which all of the at least two cylinders are fired.

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