DRIVE TRAIN SLIP FOR VIBRATION MITIGATION DURING SKIP FIRE OPERATION
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1. A method of mitigating power train vibration during skip fire operation of an engine, the method comprising:
- operating an engine in a skip fire operational mode; and
modulating slip of a drive train component based at least in part upon a skip fire characteristic.
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Abstract
A variety of methods and devices for mitigating power train vibration during skip fire operation of an engine are described. In one aspect, the slip of a drive train component (such as a torque converter clutch) is based at least in part upon a skip fire characteristic (such as firing fraction, selected firing sequence/pattern, etc.) during skip fire operation of an engine. The modulation of the drive train component slip can also be varied as a function of one or more engine operating parameters such as engine speed and/or a parameter indicative of the output of fired cylinders (such as mass air charge).
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1. A method of mitigating power train vibration during skip fire operation of an engine, the method comprising:
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operating an engine in a skip fire operational mode; and modulating slip of a drive train component based at least in part upon a skip fire characteristic.
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