Patent ID: 9650925
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B60K,F01M,F02D,F16N

Claim:
1. An internal combustion engine, comprising: an oil circuit including at least one passage to provide oil flow to at least one component of the internal combustion engine, a mechanical oil pump connected to the at least one passage to provide oil flow to the at least one passage, and an electrical oil pump connected to the at least one passage to provide oil flow to the at least one passage; and a control system including a control module and at least one sensor, the at least one sensor connected to the at least one passage of the oil circuit to measure an oil pressure in the at least one passage and to provide an oil pressure value indicative of a current oil pressure value in the at least one passage, wherein the current oil pressure value is a value within a range of oil pressure values generated in response to the oil pressure, the control module structured to: