Patent ID: 8844663
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B60K,B60W,F02B,F02D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of operating an engine using a twin engine, the method comprising: a start-bank selecting step that freely selects an engine bank to operate any one of a plurality of engine banks; a start-bank shift accumulated-distance reaching determining step that determines whether to reach a predetermined accumulated-distance to shift the start bank while the ECU uses the engine bank, which has been used before, as a start bank unless a start bank is not freely selected in the start-bank selecting step; a previous start-bank operating step that operates the engine bank that has been started before when it is determined in the start-bank shift accumulated-distance reaching determining step that it does not reach the start-bank shift accumulated-distance; a high output request determining step that determines whether high output is required by determining the traveling condition of the vehicle while driving the vehicle by using the engine bank operated in the previous start-bank operating step; a start-bank operating continuing step that allows the vehicle to travel by using the bank that has been used for starting the engine when it is determined that high output is not required in the high output request determining step; and a stop determining step that determines whether the vehicle is stopped.