Patent ID: 8868269
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: B60W,F01L,F02D,F02N,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a hybrid electric vehicle having an internal combustion engine including a crankshaft, a cylinder provided with a first intake valve, a second intake valve, and a piston configured to reciprocate inside the cylinder and rotate the crankshaft, the method comprising: closing the first and second intake valves via a device operatively connected to the cylinder at a first predetermined instance when the cylinder is being fueled; determining whether a deceleration of the vehicle is desired; ceasing a supply of fuel to the cylinder to motor the engine when the deceleration is desired; closing the first intake valve via the device at the first predetermined instance when the supply of fuel to the cylinder has been ceased; and closing the second intake valve via the device at a second predetermined instance when the supply of fuel to the cylinder has been ceased; wherein: