Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine

A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, permitting optimal compensation of all losses of the internal combustion engine in half-engine operation. The internal combustion engine has several cylinder banks, at least a first cylinder bank bei...

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Main Authors Hartmann, Dirk, Barbier, Henri, Li, Huiping
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.03.2010
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Summary:A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, permitting optimal compensation of all losses of the internal combustion engine in half-engine operation. The internal combustion engine has several cylinder banks, at least a first cylinder bank being deactivatable, and, during deactivation of the first cylinder bank, the first cylinder bank losses and the losses of a second cylinder bank being taken into account during activation of the second cylinder bank, and the default value of the second cylinder bank quantity being formed in several steps. In at least one of these steps, the first cylinder bank losses and the second cylinder bank losses are taken into account for forming the default value.