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| 123406190 |
Closed loop feedback control of spark timing
| 172 |
| 123406450 |
Including control of combustible mixture or a constituent thereof (e.g., air, fuel, exhaust gas)
| 39 |
| 123406580 |
Having engine shaft rotational position signal generator (e.g., crank shaft, cam shaft)
| 13 |
| 123406130 |
With fail-safe, backup or malfunction detecting means
| 11 |
| 123406550 |
Temperature responsive (e.g., ambient, engine, etc.)
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Starting condition responsive
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| 123406520 |
Throttle position responsive | 4 |
| 20080216796 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system and method for an internal combustion engine includes an intake manifold for directing airflow to a plurality of cylinders of the engine and an electronically controlled throttle valve disposed within the intake manifold for regulating airflow into the engine. An engine retard control determination module determines whether retard control of the engine is disabled. A throttle control module communicates with the electronically controlled throttle valve and modifies a throttle return trigger point during a transmission upshift when the retard control determination module determines that retard control of the engine is disabled. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20140230786 | System and Method for Control of a Transition Between SI and HCCI Combustion Modes - In one embodiment a method of controlling an engine system includes providing a first cylinder with a first inlet valve, a first outlet valve, and a first throttle, controlling the first inlet and the first outlet valve in accordance with an SI valve lift profile, activating a first spark in the first cylinder while controlling the first inlet and the first outlet valve in accordance with the SI valve lift profile, controlling the first inlet and the first outlet valve in accordance with an HCCI valve lift profile, activating a second spark in the first cylinder while controlling the first inlet and the first outlet valve in accordance with the HCCI valve lift profile, and controlling the SOI timing of the first throttle in an HCCI SOI mode while controlling the first inlet valve and the first outlet valve in the HCCI valve lift profile after activating the second spark. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140230787 | ENGINE AND ENGINE-OPERATED WORKING MACHINE - An engine is configured such that, during the starting of the engine, when it is being detected that throttle opening has been set at a starting position, if it is detected that the engine speed has exceeded a predetermined speed slightly lower than a speed when a centrifugal clutch becomes an engaged state, a control unit retards the ignition timing from a general angle to a first angle BTDC, and then advances the ignition timing to a second angle at predetermined intervals, and holds the ignition timing at the second angle for a predetermined time period, thereby preventing the engine from stopping due to fouling on the spark plug while suppressing the engine speed at the speed when the centrifugal clutch becomes the engaged state, or less. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20160090929 | CONTROLLING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In response to decrease of a requested torque to a reference value or smaller, a value of a virtual air-fuel ratio that is used in calculation of a target air amount for achieving the requested torque is changed from a first air-fuel ratio to a second air-fuel ratio that is leaner than the first air-fuel ratio. The target air amount is calculated backwards from the requested torque by using the virtual air-fuel ratio. After the value of the virtual air-fuel ratio is changed from the first air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio, the target air-fuel ratio is switched from the first air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio. A target EGR rate is calculated by using the virtual air-fuel ratio. The target EGR rate is preferably determined by minimum value selection between a first target value of an EGR rate that is calculated by using the virtual air-fuel ratio, and a second target value of the EGR rate that is calculated by using the target air-fuel ratio. | 03-31-2016 |
| 123406500 |
Acceleration or deceleration responsive | 3 |
| 20080289604 | Method and System for Controlling Engine Noise - The present invention provides a method of controlling noise and harshness caused by combustion in a spark ignited engine having a combustion chamber; a fuel delivery means for delivering a fuel charge to the combustion chamber; a plurality of spark ignition means located in the combustion chamber for igniting the fuel charge and a control unit. The control unit controls operation of each ignition means in response to measured value of at least one combustion noise associated parameter, being an engine operating condition. Control may be a response to the combustion noise associated parameter breaching a threshold value. The combustion noise associated parameter may be rate of rise of combustion pressure in the combustion chamber. However, the method may be implemented in response to rate of rise of combustion pressure and one or more further parameters, such as engine speed, acceleration and/or engine load breaching threshold values. An ignition control system for implementing the method in a vehicle forms another aspect of the invention. The method and ignition control system may be implemented in fuel injected engines or carbureted engines but is particularly advantageous for fuel injected engines. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100108031 | ENGINE AND EXHAUST HEATING - A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders is provided. The method comprises: during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to before a peak torque timing, and retarding spark timing from the advanced timing toward the peak torque timing in response to decreased engine speed to maintain idling speed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20120145124 | ENGINE AND EXHAUST HEATING - A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders is provided. The method comprises: during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to before a peak torque timing, and retarding spark timing from the advanced timing toward the peak torque timing in response to decreased engine speed to maintain idling speed. | 06-14-2012 |
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With magneto | 3 |
| 20080276905 | HIGH FREQUENCY IGNITION ASSEMBLY - An ignition assembly includes a power converter receiving an alternating current input, including a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first capacitor and the second capacitor are charged in parallel to a first DC voltage and at a first polarity to discharge in series to an output at a second DC voltage that is greater than the first DC voltage. The second DC voltage is coupled to an ignition gap, and causes the ignition gap to ionize and form a spark. A switch is coupled to the first capacitor and is operable to control the discharge of the first capacitor and the second capacitor. An AC input switch is coupled to the AC input and is operable to control a flow of current from the AC input through the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the output. The flow of AC to the output sustains the ionization of the ignition gap. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090126686 | CAPACITOR DISCHARGE ENGINE IGNITION DEVICE - A capacitor discharge ignition device in which a coil unit including an ignition coil and an exciter coil wound around a common core, and an ignition unit including a circuit board and components of an ignition circuit mounted to the circuit board are housed in a case and molded with resin poured into the case, wherein the ignition coil and the exciter coil are placed axially with a spacing therebetween and a space is formed between the coils, the circuit board of the ignition unit is placed on a lateral side of the coil unit, and terminals for connecting the ignition coil and the exciter coil to the circuit board are all connected to the circuit board through the space between the ignition coil and the exciter coil. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100242910 | Hot spark injection system for diesel engines to promote complete combustion - A spark injection system for an internal combustion engine for the detonation and combustion of remaining fuel/air mixture within the cylinder, the spark injection system introduces a pulsed electrical charge into the cylinder after the initial detonation when the piston is in a position of approximately five degrees after top dead center and the spark continues or is intermittently continued through the power stroke and through three quarters of the exhaust stroke, thus combusting the remaining fuel/air mixture and maintaining a higher temperature within the cylinder and alternatively the pulsed electrical charge is introduced during all four cycles of the cylinders operation. | 09-30-2010 |
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| 20080223338 | System and Method for Exhaust Heat Generation Using Electrically Actuated Cylinder Valves and Variable Stroke Combustion Cycles - A method for operating an engine having at least a first and second cylinder, comprising operating the first cylinder with a spark timing more retarded than a spark timing of a second cylinder; and operating one of said first cylinder and second cylinders with a first number of strokes per cycle different from other cylinders of the engine for at least one combustion cycle, wherein said first cylinder operates with valve timing different from said second cylinder. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080314362 | Hall Effect Pick-Up With Timing Correction - A circuit and method for correcting signal timing. The circuit and method generate a first signal with a first phase that is out of phase with a periodic object, generate a voltage signal that corresponds to the frequency of the first signal and generate a second signal based on the first signal and the voltage signal, the second signal having a second phase that is substantially in phase with the periodic object. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090084353 | INTERNAL-COMBUSTION-ENGINE COMBUSTION CONDITION DETECTION APPARATUS - An internal-combustion-engine combustion condition detection apparatus that can accurately comprehend a combustion condition is obtained. The internal-combustion-engine combustion condition detection apparatus includes an ion-current detection device ( | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090126684 | ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - An engine control apparatus has an electric discharge device, a voltage application device, a fuel supplying device, and a control unit. The electric discharge device includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode is arranged opposite the first electrode to produce radicals within a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine by a non-equilibrium plasma discharge that is generated between the electrodes before autoignition of the air-fuel mixture occurs. The voltage application device is operatively coupled to the first electrode for applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes to generate the non-equilibrium plasma between the first and second electrodes. The fuel supplying device forms an air-fuel mixture inside the combustion chamber. The control unit is operatively coupled to the electric discharge device to set a discharge start timing of the electric discharge device to occur during an intake stroke of the internal combustion engine. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090194069 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IN-CYLINDER INJECTION TYPE SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ECU controls an internal combustion engine which generates a tumble flow inside a cylinder and strengthens the tumble flow by fuel injected near bottom dead center of an intake stroke. The ECU includes an injection timing changing device that changes the injection timing of fuel based on the amount of air drawn into a cylinder of the internal combustion engine. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100012087 | SPARK TIMING ADJUSTMENT BASED ON VEHICLE ACCELERATION - Systems, methods and a processor are provided for adjusting the spark timing of an internal combustion engine. The systems, methods and processor include adjusting the spark timing of an internal combustion engine configured to power a vehicle toward peak torque timing based on an output of a longitudinal acceleration sensor configured to sense a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100083935 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In the present invention, in a control system for a spark ignition internal combustion engine, when a catalyst is not sufficiently active, the ignition timing is advanced to be earlier than MBT to decrease the quantity of hydrocarbons (HC) discharged from the internal combustion engine, and oxygen is supplied to the exhaust gas upstream of the catalyst to thereby oxidize carbon monoxide (CO) discharged from the internal combustion engine. According to this invention, exhaust emissions emitted before activation of the exhaust gas purification apparatus can be decreased as much as possible, and early activation of the catalyst can be achieved by making use of heat generated by oxidation reaction of carbon monoxide (CO). | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100089361 | INTERNAL-COMBUSTION-ENGINE COMBUSTION CONDITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND COMBUSTION CONDITION DETECTION METHOD - An internal-combustion-engine combustion condition detection apparatus is provided with an ignition means that makes an ignition plug ignite a fuel; an ignition control means that controls the operation of the ignition means; an ion-current detection means that detects an ion current generated; an ion current detection range setting means that sets an ion-current detection range; a preignition detection means that detects preignition within a detection range to be set; a leakage current detection range setting means that sets a leakage-current detection range; and a leakage current determination means that determines whether or not a smolder exists, based on a current detected, within a detection range to be set, by the ion-current detection means. The ignition control means includes a non-combustion-stroke ignition control means; the leakage-current detection range set by the leakage current detection range setting means is set within the non-combustion stroke. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100108032 | ENGINE AND EXHAUST HEATING FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders and an electric motor configured to rotate the engine is provided. The method includes, during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to substantially before a peak torque timing. The method further includes adjusting motor torque output of the electric motor to maintain engine idle speed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100175663 | CONTROL UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR TORQUE-DEMAND-TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When a fuel-supply cutoff condition is satisfied (“YES” in S | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100288231 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEWLY ASSEMBLED ENGINES - An engine control system for a vehicle comprises a combustion control module and an engine startup module. The combustion control module selectively controls a spark timing and airflow into an engine based on a counter value. The engine startup module, when the counter value is one of greater than and less than a predetermined final value, controls an equivalence ratio (EQR) of an air/fuel mixture provided to the engine during an engine cranking period based on a fuel rail pressure and controls the EQR during an engine running period based on the fuel rail pressure and an engine runtime period. The counter value is set to the predetermined final value after the engine is started for a first time after the engine is assembled. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110041804 | Multiplexing Drive Circuit For An AC Ignition System - A multiplexing drive circuit for an AC ignition system having a common leg that includes two switches coupled in series, and one or more dedicated legs, wherein each leg includes two switches coupled in series. The multiplexing drive circuit also includes a transformer for each of the one or more dedicated legs, each transformer having a primary winding coupled between one of the one or more dedicated legs and the common leg, and wherein each transformer has a secondary winding coupled in parallel to a spark plug, and a pulse-width modulated (PWM) switch controller configured to operate the common leg and dedicated leg switches to control characteristics of the spark discharge for the spark plug. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110073069 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A variable valve actuation (VVA) system comprises a spark control module and a phaser control module. The spark control module maintains a spark timing of a cylinder at a maximum braking torque (MBT) spark timing during engine idling. The phaser control module, during the engine idling, adjusts an intake valve timing of the cylinder away from a predetermined intake valve timing. The predetermined intake valve timing corresponds to a maximum air per cylinder (APC) for the cylinder at a current engine speed. The adjustment of the intake valve timing produces an APC that is less than the maximum APC. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110283972 | CONTROL STRATEGY FOR TRANSITIONS BETWEEN HOMOGENEOUS-CHARGE COMPRESSION-IGNITION AND SPARK-IGNITION COMBUSTION MODES - A direct-injection internal combustion engine includes an intake camshaft with a low-lift intake cam and a high-lift intake cam, a variable lift control for selectively operating an intake valve in one of a low-lift intake valve profile with the low-lift intake cam and a high-lift intake valve profile with the high-lift intake cam, a variable cam phase control operative on the intake camshaft for simultaneously controlling the phase of the low-lift intake cam and the high-lift intake cam, an ignition spark control, a fuel injection control, an exhaust gas recirculation control, and an intake throttle control. A method of operating the engine includes operating the engine in one of a) a homogeneous-charge compression-ignition (HCCI) combustion mode including the low-lift intake valve profile, and b) a spark ignition (SI) combustion mode including the high-lift intake valve profile, and within a predetermined range of engine loads and camshaft phasings, wherein the low-lift intake valve profile and the high-lift intake valve profile effect a respective intake airflow in the corresponding HCCI combustion mode and SI combustion mode conducive to stable combustion exclusively through fuel and spark control. The method further includes transitioning between the HCCI and SI combustion modes exclusively through adjustments to the variable lift control, the ignition spark control, and the fuel injection control. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20130000600 | NOX ADJUSTMENT CONTROL WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - A method for reducing a nitrogen oxide emission in a diesel engine. The method can include taking at least one exhaust gas of an in engine combustion in a combustion chamber and: segmenting a first portion of exhaust gas enters as an internal exhaust gas recirculation from the combustion chamber of the diesel engine via an outlet valve associated with the combustion chamber, and is recirculated, via the outlet valve, from the subsequent exhaust gas tract, into the combustion chamber of the diesel engine; segmenting a second portion of exhaust gas remains in the combustion chamber and is not expelled; and segmenting a third portion of exhaust gas is recirculated as external exhaust gas recirculation via an exhaust gas recirculation valve into the combustion chamber. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130019841 | IGNITION CONTROL DEVICE - In order to provide an ignition control device | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130104845 | IGNITION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130112169 | PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR ANALYZING OCTANE CONTENT - Products and processes are provided herewith for analyzing octane content in a fuel sample that include the step or steps of receiving an octane measurement of a fuel sample from a octane analyzer, rounding the octane measurement to a nearest recognized octane rating, comparing the rounded octane measurement with a listed octane rating for the fuel sample, and communicating results of the comparison to a user of the octane analyzer. The octane analyzer may be incorporated into a fuel pump or a vehicle. The results of the comparison may also be used to adjust the vehicle operating parameters to account for the actual octane rating of the fuel dispensed into the vehicle. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130152898 | VARIABLE IGNITION TYPE DIESEL-GASOLINE DUAL FUEL POWERED COMBUSTION ENGINE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A variable ignition type diesel-gasoline dual fuel powered combustion engine and control method can select spark ignition or compression ignition depending on the engine operating range. The variable ignition type diesel-gasoline dual fuel powered combustion engine includes a cylinder block formed of a plurality of cylinders each being connected to an air intake manifold sucking air or a gasoline fuel-mixed air and an exhaust manifold exhausting an exhaust gas after combustions; and an ECU controlling the combustion modes. The engine operating ranges are judged by the speed and load of the engine. When the range is the high load range or the low load range, a gasoline fuel combustion is performed, and when the range is between the high load range and the low load range, a diesel-gasoline dual fuel powered step is performed. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130291833 | Method for Operating an Ignition Device for an Internal Combustion Engine and Ignition Device for an Internal Combustion Engine for Carrying Out the Method - A method is disclosed for operating an ignition device for an internal combustion engine, said device having an ignition coil designed as a transformer, an igniter plug connected to the ignition coil secondary winding, a controllable switching element connected in series to the ignition coil primary winding and a control unit connected to the ignition coil primary winding and the control input of the switching element, wherein the control unit provides a supply voltage for the ignition coil and a control signal for the switching element depending upon the flows through the ignition coil primary and secondary winding and the voltage between the connection point of the ignition coil primary winding to the switching element and the negative terminal of the supply voltage, to provide an adjustable alternating current for the igniter plug, to provide a targeted supply of power distributed over the ignition time interval. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130291834 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING A SPARK IGNITION GAS ENGINE - The disclosure relates to a method for operating a spark ignition gas engine, with fuel gas in the form of biogas by setting an ignition time (ZZP) of the spark ignition gas engine. The method comprises to following steps: mixing of air and fuel gas to form a combustible gas mixture in a mixing arrangement, feeding in and igniting the combustible gas mixture in the combustion chamber while setting an ignition time (ZZP) and burning the combustible gas mixture while discharging exhaust gas from the combustion chamber. The method further comprises the steps of: detection of an exhaust gas temperature (T_AG) of the exhaust gas, predefining at least one reactor position (LRV) of a component of the mixing arrangement, setting the ignition time (ZZP) of the spark ignition gas engine as a function of the exhaust gas temperature (T_AG) and the reactor position (LRV). The reactor position (LRV) is predefined as a manipulated variable by a mixture controller. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130298870 | SKIP FIRE ENGINE CONTROL - A variety of methods and arrangements for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in a skip fire variable displacement mode are described. Generally, an engine is controlled to operate in a skip fire variable displacement mode. In one aspect, the spark timing associated with each fired working cycle is based at least in part on the firing history of the fired working chamber. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130327293 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH LOW NOx COMBUSTION - An operating mode for an internal combustion engine, in particular a directly injected internal combustion engine featuring a plurality of combustion chambers, in particular for a direct-injection gasoline engine, for example in a motor vehicle, an operating mode having at least in part low-NOx combustion (NAV) and having a plurality of partial operating modes whereby it is switched between a RZV partial operating mode having pure controlled auto-ignition (RZV) and a NAV partial operating mode, whereby in the case of said NAV partial operating mode, at an ignition point (ZZP) a largely homogeneous, lean fuel/exhaust gas/air mixture in the respective combustion chamber having a combustion air ratio of λ≧1 is spark ignited by means of an ignition device, where the flame front combustion (FFV) initiated by the spark-ignition transitions to a controlled auto-ignition (RZV). By combining the NAV partial operating mode with the RZV partial operating mode, the engine load range in which a controlled auto-ignition (RZV) can be performed enlarged, and as a result the fuel consumption and the NOx emissions is reduced in this expanded engine load range too. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130327294 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A MULTI-FUEL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (AS AMENDED) - The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is intended to carry out ignition to a mixture in a more stable manner in a multi-fuel internal combustion engine. In the control apparatus for a multi-fuel internal combustion engine which is able to be operated by mixed combustion of a plurality of kinds of fuels, a mixing ratio of the plurality of kinds of fuels is controlled by a mixing ratio control unit, and ignition timing of a spark plug is controlled by an ignition timing control unit, in such manner that a required discharge voltage is made equal to or less than a voltage which is lower by a fixed value than a voltage to be applied to said spark plug (S | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140041630 | SPLIT BANK AND MULTIMODE SKIP FIRE OPERATION - Various methods and arrangements for operating a skip fire engine control system are described. In one aspect of the invention, a distinct firing sequence is determined for each bank of working chambers that is used to operate the bank in a skip fire manner. Each firing sequence uses a different firing fraction. In another aspect of the invention, a determination is made as to whether a firing sequence should be dynamically generated or selected from a set of predefined firing sequences. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140048039 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN IGNITION SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND AN IGNITION SYSTEM - A method for controlling an ignition system of an internal combustion engine, with which a device for the detection of misfires is provided, comprises operation of the internal combustion engine in a calibration mode, wherein the calibration mode includes stepwise reduction of the ignition energy by changing the ignition parameter starting from an initial value, detecting the reaching of a combustion failure limit based on the signal of the detection device and again reducing the ignition energy if the combustion failure limit has not yet been reached, and storing the ignition parameter at the point in time of reaching the combustion failure limit. When not in the calibration mode, operation of the ignition system takes place according to the stored ignition parameter. With such feedback control, electrode burn of the spark plugs is reduced, leading to an extension of the service life of the spark plugs. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140053808 | SPARK IGNITION TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In the present spark ignition internal combustion engine, a shortest self-ignition delay time τmin for a maximum cylinder internal pressure Pmax and a maximum cylinder internal temperature Tmax when equivolume combustion is realized is calculated by using a calculation formula which uses a cylinder internal pressure and a cylinder internal temperature to calculate an self-ignition delay time, and a knock limit ignition timing ITA is determined by the calculated shortest self-ignition delay time as the basis to determine. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140069380 | CATALYST HEATING WITH EXHAUST BACK-PRESSURE - Embodiments for controlling an exhaust back-pressure valve are provided. In one example, a method for operating an engine comprises closing an exhaust back-pressure valve in response to a component temperature, adjusting intake and/or exhaust valve operation in response to closing the exhaust back-pressure valve to reduce cylinder internal exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), and while the exhaust back-pressure valve is closing, indicating degradation of an exhaust back-pressure system if a designated engine operating parameter remains constant. In this way, degradation of the exhaust back-pressure system may be diagnosed while maintaining combustion stability. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140069381 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FIRING SEQUENCE OF AN ENGINE TO REDUCE VIBRATION WHEN CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE ARE DEACTIVATED - A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a vibration prediction module and a firing sequence module. The vibration prediction module predicts a modal response of a vehicle based on a firing sequence of an engine when a cylinder of the engine is deactivated. The firing sequence module adjusts the firing sequence of the engine based on the predicted modal response of the vehicle. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140090624 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FIRING SEQUENCE OF AN ENGINE TO REDUCE VIBRATION WHEN CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE ARE DEACTIVATED - A system according to the present disclosure includes a spectral density module and a firing sequence module. The spectral density module determines a spectral density of engine speed. The firing sequence module selects a first set of M cylinders of an engine to activate, selects a second set of N cylinders of the engine to deactivate, and selects a firing sequence to activate the first set of M cylinders and to deactivate the second set of N cylinders. M and N are integers greater than or equal to one. The firing sequence specifies whether each cylinder of the engine is active or deactivated. Based on the spectral density, the firing sequence module adjusts the firing sequence to adjust M and N and/or to adjust which cylinders of the engine are included in the first set and which cylinders of the engine are included in the second set. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140102412 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING SPARK TO AN ENGINE - A system and method for delivering spark to an engine is disclosed. In one example, a single conductor carries a spark signal that is indicative of a desired spark advance for a plurality of ignition coils. The system and method may reduce wiring complexity for spark plugs that are supplied energy via two ignition coils. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140116382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ION CURRENT BETWEEN ELECTRODES OF A SPARK PLUG - The invention relates to a method for generating an ion current which occurs as a direct current between a central electrode and one or more side electrodes of a spark plug of a spark ignition engine which is supplied repeatedly with an ignition voltage from an ignition voltage source, wherein the spark ignition engine is assigned an engine control unit, which, in an engine cycle, determines for each spark plug a target ignition point and/or an activation point for the ignition voltage source before the target ignition point, and a second voltage source is provided, which delivers a second voltage for the generation of the ion current, wherein the second voltage source lying in the engine cycle for a first time interval Δt | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140190449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RANDOMLY ADJUSTING A FIRING FREQUENCY OF AN ENGINE TO REDUCE VIBRATION WHEN CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE ARE DEACTIVATED - A system according to the principles of the present invention includes a firing fraction module, an offset generation module, and a firing fraction module. The firing fraction module determines a firing fraction based on a driver torque request. The offset generation module randomly generates an offset. The firing control module adds the firing fraction to a running total each time that a crankshaft of an engine rotates through a predetermined angle, adds the offset to the running total, and executes a firing event in a cylinder of the engine when the running total is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140216401 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO GENERATE AND CHARGE AT LEAST ONE SERIES OF FUEL PULSES, AND RELATED METHODS - A pulsed electrical charge or voltage may be applied to a pulsed fuel stream or combustion reaction supported by the fuel stream. The pulsed charge or voltage may be used to affect fuel mixing, flame trajectory, heat transfer, emissivity, reaction product mix, or other physical property of the combustion reaction. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140251271 | ENGINE IGNITION SHUTDOWN MODULE - An engine ignition shutdown module includes a voltage regulator circuit connected to a key switch, and a pair of isolated MOSFET driver circuits connected to the voltage regulator circuit. Each MOSFET driver circuit charges a capacitor while the key switch is in a run position and the interlock switches are closed, and each capacitor discharges through a resistor for a time delay period once the key switch is moved from the run position to an off position or at least one of the interlock switches are opened. A pair of high voltage output MOSFET transistors are switched on while the capacitors discharge and provide an output to a magneto ignition for the time delay period. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140261318 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for pre-ignition control. A pre-ignition mitigating enrichment is deactivated in response to a tip-out but reactivated in response to a subsequent tip-in. By preemptively enriching the engine, repeated pre-ignition due at subsequent tip-ins is reduced. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140299098 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder and a piston journalled to reciprocate therein. The cylinder and piston conjointly delimit a combustion chamber into which a spark plug projects. Ignition of the spark plug occurs at an ignition time point controlled by a control unit. The ignition time point is controlled in an idle speed range according to an idle control having a most advanced ignition time point. The engine has a decompression valve which, when open, connects the combustion chamber to a pressure relief space. The valve is open during engine start and closes when pressure in the combustion chamber exceeds a closing pressure. To close the valve, the ignition occurs in the idle speed range for an engine cycle departing from the idle control at a closing ignition time point lying approximately 5° crankshaft angle ahead of the most advanced ignition time point. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140345565 | IGNITION CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ignition control device is applied to an engine configured to generate one or more discharges within an ignition period. Regarding the device, a discharge voltage within first period or an amount of fuel included in the gas is referred to as a first parameter, which first period is from a discharge start timing to an intermediate timing after and near the discharge start timing, a discharge voltage within second period or a flow rate of the gas near the discharge is referred to as a second parameter, which second period is from the intermediate timing to a discharge end timing, and it is determined whether to start another discharge following the discharge within the ignition period based on at least the second parameter among the first and second parameters. Furthermore, the another discharge is started with an ignition unit when being determined to start the another discharge. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150040863 | ENGINE CONTROL MECHANISM - An engine control mechanism includes intake and exhaust valves that opens and closes a combustion chamber of an engine to be driven with gasoline. The engine control mechanism includes: an intake-side VVT including first driving-side and driven-side rotary bodies, and capable of setting a valve opening/closing timing of the intake valve such that a relative phase of the first driven-side rotary body is set to an intermediate lock phase at the time of starting of the engine, and the relative phase is set to a more retarded side than the intermediate lock phase after the starting; an exhaust-side VVT including second driving-side and driven-side rotary bodies, and setting a valve opening/closing timing of the exhaust valve such that a relative phase of the second driven-side rotary body is set to any phase between the most advanced phase and the most retarded phase; a control unit advance-controlling the ignition timing when an operational state has shifted from an Atkinson cycle state to a transient operational state; and an ignition timing changing mechanism in which the driving is controlled by the control unit. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150300271 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING CYLINDER RESTING MECHANISM - Provided is a control device for an internal combustion engine having a cylinder resting mechanism, capable of accurately detecting an intake/exhaust valve state and therefore serving to solve problems of fuel depletion and environmental conservation. The control device includes: ignition means | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300312 | MULTI-SPARK AND CONTINUOUS SPARK IGNITION MODULE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An ignition module, ignition system, and method for providing and generating at least two sparks in each cylinder in a single combustion cycle for RPMs over 3,000. The ignition module, system, and method is configured to detect misfires in a spark plug and take measures to alert a user of such misfires and cause an additional spark to occur prior to the completion of the cylinder's power stroke during its combustion cycle. The ignition module, system and method provides for continuous spark at high RPMs and is configured to reduce and/or eliminate engine misfire in excess of about 3,000 RPM for four stroke engines and up to 30,000 RPM for two stroke engines. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150308400 | OPERATING PROCESS FOR A LEAN-BURN GAS ENGINE, AND LEAN-BURN GAS ENGINE - The invention relates to an operating process for a lean-burn gas engine having several cylinders, wherein the lean-burn gas engine includes a cylinder-individual gas metering arrangement and a cylinder-individual combustion process capture. The lean-burn gas engine is controlled by a control unit in such a manner that a combustion duration of the individual cylinders is regulated by a control unit, by way of a change of ignition timing of the individual cylinders. The control unit regulates the ignition timing of the individual cylinders in such a way that all cylinders are equalized in regard to their turnover point, so that a defined turnover point is achieved at a defined crank shaft angle. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150369101 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECONDARY AIR INJECTION COORDINATION WITH EXHAUST BACK PRESSURE VALVE - Methods and systems are provided for controlling and coordinating control of a post-catalyst exhaust back pressure valve and secondary air injection to expedite catalyst heating. By adjusting the exhaust back pressure valve to increase the exhaust backpressure and injecting secondary air into an exhaust passage upstream of the catalyst during cold start conditions, exhaust catalyst activation may be expedited. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150377161 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENGINE CONTROL INCORPORATING FUEL PROPERTIES - A method includes receiving a fuel composition analysis, deriving a fuel index based on the fuel composition analysis, deriving a control adjustment for a gas engine based on the fuel index, and applying the control adjustment to an actuator of the gas engine. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160003210 | IGNITION DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM - A spark ignition engine system for communicating data includes a capacitive discharge ignition system using a microcontroller for controlling the spark ignition of a light-duty internal combustion engine; a memory device communicated with the microcontroller, wherein the micro-controller obtains engine data from the light-duty internal combustion engine and stores the engine data or software using the memory device; and a powering connection and a separate data connection that are electrically connected to different pins of the microcontroller, wherein the powering connection supplies power to the microcontroller while engine data or software is communicated via the data connection. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160047337 | COORDINATION OF SECONDARY AIR AND BLOW-THROUGH AIR DELIVERY - Methods and systems are provided for controlling and coordinating secondary air injection and blow-through to reduce turbo lag. By utilizing secondary air injection prior to providing blow-through, and deactivating the secondary air pump when a desired boost pressure for blow-through is achieved, turbine spin-up to a desired speed may be expedited and initial torque output may be increased. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160134085 | IGNITER AND VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IGNITION COIL - An igniter that includes switch element and switch control device for controlling the switch element depending on ignition signal. The switch control device includes a determination stage that compares voltage associated with the ignition signal with a predetermined voltage to generate a determination signal, a driving stage that controls ON/OFF operations of the switch element depending on the determination signal, a timer circuit that asserts a conduction protection signal when state where the determination signal becomes an assert level corresponding to an ON operation of the switch element continues for predetermined time, a time-varying voltage generating circuit that generates time-varying voltage over time in response to the assertion of the conduction protection signal, and an amplifier that changes the voltage of a control terminal of the switch element such that detection voltage associated with coil current flowing in the switch element is close to the time-varying voltage. | 05-12-2016 |
