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EP0546827A3
EP0546827A3 EP19920311273 EP92311273A EP0546827A3 EP 0546827 A3 EP0546827 A3 EP 0546827A3 EP 19920311273 EP19920311273 EP 19920311273 EP 92311273 A EP92311273 A EP 92311273A EP 0546827 A3 EP0546827 A3 EP 0546827A3
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Application number
EP19920311273
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EP0546827A2 (en
EP0546827B1 (en
Inventor
Shigeru Miyata
Hideji Yoshida
Yoshihiro Matsubara
Yasuo Ito
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Niterra Co Ltd
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NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP3326138A external-priority patent/JP2525979B2/en
Priority claimed from JP18620992A external-priority patent/JPH064617A/en
Priority claimed from JP4174398A external-priority patent/JP2914825B2/en
Application filed by NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd filed Critical NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd
Publication of EP0546827A2 publication Critical patent/EP0546827A2/en
Publication of EP0546827A3 publication Critical patent/EP0546827A3/xx
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Publication of EP0546827B1 publication Critical patent/EP0546827B1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P17/00—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
    • F02P17/12—Testing characteristics of the spark, ignition voltage or current
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D35/00—Controlling engines, dependent on conditions exterior or interior to engines, not otherwise provided for
    • F02D35/02—Controlling engines, dependent on conditions exterior or interior to engines, not otherwise provided for on interior conditions
    • F02D35/021—Controlling engines, dependent on conditions exterior or interior to engines, not otherwise provided for on interior conditions using an ionic current sensor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P17/00—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
    • F02P2017/006—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines using a capacitive sensor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P17/00—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
    • F02P17/12—Testing characteristics of the spark, ignition voltage or current
    • F02P2017/121—Testing characteristics of the spark, ignition voltage or current by measuring spark voltage
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P17/00—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
    • F02P17/12—Testing characteristics of the spark, ignition voltage or current
    • F02P2017/123—Generating additional sparks for diagnostics
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
    • F02P17/00—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
    • F02P17/12—Testing characteristics of the spark, ignition voltage or current
    • F02P2017/125—Measuring ionisation of combustion gas, e.g. by using ignition circuits

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electrical Control Of Air Or Fuel Supplied To Internal-Combustion Engine (AREA)
  • Combined Controls Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Ignition Installations For Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
EP19920311273 1991-12-10 1992-12-10 A combustion condition detecting and control device for an internal combustion engine Expired - Lifetime EP0546827B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP3326138A JP2525979B2 (en) 1991-06-05 1991-12-10 Gasoline engine combustion condition detector
JP326138/91 1991-12-10
JP52041/92 1992-03-11
JP5204192 1992-03-11
JP18620992A JPH064617A (en) 1992-06-18 1992-06-18 Simulation device for i2l logic circuit
JP4174398A JP2914825B2 (en) 1991-07-25 1992-07-01 Gasoline engine combustion control device
JP174398/92 1992-07-01

Publications (3)

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EP0546827A2 EP0546827A2 (en) 1993-06-16
EP0546827A3 true EP0546827A3 (en) 1994-02-16
EP0546827B1 EP0546827B1 (en) 1997-04-09

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EP19920311273 Expired - Lifetime EP0546827B1 (en) 1991-12-10 1992-12-10 A combustion condition detecting and control device for an internal combustion engine

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Families Citing this family (3)

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DE19520852C1 (en) * 1995-06-08 1996-09-19 Vogt Electronic Ag Ignition detection system for combustion engine
DE19524541C1 (en) * 1995-07-05 1996-12-05 Telefunken Microelectron Circuit arrangement for ion current measurement in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine
DE19614388C1 (en) * 1996-04-12 1997-07-03 Stiebel Eltron Gmbh & Co Kg Evaluation of quality of mixture of fuel and air in combustion engine

Citations (10)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2356440A1 (en) * 1973-11-12 1975-05-15 Hartmann & Braun Ag Test unit to determine ignition voltage - has amplifier with time constant at least one hundred times greater than ignition impulse
GB2105408A (en) * 1982-06-09 1983-03-23 Inst Francais Du Petrole A method for automatically regulating the time of combustion initiation in an internal combustion engine
DE3210810A1 (en) * 1982-03-24 1983-10-06 Mataro Co Ltd METHOD FOR INFLUENCING THE CHARGE COMPOSITION AND ALTERNATIVE IGNITION ENGINE
EP0115907A2 (en) * 1983-01-10 1984-08-15 Automotive Engine Associates Combustion roughness servo control to control fuel/air metering or EGR metering to an internal combustion engine
EP0128656A2 (en) * 1983-06-03 1984-12-19 Ford Motor Company Limited Engine control system
EP0281337A2 (en) * 1987-02-26 1988-09-07 NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. A detector device for mixing ratio for petrol and alcohol or the like
EP0305347A1 (en) * 1987-08-27 1989-03-01 Saab-Scania Aktiebolag A method and an arrangement for the detection of ionizing current in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine
DE3934310A1 (en) * 1988-10-13 1990-04-19 Mitsubishi Electric Corp IGNITION PRESSURE DETECTING DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
WO1991010064A1 (en) * 1989-12-26 1991-07-11 Caterpillar Inc. Apparatus and method for controlling the air/fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine
EP0513995A1 (en) * 1991-05-14 1992-11-19 Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd A misfire detector for use in internal combustion engine

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2356440A1 (en) * 1973-11-12 1975-05-15 Hartmann & Braun Ag Test unit to determine ignition voltage - has amplifier with time constant at least one hundred times greater than ignition impulse
DE3210810A1 (en) * 1982-03-24 1983-10-06 Mataro Co Ltd METHOD FOR INFLUENCING THE CHARGE COMPOSITION AND ALTERNATIVE IGNITION ENGINE
GB2105408A (en) * 1982-06-09 1983-03-23 Inst Francais Du Petrole A method for automatically regulating the time of combustion initiation in an internal combustion engine
EP0115907A2 (en) * 1983-01-10 1984-08-15 Automotive Engine Associates Combustion roughness servo control to control fuel/air metering or EGR metering to an internal combustion engine
EP0128656A2 (en) * 1983-06-03 1984-12-19 Ford Motor Company Limited Engine control system
EP0281337A2 (en) * 1987-02-26 1988-09-07 NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. A detector device for mixing ratio for petrol and alcohol or the like
EP0305347A1 (en) * 1987-08-27 1989-03-01 Saab-Scania Aktiebolag A method and an arrangement for the detection of ionizing current in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine
DE3934310A1 (en) * 1988-10-13 1990-04-19 Mitsubishi Electric Corp IGNITION PRESSURE DETECTING DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
WO1991010064A1 (en) * 1989-12-26 1991-07-11 Caterpillar Inc. Apparatus and method for controlling the air/fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine
EP0513995A1 (en) * 1991-05-14 1992-11-19 Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd A misfire detector for use in internal combustion engine

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