EP0596471A3 - Alternative current ignition system for combustion engines with control of the ignition energy. - Google Patents

Alternative current ignition system for combustion engines with control of the ignition energy. Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0596471A3
EP0596471A3 EP93117813A EP93117813A EP0596471A3 EP 0596471 A3 EP0596471 A3 EP 0596471A3 EP 93117813 A EP93117813 A EP 93117813A EP 93117813 A EP93117813 A EP 93117813A EP 0596471 A3 EP0596471 A3 EP 0596471A3
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
control
combustion engines
ignition
alternative current
energy
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP93117813A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0596471A2 (en
Inventor
Udo Mai
Ekkehard Kollmann
Johann Wandl
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Vogt Electronic AG
Original Assignee
Vogt Electronic AG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Vogt Electronic AG filed Critical Vogt Electronic AG
Publication of EP0596471A2 publication Critical patent/EP0596471A2/en
Publication of EP0596471A3 publication Critical patent/EP0596471A3/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • F02P9/00—Electric spark ignition control, not otherwise provided for
    • F02P9/002—Control of spark intensity, intensifying, lengthening, suppression
    • 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
    • F02P3/00—Other installations
    • F02P3/02—Other installations having inductive energy storage, e.g. arrangements of induction coils
    • F02P3/04—Layout of circuits
    • F02P3/045—Layout of circuits for control of the dwell or anti dwell time
    • F02P3/0453—Opening or closing the primary coil circuit with semiconductor devices
    • F02P3/0456—Opening or closing the primary coil circuit with semiconductor devices using digital techniques
    • 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
    • F02P15/00—Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F02P1/00 - F02P13/00 and combined with layout of ignition circuits
    • F02P15/10—Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F02P1/00 - F02P13/00 and combined with layout of ignition circuits having continuous electric sparks
    • 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

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Ignition Installations For Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
EP93117813A 1992-11-04 1993-11-03 Alternative current ignition system for combustion engines with control of the ignition energy. Withdrawn EP0596471A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4237271A DE4237271A1 (en) 1992-11-04 1992-11-04 Ignition control for internal combustion engines
DE4237271 1992-11-04
US08/434,378 US5505175A (en) 1992-11-04 1995-05-03 Ignition system for internal combustion engine

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0596471A2 EP0596471A2 (en) 1994-05-11
EP0596471A3 true EP0596471A3 (en) 1995-02-22

Family

ID=25920132

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP93117813A Withdrawn EP0596471A3 (en) 1992-11-04 1993-11-03 Alternative current ignition system for combustion engines with control of the ignition energy.

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US5505175A (en)
EP (1) EP0596471A3 (en)
DE (1) DE4237271A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE4328524A1 (en) * 1993-08-25 1995-03-02 Volkswagen Ag Controllable ignition system
DE4409984B4 (en) * 1994-03-23 2004-05-06 Volkswagen Ag AC ignition with optimized electronic circuit
DE19608526C2 (en) * 1996-03-06 2003-05-15 Bremi Auto Elek K Bremicker Gm Process for regulating the minimum ignition energy in an internal combustion engine
JP3191691B2 (en) * 1996-08-13 2001-07-23 トヨタ自動車株式会社 Control device for gas-fueled internal combustion engine
DE19643785C2 (en) * 1996-10-29 1999-04-22 Ficht Gmbh & Co Kg Electrical ignition device, in particular for internal combustion engines, and method for operating an ignition device
DE19720535C2 (en) * 1997-05-16 2002-11-21 Conti Temic Microelectronic Method for detecting knocking combustion in an internal combustion engine with an AC ignition system
DE19817082A1 (en) * 1998-04-17 1999-10-21 Daimler Chrysler Ag Method of driving at least one internal combustion engine ignition plug optimizes ignition system operation
US6112730A (en) * 1999-02-26 2000-09-05 Thomas C. Marrs Ignition system with clamping circuit for use in an internal combustion engine
DE10003109A1 (en) * 2000-01-26 2001-08-02 Bosch Gmbh Robert Method for generating a sequence of high-voltage ignition sparks and high-voltage ignition device
GB0203582D0 (en) * 2002-02-15 2002-04-03 Smiths Group Plc Ignition circuits
US7080639B1 (en) 2005-06-30 2006-07-25 Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. Soft IGBT turn-on ignition applications
FR2943739B1 (en) * 2009-03-24 2015-09-04 Renault Sas METHOD FOR IGNITING A FUEL MIXTURE FOR A HEAT ENGINE
US8276564B2 (en) * 2009-08-18 2012-10-02 Woodward, Inc. Multiplexing drive circuit for an AC ignition system
US8931457B2 (en) 2009-08-18 2015-01-13 Woodward, Inc. Multiplexing drive circuit for an AC ignition system with current mode control and fault tolerance detection
ITUB20151983A1 (en) * 2015-07-08 2017-01-08 Eldor Corp Spa ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM FOR AN ENDOTHERMAL ENGINE AND METHOD OF PILOTING OF THE SAME

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3945362A (en) * 1973-09-17 1976-03-23 General Motors Corporation Internal combustion engine ignition system
EP0229643A2 (en) * 1986-01-16 1987-07-22 Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH Ignition system for an internal combustion engine
EP0281528A1 (en) * 1987-03-02 1988-09-07 MARELLI AUTRONICA S.p.A. Variable-energy-spark ignition system for internal combustion engines, particularly for motor vehicles
DE3928726A1 (en) * 1989-08-30 1991-03-07 Vogt Electronic Ag IGNITION SYSTEM WITH CURRENT-CONTROLLED SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT
EP0457383A2 (en) * 1990-05-14 1991-11-21 General Motors Corporation Spark plug ignition system

Family Cites Families (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS55109760A (en) * 1979-02-19 1980-08-23 Hitachi Ltd Electronic ignition control
EP0098407A3 (en) * 1980-02-21 1984-04-04 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Combustion engine ignition system
IT1151889B (en) * 1982-06-28 1986-12-24 Alfa Romeo Auto Spa IGNITION CONTROL DEVICE FOR A C.I. ENGINE
US4829971A (en) * 1985-10-28 1989-05-16 Minks Floyd M Regulated power supply for a solid state ignition system
DE3714309A1 (en) * 1987-04-29 1988-11-10 Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag Ignition system for an internal combustion engine
DE3821740A1 (en) * 1988-06-28 1990-01-11 Jan Thomas Dipl Ing Haas Independent cylinder control of the ignition/fuel injection in internal combustion engines
JP2569195B2 (en) * 1990-03-29 1997-01-08 三菱電機株式会社 Ignition device for internal combustion engine
JPH0454278A (en) * 1990-06-22 1992-02-21 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Ignition device for internal combustion engine
US5183024A (en) * 1990-10-04 1993-02-02 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Ignition device for internal combustion engine
JPH05256235A (en) * 1992-03-16 1993-10-05 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Ignition device for internal combustion engine

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3945362A (en) * 1973-09-17 1976-03-23 General Motors Corporation Internal combustion engine ignition system
EP0229643A2 (en) * 1986-01-16 1987-07-22 Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH Ignition system for an internal combustion engine
EP0281528A1 (en) * 1987-03-02 1988-09-07 MARELLI AUTRONICA S.p.A. Variable-energy-spark ignition system for internal combustion engines, particularly for motor vehicles
DE3928726A1 (en) * 1989-08-30 1991-03-07 Vogt Electronic Ag IGNITION SYSTEM WITH CURRENT-CONTROLLED SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT
EP0457383A2 (en) * 1990-05-14 1991-11-21 General Motors Corporation Spark plug ignition system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
NEUMAN ET AL: "SAE 750348: PROGRAMMABLE ENERGY IGNITION SYSTEM FOR ENGINE OPTIMIZATION", SAE TRANSACTIONS, vol. 84, no. 2, 1975, NEW YORK US, pages 847 - 855 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0596471A2 (en) 1994-05-11
DE4237271A1 (en) 1994-05-05
US5505175A (en) 1996-04-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0568780A3 (en) Engine ignition timing control system and method.
EP0326065A3 (en) Controlling engine fuel injection
EP0652363A3 (en) Engine ignition and control system.
EP0606106A3 (en) Fuel supply system for internal combustion engines.
EP0661448A3 (en) Ignition timing control system for internal combustion engine.
EP0596471A3 (en) Alternative current ignition system for combustion engines with control of the ignition energy.
GB2265006B (en) Knock control system for internal combustion engine
EP0350795A3 (en) Gas engine including fuel supply system
AU7695887A (en) Fuel injected engine pollutant control system
EP0411292A3 (en) Ignition system with magnetogenerator for combustion engines
EP0634570A3 (en) Combustion engine with exhaust control device.
EP0626511A3 (en) Control system for internal combustion engines.
EP0586176A3 (en) Control system for internal combustion engines.
GB2221253B (en) Ignition timing control system for an engine
EP0597713A3 (en) Control unit for high-compression-ratio engines using vaporizing fuels.
EP0667488A3 (en) Burner for the combustion of fuel.
GB2284686B (en) Control system for an internal combustion engine
EP0654593A3 (en) Ignition timing control system for internal combustion engines.
GB2256506B (en) System for controlling an internal combustion engine
AU2715892A (en) Diesel fuel heater
EP0639711A3 (en) Engine knock control using an inference engine.
GB9225078D0 (en) Control system for an internal combustion engine
GB2178195B (en) Adaptive control system for an internal combustion engine
AU8406091A (en) Ignition timing controlling system for engine
EP0646709A3 (en) Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engines.

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): BE DE FR GB IT LU NL

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): BE DE FR GB IT LU NL

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19950627

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19960409

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN

18D Application deemed to be withdrawn

Effective date: 20040414