EP0922857A1 - Capteur d'ionisation dans un système d'allumage d'un moteur à combustion interne - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an ionization sensor, in an electronically controlled ignition system an internal combustion engine, especially for motor vehicle. Performing a current measurement ionization of combustion gases in cylinders of the motor, this sensor allows the detection of knocking, misfires and the coding of the cylinders.
- a current solution to know the quality of combustion of the air-fuel mixture in the cylinders consists in measuring the ionization current of the gases in the cylinders, by means of spark plugs, after the spark between the electrodes of each candle.
- the invention aims to solve these drawbacks by proposing a sensor for measuring the ionization current, ensuring the polarization of the candle by the use direct battery voltage or resetting conduction of the coil after the end of the spark, and amplification of the measurement current by use of a transistor at the foot of the secondary circuit of the coil.
- FIG. 1 an ionization current sensor of a spark plug 1 assigned to an engine cylinder, the ignition of which is controlled by an electronic computer.
- the ignition system comprises an ignition coil 2, the primary winding L p of which is connected on one side to the positive voltage V bat of the vehicle supply battery, equal to 12 volts, and of the on the other hand to an ignition control module 3, composed of a transistor T 1 and a Zener diode Z 1 , which delivers voltage slots.
- the high voltage part of the secondary winding L s of the coil is connected to an electrode of the spark plug 1 and the low voltage part of this winding is connected to a circuit for measuring the ionization current.
- Module 4 consists of means for polarizing the central electrode of the spark plug at the end of the spark, with a positive voltage on its central electrode, in order to measure the ionization current.
- it consists of a Zener diode Z p , with a voltage close to 100 Volts for example, and with a polarization capacity C p , of the order of 10 nanoFarads for example, in parallel on the diode.
- Z p Zener diode
- C p polarization capacity
- a module 5 for amplifying the ionization current produced from a transistor T a of PNP type and a diode D a between the base and the emitter of the transistor, supplied by the voltage of the battery V beats , and which must respond to the thermal stresses inside the coil.
- the arc current flows in the diode D a and the transistor T a is blocked.
- the ionization current being of opposite sign to the arc current, it will thus be amplified by the transistor T a and sent to a resistor R s , composing a module 6 for converting the current of ionization I s at output voltage V s .
- This module 6 constitutes the circuit for receiving the amplified ionization current I s . It is located outside the coil 1 and can be integrated into the electronic computer or any other electronic circuit exploiting the ionization current.
- Figure 2 is the dual figure of Figure 1, i.e. that the transistor is of the NPN type and that all electronic components are placed in opposite directions reverse so that all polarities and currents are reversed.
- the advantages of this first alternative embodiment are the low sensitivity to noise since the ionization current is amplified at the foot of the coil, the very high amplification factor obtained by the transistor T a and the voltage output of the signal. ionization in usual values of the signals.
- Figure 3 is a second alternative embodiment of a sensor according to the invention, the 5 amplification module 5 differs from the previous version of the module and controls the amplification factor independently of the characteristics of the transistor and temperature.
- the other modules 3, 4 and 6 are identical to those of the first variant.
- This amplification module 5 is controlled gain comprises a transistor T and a diode D a, protecting the transistor of the reverse current for the spark of the spark plug and connected in parallel with a second diode D 'is identical to D , connected to a resistor R b in the base-collector circuit of the transistor.
- the diode D has allows temperature compensation of the base-emitter voltage for a more finely adjusted gain.
- FIG. 4 represents a third alternative embodiment for which the polarization of the spark plug is no longer carried out by a conventional module 4, but it is ensured by the supply voltage V bat of the vehicle battery.
- This variant includes a module for amplifying the ionization current 5 as in FIG. 1, or preferably 5 a as in FIG. 2 when there is no polarization.
- the polarization voltage of the central electrode of the spark plug can be increased, by restoring the primary circuit L p of the coil 2.
- This method also has the advantage of reducing the coil oscillations at the end of the spark and by therefore increase the signal time range exploitable ionization.
- FIGS. 5 a to 5 d including the timing diagrams of the signals for controlling and measuring the ionization current for the polarization of the central electrode of the spark plug 1, by re-conduction of the primary winding L p of the coil 2 .
- the signal S 1 shown in FIG. 5 a , is the command signal from the coil applied at the input of the command module 3.
- the first slot C 1 is the coil loading slot which triggers the production of a spark on its falling edge f 1 .
- the second slot C 2 triggered at the end of the spark, is intended for the polarization of the spark plug with a view to measuring the ionization current I s by restoring the primary winding L p .
- the width of this second slot cannot exceed the maximum duration of charge of the coil and constitutes the duration of measurement of the ionization current.
- the signal S 2 is the voltage on the central electrode of the spark plug, measured relative to the ground, constituted for example by the base of the spark plug.
- the coil loads and the voltage S 2 reaches a positive value V pol .
- the current is suddenly interrupted in the primary winding L p of the coil, causing a large amplified overvoltage in the secondary winding L s , whose voltage S 2 has a peak P 1 negative. This peak reflects a sudden drop in its value which causes a breakdown at the spark plug electrodes and the appearance of a spark.
- the coil discharges.
- V pol i.e. the product of the voltage of the battery V beats by the transformation ratio N of the coil, and allows the creation of the ionization current.
- the second residual spark caused by a peak p 2 of the voltage S 2 , during the falling edge f 2 of the second slot, must not take place in the fuel intake phase of the cylinder, of the following cycle. This is why it is necessary to calculate the duration of this second control slot C 2 in order to prevent such an event, whatever the engine speed.
- FIG. 5 c represents the signal I s , which is the ionization current measured at the output of the sensor according to the invention.
- the current I s presents parasitic pulses I 1 , I 2 and I 3 due to the capacitive effects.
- the current I s has damping oscillations ⁇ a of the coil, followed by the really exploitable ionization signal C io .
- the second spark may cause late combustion intended for protect the catalytic converter by improving combustion unburned gases at the first spark. She permits thus increasing the life of the catalytic converter by misfires.
- FIG. 5 d is the timing diagram of an example of an ionization current detected with the sensor according to the invention, when the spark plug is dirty.
- the signal between the two instants t 1 and t 2 corresponding to the first slot C 1 for controlling the coil, has a level P instead of the two parasitic pulses I 1 and I 2 .
- This bearing is a sign of fouling of the spark plug.
- the ionization sensor according to the invention makes it possible to detect combustion anomalies, by measuring the ionization current in the cylinder in compression after the spark, and to know the type of anomalies, for example misfires corresponding to a lack of combustion which can damage the pot catalytic or rattling damage to the engine.
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- de moyens (4) de polarisation de l'électrode centrale de la bougie, à la fin de chaque étincelle ;
- d'un module (5) d'amplification du courant d'ionisation, connecté aux moyens (4) de polarisation ;
- d'un module (6) de réception du courant d'ionisation et de conversion de ce courant en un signal de tension (Vs).
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- de moyens de polarisation de l'électrode centrale de la bougie, à la fin de chaque étincelle ;
- d'un module d'amplification du courant d'ionisation, connecté aux moyens de polarisation ;
- d'un module de réception du courant d'ionisation et de conversion de ce courant en un signal de tension Vs.
- les figures 1 à 4 : trois variantes de réalisation d'un capteur de courant d'ionisation selon l'invention ;
- les figures 5a à 5d : des chronogrammes des signaux de commande et de mesure du courant d'ionisation pour un capteur selon l'invention.
Entre les instants t1 et t2 correspondant au premier créneau C1 de commande de la bobine, la bobine se charge et la tension S2 atteint une valeur positive Vpol. Sur le front descendant f1 du créneau C1, le courant est brusquement interrompu dans l'enroulement primaire Lp de la bobine, provoquant une forte surtension amplifiée dans l'enroulement secondaire Ls, dont la tension S2 présente un pic P1 négatif. Ce pic traduit une chute brutale de sa valeur qui provoque un claquage au niveau des électrodes de la bougie et l'apparition d'une étincelle.
Entre les instants t2 et t3, la bobine se décharge. A la fin de l'étincelle, pendant la durée du deuxième créneau C2 de commande, le potentiel de l'électrode centrale est égal à Vpol, soit le produit de la tension de la batterie Vbat par le rapport N de transformation de la bobine, et permet la création du courant d'ionisation. La deuxième étincelle résiduelle, provoquée par un pic p2 de la tension S2, lors du front descendant f2 du deuxième créneau, ne doit pas avoir lieu dans la phase d'admission du carburant du cylindre, du cycle suivant. C'est pourquoi il faut calculer la durée de ce second créneau C2 de commande afin d'empêcher un tel événement, quel que soit le régime du moteur.
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- Capteur de mesure du courant d'ionisation des gaz en combustion dans les cylindres d'un moteur à combustion interne, dont le système d'allumage comprend une bobine mono-sortie dont l'enroulement primaire (Lp) est relié à un module (3) électronique de commande de l'allumage et dont la partie haute tension de l'enroulement secondaire (Ls) est reliée à l'électrode centrale d'au moins une bougie d'un cylindre qui a une seconde électrode reliée à la masse et qui émet des étincelles entre ces électrodes, caractérisé en ce que la partie basse tension de l'enroulement secondaire (Ls) est reliée à un circuit de mesure du courant d'ionisation, constitué :de moyens (4) de polarisation de l'électrode centrale de la bougie, à la fin de chaque étincelle ;d'un module (5) d'amplification du courant d'ionisation, connecté aux moyens (4) de polarisation ;d'un module (6) de réception du courant d'ionisation et de conversion de ce courant en un signal de tension (Vs).
- Capteur de mesure du courant d'ionisation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le module (5) d'amplification du courant d'ionisation est constitué par un transistor (Ta) et une diode (Da), alimentés par la tension (Vbat) de la batterie du moteur.
- Capteur de mesure du courant d'ionisation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le module (5a) d'amplification du courant d'ionisation est constitué par un transistor (Ta) et une diode (Da) montée en parallèle avec une seconde diode (D'a), identique à (Da), reliée à une première résistance (Rb) dans le circuit base-collecteur du transistor (Ta), le gain (Ga) d'amplification étant obtenu par le rapport entre ladite résistance (Rb) et une seconde résistance (Rc) sur le collecteur du transistor.
- Capteur de mesure du courant d'ionisation selon l'une des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que les moyens (4) de polarisation de l'électrode centrale de la bougie sont constitués par la tension (Vbat) de la batterie, le module (5, 5a) d'amplification du courant d'ionisation étant directement connecté à la partie basse tension de l'enroulement secondaire (Ls) de la bobine.
- Capteur de mesure du courant d'ionisation selon l'une des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que les moyens (4) de polarisation de l'électrode centrale de la bougie sont constitués par le module électronique (3) de commande de l'allumage qui commande la remise en conduction de l'enroulement primaire (Lp) de la bobine par l'émission d'un deuxième créneau, dont la durée est déterminée pour ne pas dépasser la durée de charge de la bobine et pour que l'étincelle résiduelle induite se produise avant la phase d'admission du cycle moteur suivant et provoque la combustion des gaz non brûlés à la première étincelle.
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