Combustion detection

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1992-06-22

1993-10-19

Hart, Douglas

Power plants

Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of...

Methods

60277, 60284, 60300, 431 66, F01N 328, F23N 500

Patent

active

052534758

ABSTRACT:
A combustion detection method and apparatus for an automotive internal combustion engine exhaust burner having a spark means with spaced electrodes for burner ignition, wherein the voltage drop across the spaced electrodes is compared to a predetermined voltage level, and combustion is assumed to be present if the voltage drop does not exceed the predetermined voltage level for a predetermined number of ignition events, and combustion is assumed to not be present if the voltage drop exceeds the predetermined voltage level for a predetermined number of ignition events.

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patent: 3343366 (1967-09-01), Siegler
patent: 3854288 (1974-12-01), Heitland
patent: 4915086 (1990-04-01), Ciliberto

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