Internal-combustion engines – Charge forming device – Fuel injection system
Patent
1983-11-14
1984-08-07
Lall, Parshotam S.
Internal-combustion engines
Charge forming device
Fuel injection system
123435, 123501, 731173, F02M 5100
Patent
active
044637292
ABSTRACT:
The method and apparatus for generating start of combustion signals associated with the combustion events in a diesel engine, and for using such signals to control the timing of fuel delivery to the engine. The combustion event is sensed, as by an electrostatic or optical sensor, and signal conditioning circuitry provides a start-of-combustion signal which is directly and precisely indicative of the time of the onset of combustion. The sensors include self-cleaning capabilities for extended operating life on an engine. The sensors may be incorporated in the structure of a glow plug.
The SOC signal is advantageously supplied to a timing control circuit which delivers a timing control signal to a fuel delivery device, such as the controller associated with a fuel pump. The control circuit stores one or more start of combustion values which indicate the desired timing, relative to an engine cycle, for the start of the combustion event as a function of speed and load. One or more adjustment signals are stored and applied as a function of speed and load to adjust the desired signal such that the control signal is corrected for delays. The actual SOC signal is compared with the desired signal to generate an error signal which may be used to finely adjust the stored .DELTA.SOC signal for particular speed and load conditions.
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Bullis Robert H.
DiDomenico Robert A.
Kimberley John A.
McHugh Thomas M.
Parent Christopher A.
AMBAC Industries, Incorporated
Lall Parshotam S.
Schneeberger Stephen A.
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