Adaptive glow plug controller
US4607153A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02B3/06
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An adaptive glow plug controller provides a tracking model temperature means for controlling the application of power to one or more glow plugs in response to the present temperature of the glow plugs. Several control circuits control the maximum time that the power is supplied to the glow plugs and the use of the glow plugs at various temperature levels of the environment and/or the engine.
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