Engine misfire detector
US5581022A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M15/11
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for determining the occurrence of a misfire in an internal combustion engine includes an oscillator, a phase detector coupled to receive an engine timing signal and the oscillating signal from the oscillator for producing an error signal functionally relating to phase difference between the signals. A loop filter is coupled to the phase detector for producing a tracking signal for producing the oscillating signal functionally related to the tracking signal. A phase error accumulator is coupled to receive the error signal and is operative to produce an output signal when the magnitude of at least one of the duration and magnitude of the error signal exceeds a predetermined value.
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