Patent · US Expired

Process and apparatus for determining the breakdown voltage during the ignition of an internal-combustion engine

US6357428B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Heinz Baumberger · Berlin, DE
Ingo Gabriel · Karlsruhe, DE
Peter Hohner · Echterdingen, DE
Hartung Wilstermann · Gaildorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 1999
Grant date	Mar 19, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 2, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF02P17/12
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process and apparatus for determining the breakdown voltage in the case of an ignition of a vehicle is provided. The breakdown point in time is detected and the breakdown voltage is determined based on the breakdown point in time.

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