Operation control method on the basis of ion current in internal combustion engine
US7971571B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02P2017/125
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is an operation control method on the basis of an ion current in an internal combustion engine, the method comprising a step of detecting the ion current generated within a combustion chamber 30 so as to control an operating state of the internal combustion engine 100 on the basis of a state of the detected ion current, wherein a control at an engine start point in time on the basis of the state of the ion current is stopped for predetermined cycles just after the engine start.
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