摘要:
There is provided a new glow plug that can be easily determined as to whether or not it is a new article. An additional circuit 12 formed by connecting a diode 13, a fuse 14, and an adjusting resistor 15 in series in this order is connected in parallel to a heating element 11 of a glow plug 1. The diode 13 is provided so as to have an anode located on the positive electrode side of the heating element 11 and a cathode located on the fuse 14 side. In the case of a unit inspection, by applying a positive voltage for test to a heating element negative electrode connecting portion 3a, it is possible to determine whether or not the glow plug 1 is normal without blowing the fuse 14 before the glow plug 1 is used in a vehicle.
摘要:
The accuracy in controlling the heating temperature of a glow plug and the reliability of the control operation are improved. An electronic control unit 101 is configured such that a standard applied voltage for glow plugs 50-1 to 50-n is set according to the engine speed and the load conditions of the engine. In addition, a correction coefficient set in advance according to the temperature classification of the mounted glow plugs 50-1 to 50-n is readably stored in the electronic control unit 101 as a correction coefficient map. By multiplying the standard applied voltage by a correction coefficient K read from the correction coefficient map and applying a voltage of the multiplication result to the glow plugs 50-1 to 50-n as a driving voltage through the power circuit 102 to perform driving control, stable and reliable heating temperature control can be realized regardless of variations in the heating temperature characteristics.
摘要:
In the case where a battery is reversely connected, unnecessary current-carrying to a glow plug is avoided. Power MOS type field effect transistors 1-1 to 1-n are provided according to a number of glow plugs 5-1 to 5-n to be connected in series between a vehicle battery and the glow plugs 5-1 to 5-n and can be controlled in conduction or non-conduction by a glow-plug control part 51, while a MOS type field effect transistor 2 for protection against reverse connection is provided in series connection between a battery-power joining terminal 3, to which a positive voltage of a vehicle battery is applied, and the ground to cause a reverse current to flow to a fuse 4 through the MOS type field effect transistor 2 at the time of reverse connection of a battery to melt the fuse 4 early whereby current-carrying to the glow plugs 5-1 to 5-n can be avoided.