Abstract:
A switching device for an electric motor comprises a fixed body, at least one moveable body that can be moved with respect to the fixed body between at least one first and one second position, in which the phases (104, 105, 016) are respectively in a first and a second electrical configuration, and a moving unit configured to move said moveable body between the first and the second position. This moving unit can be selectively coupled to the rotor of the electric motor so as to rotate with it and comprises a selecting device operationally placed between the rotor and the moveable body of the switching device and configured to transform each revolution of the rotor into a movement of the moveable body between the first and the second position.
Abstract:
An electronic monitoring circuit for detecting a variation in the power or current absorbed by an electronic circuit under test is disclosed. The circuit includes an input terminal adapted to receive a pulse-width modulation control signal, a resistor having a first terminal connected to the input terminal, and a capacitor having a first terminal connected to a second terminal of the resistor. The output terminal is adapted to generate an output signal as a function of the value of the voltage drop at the ends of the capacitor, said output signal being representative of a variation of the pulse width of the pulse-width modulation control signal. The variation of the pulse width is a function of the power or current absorbed by the electronic circuit under test.
Abstract:
A method for monitoring an engine cylinder in an internal combustion engine includes, for each engine cycle, detection of the ionisation current generated in the cylinder in a predetermined time interval of a combustion cycle, generation of a signal representing the ionisation current and comparing a maximum value of the signal with a threshold value. Successively, the value of one or more parameters associated with the signal can be changed with respect to an equal number of corresponding reference values when the maximum value of the signal exceeds the threshold value, to reduce the maximum value of the signal in the time interval of a successive combustion cycle. The presence of water in the cylinder can be determined when the maximum value of the signal exceeds the threshold value for a predetermined first number of combustion cycles occurring within a predetermined period of time.
Abstract:
A brush holding assembly for an excited-rotor electric machine includes a casing including two ducts flanking each other and developing along a direction between first and second ends, at least two brushes each housed capable of sliding in a respective duct and projecting outwardly to the second end and a connecting member arranged to connect with an electric current generation unit associated with said casing at the first end. The assembly also includes presser members associated with the brushes and configured to push the brushes towards the second end to keep them pressed on the respective tracks of a rotating manifold of a rotor and at least two conductive elements developing along the direction, each operatively interposed between a respective brush and the connecting member and configured to deform along the direction in order to follow the movement of the brush imparted by the presser members.
Abstract:
An electronic ignition system for an internal combustion engine. The system includes an ignition coil provided with a primary winding and a secondary winding, a switch that is connected to the primary winding and that is drivable to an open and/or closed position according to a value of a driving signal. A control unit is configured to drive the switch to the open and/or closed position based on the driving signal. A voltage changing electronic element is operatively interposed between an electrical connection and the primary winding and is configured to change the voltage value of the primary winding between at least a first and a second voltage value. The control unit is configured to generate the control signal and send the control signal to having the first value to the changing electronic element at least during a first charging interval of the primary winding.
Abstract:
An electronic ignition system for an internal combustion engine comprises an ignition coil (2) provided with at least a primary winding (3) and a secondary winding (4), a switch (6) connected to the primary winding (3) and drivable in an open and/or closed position according to the value of a driving signal, a control unit (7) associated to the switch (6) and configured to drive it in open and/or closed position according to the value of the driving signal (G). Such system also comprises a voltage changing electronic element (8) connected to the electrical connection (5), operatively interposed between the electrical connection (5) and the primary winding (3), and configured to change the voltage value of the primary winding (3) according to the value of a control signal between at least a first (V1) and a second (V2) voltage value. The system also comprises a ionization measuring device (20) around said discharge gap (100a) of the spark plug (100) associated with the secondary winding (4) and arranged to detect a current value in the secondary winding (4) and to send a signal representative of said value to the control unit (7), wherein the control unit (7) is configured to activate said measuring device (20) upon the shutdown of the electric arc or spark.
Abstract:
An electronic ignition system for an internal combustion engine comprises an ignition coil (2) provided with at least a primary winding (3) and a secondary winding (4), a switch (6) connected to the primary winding (3) and drivable in an open and/or closed position according to the value of a driving signal, a control unit (7) associated to the switch (6) and configured to drive it in open and/or closed position according to the value of the driving signal (G). Such system also comprises a voltage changing electronic element (8) connected to the electrical connection (5), operatively interposed between the electrical connection (5) and the primary winding (3), and configured to change the voltage value of the primary winding (3) according to the value of a control signal between at least a first (V1) and a second (V2) voltage value. The system also comprises a ionization measuring device (20) around said discharge gap (100a) of the spark plug (100) associated with the secondary winding (4) and arranged to detect a current value in the secondary winding (4) and to send a signal representative of said value to the control unit (7), wherein the control unit (7) is configured to activate said measuring device (20) upon the shutdown of the electric arc or spark.
Abstract:
Ignition coil assembly with extension for electrical connection of an ignition plug of an endothermic engine,—wherein said extension (10) comprises an essentially tubular hollow body (11), which is secured to a container containing the electrical/electronic means of the ignition coil for generation of high voltage electrical energy to transmit to an ignition plug for the triggering of sparks secured to the engine block of said engine,—wherein a first end area (10.1) of said tubular body is engaged, in a detachable manner, on the free end of said ignition plug, and—wherein electrical connection means (10.26, 20, 10.36), provided for the transmission of high voltage electrical energy between said electrical/electronic means of the ignition coil and said ignition plug, are contained in said tubular body (11). According to the invention, said means for electrical connection (10.26, 20, 10.36) comprise at least one filter means (20) of the high frequency electromagnetic disturbances produced by the operation of said coil, wherein a winding of electrically conductive wire surrounds a central core (20.3) in ferromagnetic material dispersed in a polymer base.
Abstract:
An electric or hybrid electric-endothermic traction system, comprises an electric machine, an inverter, a battery, and a switching device configured to switch between a low-speed configuration, wherein the stator windings assume a first electric configuration, and a high-speed configuration, wherein the stator windings assume a second electric configuration, wherein the first electric configuration determines a voltage induced by the rotation of the rotor that, on reaching a pre-determined threshold value of the angular velocity of the rotor, exceeds a supply voltage of the battery pack, while the second electric configuration of the stator windings determines a voltage induced by the rotation of the rotor that is lower than the voltage of the battery for any angular velocity within a field of use of the machine. The switching device switches from the low-speed to the high-speed configuration when the rotor reaches a switching speed lower than or equal to the threshold value.
Abstract:
A method of detecting the breakdown voltage between the electrodes of a spark plug connected to an ignition coil for a cylinder ignition system, in an internal combustion engine, includes a detection of an opening of the switch on the primary winding and a detection of a voltage on that primary winding, with the generation of a first signal representative of the voltage trend following the opening of the switch. The first signal is then integrated and, following an identification of a breakdown at the ends of the spark plug, a breakdown voltage value is determined as a function of the value of the integrated signal at the time of the breakdown.