摘要:
To provide a combustion condition detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which may well detect the combustion conditions such as discrimination of a combustion cylinder and knock generating condition and may reduce a circuit scale therefor, there are provided an ignition coil 21 provided for each cylinder; an ignition plug 20 for discharging by the application of the ignition high tension voltage to ignite mixture within the cylinder; a bias circuit 1 provided for each cylinder for applying a bias voltage to the ignition plug 20; an ionic current detection circuit 2 provided for each cylinder for detecting as an ionic current detection signal an ionic current 6 generated in the cylinder that is immediately after the combustion of the mixture; a knock signal processing circuit 4 provided one for a combination of a plurality of cylinders that are every two or more cylinders in ignition order on the basis of a sum of the ionic current detection signals; and an ECU 5 for detecting the combustion condition of the ignition plug on the basis of the knock signal.
摘要:
To obtain a knock detection apparatus which may obtain a good knock pulse S/N even if an ionic current generation amount is changed by the change of a kind of fuel or plugs, a knock detection apparatus for detecting a knock generated, in an internal combustion engine, in which a vibratory component superimposed on an ionic current generated by combustion of fuel is extracted, the component that is equal to or more than a knock detection threshold value is shaped in waveform into a pulse waveform, a knock strength is calculated through counting and calculation process of the number of pulses of the pulse waveform by an engine controlling unit, an ignition timing is controlled on the basis of the knock strength, comprises a knock detection threshold value adjusting unit for changing the knock detection threshold value on the basis of information of an ionic current.
摘要:
A misfire detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine detects only an ion current due to combustion of an air/fuel mixture regardless of a leakage current when combustion: takes place normally. The apparatus includes circuitry for detecting an ion current generated within the engine cylinder immediately after combustion, circuitry 21, 24, 26 for detecting a leakage current occurring between electrodes of a spark plug 14, a first waveform shaper 18 for shaping the ion current into a pulse signal indicating a combustion or misfire event by comparing the pulse signal with a first threshold value for deciding the ion current, the first threshold value being set on the basis of a level of the ion current upon rising thereof, the ion current being superposed on the leakage current, a second waveform shaper 20 for shaping the ion current as detected into a pulse signal through comparison with a second fixed threshold value which is fixed at a value smaller than the first threshold value, and a selector 22 for selectively outputting as the combustion pulse signal either a shaped pulse signal outputted from the first waveform shaper 18 upon detection of occurrence of the leakage current or a shaped pulse signal outputted from the second waveform shaper 20 when no leakage current is detected.
摘要:
A combustion state detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine is imparted with facility for determining discriminatively the causes for non-occurrence of combustion. The apparatus includes a spark plug (4) for generating a spark discharge upon application of a high voltage generated by an ignition coil (1) in response to an ignition signal (X1) to thereby fire an air-fuel mixture within a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, an ion current detecting means (6A) for detecting as ion current detection signals (X2a; X2) an ion current corresponding to an amount of ions produced within the cylinder immediately after combustion of the air-fuel mixture, a signal detecting means (7A; 7B; 9) for comparing the ion current detection signal (X2a) outputted from the ion current detecting means (6A) with a first reference voltage (Vth1) to thereby output a first decision signal (X3) while comparing the ion current detection signal (X2) with a second reference voltage (Vth2) to thereby output a second decision signal (X4) while invalidating output of the second decision signal (X4) during a predetermine time period from a time point at which the comparison of the ion current detection signal (X2) with the second reference voltage (Vth2) is started, and an estimating logic unit (9, 10; 112) for estimating a cause for nongeneration of a combustion signal on the basis of output statuses of the first decision signal (X3) and the second decision signal (X4).
摘要:
To obtain a knock detection apparatus for an internal combustion engine which may obtain a good knock pulse S/N even if an ionic current generation amount is changed by the change of a kind of fuel or plugs, a vibratory component superimposed on an ionic current generated by combustion of fuel is extracted and shaped in waveform into a pulse waveform by comparison with a threshold value, the number of the pulses in the pulse waveform is calculated by a calculation unit, and a control of an ignition timing is performed on the basis of an output result of the calculation unit. The knock detection apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises an integration circuit for integrating (charging) the vibratory component superimposed on the ionic current and a discharge circuit for discharging a predetermined amount of charge from the integrated charge. The threshold value is self-adjusted by a balance of charge/discharge between the integration circuit and the discharge circuit.
摘要:
A knock control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a knock detector for extracting a vibration component superposed on an ion current, and waveform shaping it at a predetermined threshold value to generate a train of knock pulses (Kp) of which the number of pulses indicates a knock intensity of a knock generated in the internal combustion engine, and an engine control unit for counting the number of knock pulses (npn) in the knock pulse train (Kp) output from the knock detector. The engine control unit judges, based on the number of knock pulses (npn), whether or not a knock is occurring. The engine control unit performs a peak hold of the number of knock pulses to calculate the knock judgement threshold value (BGL) by multiplying the number of pulses by (&agr;). Thus, precision in knock judgement is improved by performing knock judgement based on a maximum value (MAX) of the number of knock pulses (npn).
摘要:
A knock control device for an internal combustion engine includes means 12 for calculating a knock level signal N on the basis of an ionic current, means 20 for arithmetically estimating a maximum noise level MN on the basis of a variation in the knock level signal, means 25 for obtaining a noise peak value PA on the basis of the maximum noise level, means 14A for calculating a background level BGLA on the basis of the noise peak value, means 15 for judging the knock on the basis of the background level, and means 7 for arithmetically operating the controlled variable on the basis of the knock judgement result.
摘要:
A magnetic detector for detecting a rotational angle of a gear-like rotary member of magnet material generates twice as many pulses as the number of projected or recessed portions of the rotary member of magnetic material. The magnetic detector comprises a magnet for generating a magnetic field, a rotary member of magnetic material disposed with a predetermined gap retaining relative to the magnet, and an magnetic field sensing device for detecting changes in the magnetic field by movement of the moving member of magnetic material. The magnetic field sensing device is disposed relative to the magnet so that a center axis of the magnetic field sensing device is aligned with a center axis of the magnet wherein a magnetic field acting on the magnetic field sensing device changes from positive to negative and from negative to positive with the movement of the moving member of magnetic material.
摘要:
A magnetic detector D is disclosed which can perform precise detection even when a moving member of magnetic material is rotating at a very low speed, and can output a signal corresponding to recessed and projected portions of the moving member of magnetic material when the power is turned on and when the rotary member of magnetic material is stopped. The magnetic detector includes a rotary member of magnetic material, a detecting unit for detecting a displacement of the rotary member of magnetic material, an AC coupling circuit for removing a DC component from an output signal of the detecting unit, a comparison circuit for converting an output signal of the AC coupling circuit into a binary signal, an output circuit for outputting an output signal of the comparison circuit, and a variable resistor for setting a comparison level for the comparison circuit to a level between two different signal levels.
摘要:
A sensing device outputs a square wave signal whose edges exactly correspond to edges of protruding or recessed portions of a rotary magnetic-material member, regardless of the positioning accuracy of a magnetic field detecting element with respect to the location of a magnet. The sensing device includes: a magnet for generating a magnetic field; a rotary magnetic material member for changing the magnetic field generated by the magnet, the rotary magnetic material member being disposed a predetermined distance apart from the magnet; and a magnetic field detecting element whose resistance changes in response to the change in the magnetic field induced by the magnetic field variation inducing means; wherein the surface of the magnet facing the magnetic field detecting element is slanted.