Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas fuel engine spark plug failure detection
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Application No.: US15247308Application Date: 2016-08-25
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Publication No.: US10012205B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Michael J. Campagna , David Krenek
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull
- Main IPC: F02P17/12
- IPC: F02P17/12 ; F02P11/06 ; F02B77/08

Abstract:
A system for detecting spark plug failures in an engine is provided. The system may include one or more sensor devices coupled to the engine and configured to measure engine data, a controller in communication with the sensor devices, and an output device. The controller may be configured to determine at least a misfire count, a secondary transformer voltage, and an exhaust port temperature based on the engine data, identify a fault condition based on one or more of the misfire count, the secondary transformer voltage, and the exhaust port temperature, and perform a corrective action responsive to the fault condition. The output device may be configured to generate a notification corresponding to the fault condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180058416A1 Gas Fuel Engine Spark Plug Failure Detection Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
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