Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for controlling the energizing of a heater
- Patent Title (中): 用于控制加热器通电的装置
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Application No.: US12623812Application Date: 2009-11-23
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Publication No.: US08423197B2Publication Date: 2013-04-16
- Inventor: Takayuki Sakurai , Takayuki Ohtani , Hiroki Tsuchiya
- Applicant: Takayuki Sakurai , Takayuki Ohtani , Hiroki Tsuchiya
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi
- Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2008-299995 20081125; JP2008-300009 20081125
- Main IPC: G05D23/19
- IPC: G05D23/19

Abstract:
A heater energization control apparatus. When an engine is stopped, a microcomputer of a GCU enters a power save mode. When the microcomputer returns to a normal mode in response to an interruption signal periodically generated from an interruption timer, the microcomputer supplies electricity to a heating resistor for a short time and obtains its resistance (S19). When the resistance is greater than a first reference value, the microcomputer determines that a glow plug is removed from the engine; that is, the glow plug is being exchanged (S29). The microcomputer sets an exchange flag to “1” (S30), and performs calibration for the heating resistor of a new glow plug after the engine is operated next time (S35). When the current resistance becomes smaller than the past resistance, the microcomputer determines that the glow plug has been exchanged.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100161150A1 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE ENERGIZING OF A HEATER Public/Granted day:2010-06-24
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