Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Energization control apparatus for glow plug
- Patent Title (中): 电热塞电能控制装置
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Application No.: US13157760Application Date: 2011-06-10
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Publication No.: US09074575B2Publication Date: 2015-07-07
- Inventor: Takayuki Sakurai , Takayuki Ohtani
- Applicant: Takayuki Sakurai , Takayuki Ohtani
- 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: JP2010-133770 20100611
- Main IPC: F23Q7/00
- IPC: F23Q7/00 ; F23Q13/00 ; F02P19/02 ; F02D41/24

Abstract:
A GCU (21) includes calibration means (33) which supplies electric current to a glow plug (1) when an internal combustion engine EN to which the glow plug (1) is attached is stopped, to thereby obtain a pre-correction target resistance of the glow plug (1). The calibration means (33) supplies a predetermined first electric power to the glow plug (1) in a predetermined first energization period, and supplies a predetermined second electric power to the glow plug (1) after the first energization period. The second electric power is set such that, when the second electric power is supplied to the glow plug (1) and the temperature of the glow plug (1) becomes saturated, the temperature of the glow plug (1) becomes equal to the target temperature. Further, the first electric power is greater than the second electric power.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110303649A1 ENERGIZATION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR GLOW PLUG Public/Granted day:2011-12-15
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