Invention Grant
US09388787B2 Methods, devices and systems for glow plug operation of a combustion engine
有权
用于燃烧发动机的电热塞操作的方法,装置和系统
- Patent Title: Methods, devices and systems for glow plug operation of a combustion engine
- Patent Title (中): 用于燃烧发动机的电热塞操作的方法,装置和系统
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Application No.: US13770809Application Date: 2013-02-19
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Publication No.: US09388787B2Publication Date: 2016-07-12
- Inventor: Gary D. Neely , Jayant V. Sarlashkar
- Applicant: Southwest Research Institute
- Applicant Address: US TX San Antonio
- Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee Address: US TX San Antonio
- Agency: Grossman, Tucker et al
- Main IPC: F02P19/02
- IPC: F02P19/02 ; F02P21/00

Abstract:
A glow plug control apparatus for an engine of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one glow plug; a power source to apply electric power to the at least one glow plug; and a control unit comprising a microprocessor configured and arranged to determine glow plug supply power to be applied from the power source to the at least one glow plug based on input from stored vehicle data and from a plurality of engine sensors, wherein the input includes data of engine operating parameters including fresh air intake mass airflow, intake manifold total mass airflow, intake manifold temperature, coolant temperature, glow plug temperature and total fuel injection quantity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140236460A1 Methods, Devices And Systems For Glow Plug Operation Of A Combustion Engine Public/Granted day:2014-08-21
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