Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd.

Atsushi Okonogi

Takao Fukuda

Kazuaki Takano

Kazuto Nakamura

Ryuji Fukute

Motoyuki Abe

Takuya Mayuzumi

Masahiro Toyohara

Takashi Okamoto

Koichi Tsukio

Masaki Aoyagi

Provided is an electronic control device capable of performing abnormality diagnosis of a digital input circuit without modifying the circuit configuration. Included are: an external connection terminal to which an external power supply is connected; a first capacitor having one end connected to the external connection terminal and the other end connected to circuit ground; a microcomputer having a D/I port which is an input/output port and to which a voltage of the external connection terminal is input; an RC filter provided between the D/I port and the first capacitor, the RC filter including a first resistor and a second capacitor; and a second resistor for dividing an output voltage of the D/I port together with the first resistor and applying the divided voltage to one end of the first capacitor, in which the microcomputer outputs a predetermined voltage from the D/I port and diagnoses a connection condition of the external connection terminal on the basis of a voltage input to the D/I port after the first capacitor is charged with the predetermined voltage.

Electronic control device

To protect a switching element to be used in a boost circuit for an in-cylinder injection type internal combustion engine or the like from damage caused by overheating without using a temperature detection element. In a control circuit that switches a switching element between a conductive state and a non-conductive state, the switching element is controlled or a temperature of the switching element is estimated based on a potential difference between an input terminal and an output terminal of the switching element and a voltage applied to a control terminal of the switching element in the conductive state.

Control Circuit

A booster circuit installed in a fuel injection device of an internal combustion engine, wherein malfunctions and characteristic changes of the booster circuit are detected, among which the detection distinguishes between decreases in capacity caused by deterioration or broken wires in a booster capacitor, and failures of a current monitor circuit, coil, externally connected fuel injection valve, and other components. The range of decrease in boost voltage when the fuel injection valve is opened is monitored, as is the range of increase per switch performed in order to restore the boost voltage. This makes it possible to detect malfunctions and characteristic changes of the booster circuit.

Fuel injection system for internal combustion engine

Disclosed is a fuel injection system that is used with an internal-combustion engine to reliably perform a requested fuel injection operation a requested number of times even when a boost voltage is lowered. The fuel injection system monitors the boost voltage immediately before the start of fuel injection, and varies a valve open time in accordance with the monitored boost voltage. Even when the boost voltage is lowered, the fuel injection system performs a fuel injection operation the requested number of times.

Fuel injection system for internal-combustion engine and method of controlling fuel injection system for internal-combustion engine

A power supply apparatus controls the gate and drain power supplies at the rise time so that an output voltage of the gate power rises earlier than that of the drain power supply. Another power supply control apparatus controls the gate and drain power supplies at the fall time so that an output voltage of the gate power supply fails later than that of the drain power supply. Another power supply control apparatus turns off the drain supply of the FET among power supplies when it is detected by a voltage monitor whenever either of output voltages or the power supplies are not within said specified range.

Radar system and car radar system

To provide a radar system for controlling a gate power supply and drain power supply of a MMIC (microwave monolithic IC), protecting the MMIC at the time of start and shut-off, and simultaneously avoiding an occurrence of a failure in the MMIC due to a residual charge and an abnormal supply potential at the time of shut-off. A power supply control means controls the gate and drain power supplies at the rise time so that an output voltage of the gate power supply rises earlier than that of the drain power supply. Another power supply control means controls the gate and drain power supplies at the fall time so that an output voltage of the gate power supply falls later than that of the drain power supply. Another power supply control means turns off the drain power supply of the FET among power supplies when it is detected by a voltage monitoring means that even either of output voltages of the power supplies is not within said specified range.

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Hitachinaka, Japan

Atsushi Okonogi