Continental Automotive Gmbh

Continental Automotive France

Jeremie Memain

Michael Leblon

Alain Atanasyan

A method for controlling a piezoelectric actuator of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the actuator acting on valve elements to open or close the injector, respectively enabling or stopping the injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine, includes the steps of: the method applied from an on-board engine control unit during operation, and including applying to the actuator between these 2 steps at least one second electric charge to polarize the actuator during an opening phase of the injector and during fuel injection.

Method for controlling at least one piezoelectric actuator of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine

Method for controlling a fuel injector with a piezoelectric actuator acting on a valve element, including the following steps, in the normal operation of the vehicle:

Method for controlling a piezoelectric fuel injector of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle comprising a step for polarizing the piezoelectric actuator

Method for controlling a piezoelectric actuator acting on valve elements to open or close a fuel injector respectively allowing or preventing fuel injection into a combustion chamber of an engine, the method includes:

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