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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Garlan Huberts, Milford, MI (US);
Qiuping Qu, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 1/00 (2006.01); F02P 17/12 (2006.01); F02P 5/04 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 17/12 (2013.01); F02P 5/045 (2013.01); F02P 5/1502 (2013.01); F02P 2017/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for monitoring and cleaning a spark plug is disclosed. In one example, rim firing of a spark plug is detected according to characteristics of a voltage of a primary coil of an ignition coil. The system may institute spark plug cleaning after rim firing of a spark plug is detected.