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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Michael Damian Czekala, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 19/12 (2006.01); F02B 19/18 (2006.01); F02D 35/02 (2006.01); H01T 13/46 (2006.01); F02P 5/153 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 35/024 (2013.01); F02B 19/12 (2013.01); F02B 19/18 (2013.01); F02D 13/0261 (2013.01); F02D 35/021 (2013.01); F02D 41/0052 (2013.01); F02D 41/0077 (2013.01); F02D 41/04 (2013.01); F02P 5/1502 (2013.01); F02P 5/153 (2013.01); H01T 13/465 (2013.01); F02D 2200/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for operating a cylinder with a series gap igniter coupled to an ion sensing module. In one example, a method may include determining a location of an initial combustion in a cylinder from a series gap igniter based on a pressure rise rate in the cylinder, the ignition spark initiating combustion in the cylinder; and adjusting at least one setting of the cylinder based on the determined location. In this way, combustion stability and efficiency may be increased without increasing a cost and complexity of the engine.