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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
May. 16, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kiseon Sim, Suwon-si, KR;
Soo Hyung Woo, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An embodiment system for controlling an ignition coil includes a first ignition coil including a first primary coil and a first secondary coil, a second ignition coil including a second primary coil and a second secondary coil, a spark plug including a pair of electrodes configured to generate a spark discharge by a discharge current generated by the first ignition coil and the second ignition coil, and a controller configured to selectively perform a multi-stage ignition through the first ignition coil and the second ignition coil or a single-stage ignition through the first ignition coil or the second ignition coil depending on an operation region of an engine and, in response to a misfire occurring in the engine while performing the multi-stage ignition, to adjust a number of ignitions or a dwell time.