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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hubert Nolte, Hoxter, DE;
Martin Herrs, Hoxter, DE;
Assignee:
Stiebel Eltron GmbH & CO. KG, Holzminden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73116 ; 324378 ; 324399 ; 324402 ;
Abstract
The quality of a fuel-air mixture shall be evaluated by a process and a device during a phase of combustion, especially in a spark ignition engine, in order to make possible a low-emission, fuel-saving and knock-free operation. An electrical testing pulse P is sent for this purpose to the spark plug during the phase of combustion V following the ignition pulse Z. The effect of the actual fuel-air mixture of the combustion chamber on the testing pulse is detected and evaluated as an electrical variable.