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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
John W. Boyer, Westfield, IN (US);
Raymond O. Butler, Jr., Anderson, IN (US);
Daniel J. O'Connor, Westfield, IN (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An ignition system for an internal combustion engine includes an ignition coil coupled to a spark plug in a combustion chamber of the engine, and a switch responsive to an ignition control signal for causing a primary current to flow through a primary winding ( ) of the ignition coil. A control circuit is configured to generate the ignition control signal so as to produce a plurality of sparks at the spark plug during a combustion event in the cylinder. A secondary current trip circuit in sensing relation to the secondary winding is configured to generate secondary current trip signal when the secondary current decays down past a secondary current trip threshold. The control circuit is further configured to trigger a recharge event of the multicharge operation in response to the secondary current trip signal, thereby minimizing variability in terms of the amount of energy delivered to the combustion chamber.