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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Luis Juan Morenilla, Huntsville, AL (US);
James Stafford, Huntsville, AL (US);
Paul Aaron Markow, Hunstville, AL (US);
Inventors:
Luis Juan Morenilla, Huntsville, AL (US);
James Stafford, Huntsville, AL (US);
Paul Aaron Markow, Hunstville, AL (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 51/06 (2006.01); H01H 47/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A charging circuit for a fuel injection coil enables the controller to selectively add a pulse of increased amplitude to the beginning of an injection current pulse. Optionally, the controller can also select one of a plurality of amplitudes for the pulse and control the duration of the pulse.