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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Akash S. Desai, Columbus, IN (US);
Karthik Kappaganthu, Bloomington, IN (US);
Benjamin L. Olivas, Columbus, IN (US);
Douglas L. Sprunger, Columbus, IN (US);
David Stroh, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
A method of responding to a detected blowout in a coil ignition system is provided in this disclosure. The method includes receiving a characteristic regarding operation of a coil ignition system; determining a blowout condition exists for the coil ignition system based on the characteristic; and providing a command to the coil ignition system based on the determination that the blowout condition exists, wherein the command is structured to reduce a residual charge amount in the coil ignition system.