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Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2014
Applicant:

Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 11/00 (2006.01); F02P 9/00 (2006.01); F02P 17/12 (2006.01); F02P 3/045 (2006.01); F02P 11/02 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 9/002 (2013.01); F02P 3/045 (2013.01); F02P 9/007 (2013.01); F02P 11/02 (2013.01); F02P 17/12 (2013.01); F02P 5/1516 (2013.01); F02P 2017/123 (2013.01);
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.


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