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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Garlan J. Huberts, Milford, MI (US);
Qiuping Qu, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 1/00 (2006.01); F02P 17/12 (2006.01); H01T 13/60 (2011.01); F02P 3/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 17/12 (2013.01); H01T 13/60 (2013.01); F02P 3/0453 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining a level of spark plug fouling and providing an indication to change the spark plugs of an ignition system is provided. The method includes providing a dwell command on a control wire of an ignition system and generating an indication of a recommendation to change a spark plug of the ignition system based upon a current on the control wire.