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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
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 9/00 (2006.01); F02P 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 17/12 (2013.01); F02P 9/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for providing multiple commands to an ignition coil driver circuit to provide spark, ion signal integration, and ignition coil shunting during a cycle of a cylinder is presented. In one example, multiple voltage pulses are provided over a single conductor communication link. The voltage pulses provide encoded instructions for ignition timing, ignition coil shunting, and ion signal integration.