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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 06, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Scott K. Mann, Jefferson, WI (US);
Jared J. Wentz, Waukesha, WI (US);
Jeffrey Jacob Bizub, Milwaukee, WI (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a signal indicative of a change in an air-fuel ratio (AFR) for a mixture of air and fuel entering a first combustion chamber of a combustion engine, advancing firing timing of the first combustion chamber, receiving, from a knock sensor, a knock signal indicating that the combustion engine has begun to knock, determining a knock margin of the first combustion chamber based on when the combustion engine begins to knock, and storing the knock margin as associated with the knock timing and the AFR.
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