[특허]Circuit for measuring ionization current in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	F02P-017/00
출원번호	US-0458705 (2003-06-11)
발명자 / 주소	Zhu, Guoming G. Wang, Bruce Gould, Kenneth L.
출원인 / 주소	Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Dickinson Wright PLLC
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A circuit for measuring ionization current in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine including an ignition coil, having a primary winding and a secondary winding, and an ignition plug. The ignition plug ignites an air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber and produces an ignition cur

A circuit for measuring ionization current in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine including an ignition coil, having a primary winding and a secondary winding, and an ignition plug. The ignition plug ignites an air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber and produces an ignition current in response to ignition voltage from the ignition coil. A capacitor, charged by the ignition coil, provides a bias voltage producing an ionization current after ignition of the air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. A current mirror circuit produces an isolated current signal proportional to the ionization current. In the present invention, the ignition current and the ionization current flow in the same direction through the secondary winding of the ignition coil. The charged capacitor operates as a power source and, thus, the ignition current flows from the charged capacitor through the current mirror circuit and the ignition coil to the ignition plug.

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1. A method of measuring ionization current in a combustion chamber, comprising the steps of:receiving a control signal; generating a flyback voltage on a primary winding of an ignition coil; charging a capacitor with said flyback voltage; combusting an air/fuel mixture; generating an ignition curre

1. A method of measuring ionization current in a combustion chamber, comprising the steps of:receiving a control signal; generating a flyback voltage on a primary winding of an ignition coil; charging a capacitor with said flyback voltage; combusting an air/fuel mixture; generating an ignition current, whereby said ignition current flows through a secondary winding of said ignition coil; applying a bias voltage across an ignition plug through said secondary winding of said ignition coil to generate ionization current; and generating a mirror current proportional to said ionization current. 2. The method of measuring ionization current according to claim 1 wherein said ionization current flows in a same direction as said ignition current through said secondary winding of said ignition coil.3. The method of measuring ionization current according to claim 2 further comprising the steps of:isolating said ionization current; converting said mirror current into an output voltage; receiving said control signal from a powertrain control module; limiting charge current to the capacitor; and maximizing ionization signal bandwidth and optimizing frequency response. 4. The method of measuring ionization current according to claim 1 further comprising the step of isolating said ionization current.5. The method of measuring ionization current according to claim 1 further comprising the step of converting said mirror current into an output voltage.6. The method of measuring ionization current according to claim 1 further comprising the step of receiving said control signal from a powertrain control module.7. The method of measuring ionization current according to claim 1 further comprising the step of limiting charge current to the capacitor.8. The method of measuring ionization current according to claim 1 further comprising the step of maximizing ionization signal bandwidth and optimizing frequency response.9. A method of measuring ionization current in a combustion chamber comprising the steps of:generating a flyback voltage on a primary winding of an ignition coil; charging a capacitor with said flyback voltage; applying a bias voltage across an ignition plug through a secondary winding of said ignition coil to generate ionization current; and generating a mirror current proportional to said ionization current. 10. An ionization detection circuit, comprising:an ignition coil comprising a primary winding and a secondary winding; a battery operably connected to a first end of said primary winding; an ignition plug operably connected between a first end of said secondary winding and ground potential; a capacitor having a first end operably connected to a second end of said primary winding; a current mirror having a first terminal operably connected to a second end of said secondary winding and a second terminal operably connected to said first end of said capacitor; and a switch operably connected to said primary winding, wherein said capacitor is capable of being charged by a flyback voltage generated on said primary winding of said ignition coil. 11. The ionization detection circuit of claim 10 wherein said ignition plug ignites an air/fuel mixture in a combustion chamber and produces an ignition current in response to ignition voltage from said ignition coil; said capacitor provides a bias voltage producing an ionization current after ignition of said air/fuel mixture in said combustion chamber; and said current mirror produces an isolated mirror current proportional to said ionization current.12. The ionization detection circuit of claim 11 wherein said ignition current and said ionization current flow in the same direction through said secondary winding of said ignition coil.13. The ionization detection circuit of claim 11 wherein said ionization current flows from said charged capacitor through said current mirror and said secondary winding of said ignition coil to said ignition plug.14. The ionization detection circuit according to claim 10 wherein said current mirror comprises a pair of matched transistors.15. The ionization detection circuit according to claim 14 wherein each of said pair of matched transistors comprises a base terminal, a collector terminal and an emitter terminal, whereby said base terminals are operably connected to each other and said base terminals are operably connected to each other.16. The ionization detection circuit according to claim 14 further comprising:a first resistor operably connected between a third terminal of said current mirror and ground potential; a second resistor operably connected between said switch and ground potential; a third resistor operably connected between said first terminal of said current mirror and said second end of said secondary winding, whereby signal bandwidth is maximized and frequency response is optimized; a fourth resistor operably connected between said first end of said capacitor and said second end of said primary winding; a first diode operably connected in parallel with said capacitor; and a second diode operably connected between said a third terminal of said current mirror and said first end of said capacitor. 17. The ionization detection circuit according to claim 10 further comprising a resistor operably connected between a third terminal of said current mirror and ground potential.18. The ionization detection circuit according to claim 10 further comprising a resistor operably connected between said first terminal of said current mirror and said second end of said secondary winding, whereby ionization signal bandwidth is maximized and frequency response is optimized.19. The ionization detection circuit according to claim 10 further comprising a resistor operably connected between said first end of said capacitor and said second end of said primary winding.20. The ionization detection circuit according to claim 10 further comprising a diode operably connected between said a third terminal of said current mirror and said first end of said capacitor.

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