US5057764A
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Idling engine speed controlling apparatus for an engine
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1989-09-14
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Granted: 1991-10-15
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Expires: 2009-09-14
Abstract
Abstract An idling engine speed controlling apparatus for an engine having a generator driven by an engine to charge a battery, a switching means for controlling the supply and interruption of an exciting current to a field winding for the generator so that a voltage generated from the generator or a voltage of a battery becomes a predetermined level, a continuous detecting means for detecting a total excitation time of the field winding during each rotational time period, and a regulator means having a control unit responsive to an output of continuous detecting means for adjusting a quantity of intake air supplied to the engine by detecting an excitation time of the field winding for each time period of the engine.
Inventors
- 👤 Takanori Fujimoto
- 👤 Toshiro Hara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:56
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D29/00; H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/14; H02J7/1469; H02J7/1476; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/04; F02D41/08; F02D41/083; H02J7/16; H02J7/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
An idling engine speed controlling apparatus for an engine comprising: an electrical generator (1) driven by an engine to charge a battery (4), variable electrical load means for drawing current from said battery, an on-off switching means (2) for controlling the supply and interruption of an exciting current to a field winding (11) of said generator so that a voltage generated by said generator or a voltage of said battery is at a predetermined level, means (54) for continuously detecting a total excitation of said field winding during each 360° rotational time period of said engine, said total excitation being proportional to an instantaneous magnitude of said variable load means, and means (5-9) for regulating a quantity of intake air, supplied to said engine to attendantly adjust a speed of said engine and prevent an inordinate speed reduction or the stalling thereof, said regulating means including a control unit (5) responsive to an output of said continuous detecting means (54) during said 360° rotational time period of said engine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
An idling engine speed controlling apparatus for an engine comprising: an electrical generator (1) driven by an engine to charge a battery (4), variable electrical load means for drawing current from said battery, an on-off switching means (2) for controlling the supply and interruption of an exciting current to a field winding (11) of said generator so that a voltage generated by said generator or a voltage of said battery is at a predetermined level, means (54) for continuously detecting a total excitation of said field winding during each 360° rotational time period of said engine, said total excitation being proportional to an instantaneous magnitude of said variable load means, and means (5-9) for regulating a quantity of intake air, supplied to said engine to attendantly adjust a speed of said engine and prevent an inordinate speed reduction or the stalling thereof, said regulating means including a control unit (5) responsive to an output of said continuous detecting means (54) during said 360° rotational time period of said engine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
The idling engine speed controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said switching means (2) comprises a voltage detecting circuit (21) for detecting a voltage of said battery, a transistor (22) that is controlled by and turned on when said voltage detecting circuit detects a voltage in said battery that is lower than a predetermined value, and a diode (23) for commutating a current to said field winding when said transistor is turned on.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The idling engine speed controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control unit (5) includes a pulse generator (51) for outputting pulses and a counter (54) for counting said pulses, and wherein said regulating means detects a total excitation time for said field winding by counting a total number of pulses generated during that time when said field winding (11) is excited.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The idling engine speed controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an excitation signal is outputted from said field winding (11) each time said field winding is excited, and said excitation signal is applied to said continuous detecting means (54) to detect an excitation for said field winding (11) by integrating said excitation signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The idling engine speed controlling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control unit (5) detects a total excitation of said field winding for a predetermined interval between crank angles.
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