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EP 3069009 A1 20160921 - IGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IGNITION SYSTEM

Title (en)

IGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN IGNITION SYSTEM

Title (de)

ZÜNDSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINES ZÜNDSYSTEMS

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME D'ALLUMAGE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN SYSTÈME D'ALLUMAGE

Publication

EP 3069009 A1 20160921 (DE)

Application

EP 14786493 A 20141016

Priority

  • DE 102013223195 A 20131114
  • DE 102014216040 A 20140813
  • EP 2014072216 W 20141016

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015071047A1] Disclosed is a method for operating an ignition system (1) for an internal combustion engine, said ignition system comprising a primary voltage generator (2) and a step-up converter (7) for maintaining an ignition spark generated by the primary voltage generator (2). According to the invention, once it has been determined (100) that a change in energy is required in order for an ignition spark to be maintained by the step-up converter (7), a switch-on time of the step-up converter (7) in relation to a switch-off time of the primary voltage generator (2) is modified (300).

IPC 8 full level

F02P 3/04 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); F02P 9/00 (2006.01); F02P 17/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F02P 3/0407 (2013.01 - EP US); F02P 5/1502 (2013.01 - EP US); F02P 9/002 (2013.01 - EP US); F02P 9/007 (2013.01 - EP US); F02P 17/12 (2013.01 - EP US); F02P 5/1516 (2013.01 - EP US); F02P 15/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F02P 2017/121 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02T 10/40 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2015071047A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015071047 A1 20150521; CN 105705776 A 20160622; DE 102014216040 A1 20150521; EP 3069009 A1 20160921; US 2016281673 A1 20160929

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2014072216 W 20141016; CN 201480062602 A 20141016; DE 102014216040 A 20140813; EP 14786493 A 20141016; US 201415036040 A 20141016