Reluctor plate controller
OwnerJohn C. Rhoadesinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a reluctor plate controller that detects vacuum and pressures in the engine which are used to create digital motor control signals for controlling a reluctor plate actuator using a digital stepper motor, servo motor or a voice-coil actuator. The system can be programmed to create various desired responses that function to create better efficiency of an internal combustion engine, less pollution and/or greater engine output.
Claims18
A method of controlling positions of a reluctor plate in a distributor for an internal combustion engine comprising:
- detecting pressure or vacuum created by said internal combustion engine;
- generating an electrical sensor signal representative of said pressure or vacuum;
- generating an electrical control signal to control a mechanical actuator using a logic device, said electrical control signal generated based on said electrical sensor signal and programmable response curves that are stored in a memory connected to the logic device;
- controlling said positions of said reluctor plate in said distributor based on said electrical control signal by mechanically connecting said mechanical actuator, that is not a pressure or vacuum diaphragm, to said reluctor plate to position said reluctor plate in said distributor to control efficiency, power, and pollution output of said internal combustion engine.
A system for controlling positions of a reluctor plate in a distributor for an internal combustion engine comprising:
- at least one sensor that detects vacuum or pressure created by said internal combustion engine and generates sensor signals;
- a memory that stores control data and programmable response curves;
- a logic device, coupled to said memory, that reads said sensor signals and retrieves said programmable response curves based upon said sensor signals and said control data stored in said memory;
- a digital control signal generator that generates a digital control signal based on said programmable response curve;
- a mechanical actuator that is not a diaphragm, that is mechanically coupled to said reluctor plate, and that moves said reluctor plate in response to said digital control signal to control efficiency, power, and pollution output of said internal combustion engine.
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