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US 2024/0191681 A1Published application
Engine ignition systems and control methods therefor
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsGary McBrien, Thomas M. Donahue
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Abstract
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a method can include controlling firing of an exciter of an engine with an electronic controller separate from the exciter as a function of at least one excitation command from the electronic controller and at least one feedback signal from the exciter operatively connected to the electronic controller.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- controlling firing of an exciter of an engine with an electronic controller separate from the exciter as a function of at least one excitation command from the electronic controller and at least one feedback signal from the exciter operatively connected to the electronic controller.
A method, comprising:
- monitoring a charge voltage threshold of an energy storage of an exciter necessary to fire an igniter to light an engine over time;
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- determining a health status of one or more engine components based at least in part on the charge voltage threshold of the energy storage.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions configured to cause a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
- controlling an exciter of an engine with an electronic controller separate from the exciter as a function of at least one excitation command from the electronic controller and a feedback signal from the exciter operatively connected to the electronic controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.