Engine control system and vehicle including the same

An engine control method, the method comprising the steps of:

• driving a power generator with a rotating crankshaft to produce an output signal;
• rectifying the output signal from the power generator to produce a rectified waveform which includes a plurality of waves, each wave including a peak portion, a first portion located on one side of the peak portion, and a second portion located on the other side of the peak portion, the second portion of the wave exhibiting a more rapid change in voltage than the first portion in the vicinity of the peak portion;
• and
• controlling the supply of the rectified output to a load by turning at least a portion of the load on or off at a first timing corresponding to a shift in the waveform output from the peak portion toward the first portion of a first wave, the waveform shift corresponding to a first predetermined angular shift in the rotational position of the crankshaft.

A control system for an engine having a crankshaft, the control system comprising:

• a power generating unit arranged to be driven by the crankshaft;
• a load electrically coupled to the power generating unit;
• a control module electrically coupled to the power generating unit and the load, the control module configured to control the operation of the load;
• and
• a rectifier electrically interposed between the power generating unit and the load for rectifying the output from the power generating unit,
• wherein a waveform output from the rectifier includes a plurality of waves, each wave having a peak portion, a first portion located on one side of the peak portion, and a second portion located on the other side of the peak portion, the second portion of the wave exhibiting a more rapid change in voltage than the first portion in the vicinity of the peak portion, and
• the control module is configured to turn at least a portion of the load on or off at a first timing corresponding to a shift in the waveform output from the peak portion toward the first portion of a first wave, the waveform shift corresponding to a first predetermined angular shift in the rotational position of the crankshaft.