Arrangement for rapidly adjusting an electromagnetic load associated with an internal combustion engine
First Claim
1. Arrangement for rapidly adjusting an electromagnetic load associated with an internal combustion engine or the like, the arrangement comprising:
- first control means for generating a first signal for influencing said load;
second control means for generating a second signal for influencing said load;
combining circuit means for combining said first and said second signals to form one control signal for controlling said load;
said first control means having a priority status over said second control means;
evaluation means receiving and evaluating said first signal for generating an output influencing signal dependent thereon; and
,selection means for receiving both said control signal and said output influencing signal so as to permit said output influencing signal to influence said control signal applied to said load in dependence upon the evaluation performed in said evaluation means.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an arrangement for rapidly adjusting an electromagnetic load associated with internal combustion engines. The output signals of two control systems are combined in a logic circuit such that priority is assigned to one of the two control systems. Dependent on the output signal of the higher-order control system, an evaluation circuit acts on a switch arrangement to thereby suitably influence the signal resulting from the combining operation of the output signals of the two control systems. This arrangement makes it possible to speed up the delivery of the output signal of the higher-order control system to the electromagnetic load which may be an injection valve, for example. The higher-order control system may be a smooth-running control system.
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13 Claims
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1. Arrangement for rapidly adjusting an electromagnetic load associated with an internal combustion engine or the like, the arrangement comprising:
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first control means for generating a first signal for influencing said load; second control means for generating a second signal for influencing said load; combining circuit means for combining said first and said second signals to form one control signal for controlling said load; said first control means having a priority status over said second control means; evaluation means receiving and evaluating said first signal for generating an output influencing signal dependent thereon; and
,selection means for receiving both said control signal and said output influencing signal so as to permit said output influencing signal to influence said control signal applied to said load in dependence upon the evaluation performed in said evaluation means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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