System and method for maximizing power output from an internal combustion engine

• US 7,280,905 B1
• Filed: 04/15/2006
• Issued: 10/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Marc W. Salvisberg
• Original Assignee: Marc W. Salvisberg
• Inventors: Salvisberg, Marc W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo; Hieu T.
• Application Number:
  US11/404,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20070244624A1
• Time in Patent Office: 542 Days
• Field of Search: 701/104, 701/102, 701/110, 701/114, 731/173
• US Class Current: 701/104
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/2429 Methods of calibrating or learning
• CPC Class Codes: F02P 9/00 Electric spark ignition control, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/021 in which a variable is automatically adjusted to optimise the performance

Abstract

A system 10 and method for maximizing power output from an internal combustion engine includes a control module 12, a motor power output measuring member 14, a microprocessor based digital computer 16, connections 18 between a control module input 13 and the computer 16, and connections 20 between a control module output 15 and one or more existing motor power variable control members 22 including, but not limited to, fuel injectors, ignition timing components and air flow control components.

Claims

1. A system for maximizing motor power output comprising:

means for controlling a first motor power variable;

means for measuring motor power output;

means for storing said measured motor power output;

means for adjusting the first motor power variable;

means for maximizing motor power output relative to the first motor power variable;

means for controlling a second motor power variable;

means for maximizing motor power output relative to the second motor power variable; and

means for maximizing motor power output relative to all preselected motor power variables.

2. A method for maximizing motor power output, said method comprising the steps of:

controlling motor fuel flow and ignition timing via a single controller;

measuring motor power output;

recording measured motor power output;

adjusting motor fuel flow;

maximizing motor power output relative to motor fuel flow;

adjusting ignition timing;

maximizing motor power output relative to ignition timing; and

repeating the steps beginning with the step of adjusting motor fuel flow, and continuing through and including the step of maximizing motor power relative to ignition timing, said repetition step to continue until maximum motor power has been obtained relative to motor fuel flow and ignition timing for a predetermined RPM range.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of controlling motor fuel flow and ignition timing includes the step of providing a Teka 4 fuel injection module.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of controlling motor fuel flow and ignition timing includes the step of controlling selected motor power variables.

5. A method for improving or maximizing power output from an internal combustion engine, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a control module for the internal combustion engine;

connecting said control module to a power measuring member;

connecting said control module to an engine power variable control member;

measuring power output from the internal combustion engine over a predetermined RPM range;

entering power output into a microprocessor;

changing a power variable of the internal combustion engine;

re-measuring power output from the internal combustion engine over the predetermined RPM range;

adjusting said power variable based upon said measured and re-measured power outputs from the internal combustion engine;

re-measuring power output from the internal combustion engine and re-adjusting said power variable until maximum power output from the internal combustion engine has been obtained for said power variable;

changing another power variable of the internal combustion engine; and

repeating the steps beginning with the step of re-measuring power output from the internal combustion engine over the predetermined RPM range, and continuing through and including the step of re-measuring power output from the internal combustion engine and re-adjusting said power variable until maximum power output from the internal combustion engine has been obtained for said power variable, said step repetition to continue until maximum power output from the internal combustion engine has been obtained for all power variables.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of installing a control module includes the step of installing a Teka 4 fuel injection module.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of connecting said fuel injection module to a power measuring member includes the step of providing a dynamometer.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of connecting said control module to a power measuring member includes the step of wiring said control module to said power measuring member.

9. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of connecting said control module to a power measuring member includes the step of utilizing wireless connections.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the step of utilizing wireless connections includes the step of using wireless connections from the group consisting of infra red, bluetooth, WIFI and combinations thereof.

11. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of measuring a power output from the internal combustion engine includes the step of measuring power output from each cylinder in the internal combustion engine.

12. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of measuring a power output includes the step of measuring power variables.

13. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of entering power output includes the step of entering measured power into a Teka 4 fuel injection module.

14. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of changing a power variable includes the step of programming said fuel injection module to vary the quantity of fuel to the engine.

15. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of changing a power variable includes the step of programming said fuel injection module to vary ignition timing.

16. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of re-measuring power output includes the step of re-measuring power parameters.

17. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of adjusting said power variable includes the step of programming said fuel injection module to vary the quantity of fuel to the engine.

18. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of adjusting said power variable includes the step of programming said fuel injection module to vary ignition timing.

19. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of changing another power variable includes the step of changing air flow to the cylinders of the internal combustion engine.

20. The method of claim wherein the step of measuring power output from the internal combustion engine over a predetermined RPM range includes the step of measuring power output from the internal combustion engine at preselected throttle positions.