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Low power acoustic injector drive circuit with enhanced turn on

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5833334

An acoustic fuel injector system comprises a DC-to-DC converter for supplying a regulated voltage to a frequency controlled oscillator which drives the injector valve or valves. The converter comprises a flyback oscillator including a switching transistor and a transformer for applying rectified current pulses of variable amplitude and occurrence rate to an output capacitor. A variable impedance device in the input circuit to the flyback oscillator is controlled by a feedback signal from the output circuit to vary the cycle rate of the flyback oscillator to maintain output voltage at a desired value. The feedback signal is coupled to the oscillator control circuit input to effect a variable regulated output voltage which is relatively high upon injector turn-on but decays to a lower operating level thereafter.

Assignee:
Eaton Corporation
Patent Number(s):
US 4537353
OSTI ID:
5833334
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English