Ho Chi Minh City

University of Technology and Education

ENGINE MANAGEMENT:
Ignition control

Le Thanh Phuc
Faculty of Automotive Engineering
Email: thanhphucckd@gmail.com
Voltage-distribution concept
Ignition coils
Spark plug
Example ignition circuit diagram
 Electronic ignition control

In a typical electronic ignition control system, the

total spark advance, SA (in degrees before TDC),
is made up of several components that are added
together:

The first component, SAs, is the basic spark

advance, which is a tabulated function of RPM
and MAP or MAF
 Electronic ignition control

 The second component, SAP, is the contribution

to spark advance due to mass airflow or manifold
pressure.
 In general, the SAP is reduced as intake manifold
pressure increases, owing to an increase in
combustion rate with pressure.
Closed-Loop Ignition Timing
 Closed-Loop Ignition Timing
• In the fast correction scheme, the spark advance is decreased for
the next engine cycle by a fixed amount (e.g., 5) whenever knock
is detected.
• Then the spark advance is incremented in one degree increments
every 5e20 crankshaft revolutions.
 Closed-Loop Ignition Timing
• In the slow correction scheme, spark advance is decreased by
one (or more) degree each time knock is detected, until no
knocking is detected.
• The spark advance proceeds in one-degree increments after many
engine cycles.