Auxiliary Power Boost Circuit for Engine Starting Reliability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional engine ignition or fuel injection systems face voltage drops due to high starting current, leading to poor ignition or engine starting issues when battery power is insufficient, requiring inefficient external power assistance.

Innovation Solution

A combustion and emergency starting control system with an auxiliary power storage device and isolation diode to isolate battery power, combined with an emergency starting switch and direct current boosted boost circuit to ensure stable voltage for the ignition and fuel injection systems, enabling the auxiliary battery to drive the starting motor and boost voltage for successful engine starts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Power

If the starting motor draws high current during engine starting, then the engine can be started, but the battery voltage drops substantially (25-40%), causing poor ignition or slowed fuel injection device switch speed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestarting motor powerVSAvoidignition reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the power supply system into two independent parts: the starting battery dedicated to the starting motor, and the auxiliary power storage device dedicated to the ignition device and fuel injection system. This segmentation prevents the voltage drop in the ignition system caused by high starting current draw, as each subsystem has its own power source.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The auxiliary power storage device acts as an intermediary power source that specifically supports the ignition device and fuel injection system during engine starting. When the starting motor draws high current, the auxiliary power storage device compensates by providing additional power to maintain voltage levels in the ignition system, thus preventing voltage drop without interfering with the starting motor operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If the starting battery power is insufficient, then external power assistance is needed, but this is inefficient and inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveengine starting reliabilityVSAvoidstarting operation convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The auxiliary power storage device enables the system to be self-sufficient during engine starting. When the starting battery power is insufficient, the auxiliary power storage device automatically activates to provide the necessary power support, eliminating the need for external power assistance and allowing the engine to start reliably without human intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If a dedicated auxiliary power source is installed for the ignition device, then voltage drop is prevented and ignition reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveignition reliabilityVSAvoidpower supply system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the auxiliary power storage device into the existing power supply system architecture, integrating it with the starting battery through a control unit that manages power distribution. This merging approach allows the system to benefit from dedicated power supply for the ignition device while maintaining a unified and manageable system structure, avoiding excessive complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Prevents voltage drops in ignition and fuel injection systems, ensuring reliable engine starts even with insufficient starting battery power, and provides enhanced starting capability by boosting voltage when needed.

Implementation Method 1

installation of isolation diode to isolate battery power for starting motor

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDiode: Diode

Implementation Method 2

voltage boost of the direct current boosted boost circuit device 600 will enable the ignition device or the fuel injection device to step up voltage

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectVoltage boosting: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentEP2282046B1Combustion and emergency starting control system with auxiliary power
Publication Date: 2019.12.04 YANG TAI HER
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AI summary

The present invention is an installation of an emergency starting switching device and/or direct current boosted boost circuit device. When the power of the starting battery is insufficient, the electric energy of the auxiliary battery is used to drive the starting motor in order to start the engine by operating the emergency starting switching device. And when the engine is started, the voltage of the ignition device or the fuel injection device is stepped up to strengthen its starting capability by means of a voltage boost by the direct current boosted boost circuit device.