Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP
Ignition control system with circulating-current control
In an implementation, a method of operating an ignition circuit can include enabling a charge path control circuit and a switch circuit to charge a primary winding of an ignition coil of the ignition circuit until a threshold current is reached in the primary winding. After reaching the threshold current in the primary winding, the method can include maintaining a current in the primary winding of the ignition coil in correspondence with a current limit by alternatively activating and deactivating the charge path control circuit complementary to alternative activation and deactivation of a circulating-current path control circuit. During the maintaining the current in the primary winding, the method can include initiating a spark in a spark plug included in the ignition circuit, the initiating the spark including controlling an amount of energy delivered from the primary winding to a secondary winding of the ignition coil.
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