Timing – Schedule A/B – Energy

Figure: Timing – Schedule A/B – Energy

You can make different energy settings for the start phase and normal operation.

Start Phase

Set the start phase of your engine. To do this you can enter a Speed Limit, a Time Limit or both. If you enter values for both criteria, both values must also be exceeded, so that the ignition controller classifies the start phase as ended and sets the values for normal operation. If you only want to use one criterion, set the other value to 0. If you do not want to define any start-up phase, set both values to 0.

Enter values specific to your application for the Spark Duration, the Spark Intensity and the Maximum Breakdown Voltage. The maximum breakdown voltage corresponds to the maximum voltage expected during operation.

Normal Operation

If the criteria specified for the start phase are exceeded, the settings for normal operation are used by the ignition controller. Make the energy settings the same as for the start phase.

Energy Limit

You can use the field Energy Limit to limit the output energy made available by the ignition controller. If the set output energy is no longer sufficient to reach the set energy values (spark duration, spark intensity, max. breakdown voltage), the spark duration is reduced correspondingly.

 

Required supply voltage for energy control

Depending on the output configuration and the energy settings, for a correct energy control, a higher supply voltage than the minimum 10 V DC sufficient for operation of the device can be necessary. If this is the case, the required supply voltage is displayed in a notice in the window Timing – Schedule A/B – Energy.