PURPOSE: To enable to detect current with no need of connecting a current detecting circuit, by using glow plugs having a prescribed temperature coefficient of resistance, and detecting the magnetic field produced by the current passed through the glow plugs.
CONSTITUTION: A current detecting and amplifying block 30 is disposed at a position of a conductor 5 located on the downstream side of a main relay 1 and it is connected to a glow plug controlling circuit 32 by a bundle of conductors 31 for feeding current and transmitting the output signal of the block 30. The current detecting block consists of a magnetic circuit 8 which is constituted by a material like iron or ferrite having a high magnetic permeability that is disposed in the manner of surrounding the conductor 5, and a detector element 6 consisting of a magnetic resistance element serving as a Hall-effect element is inserted to a portion of the circuit 8. By thus detecting and controlling the temperature of glow plugs by a magnetic means, it is enabled to enhance reliability of the circuitry.
WO/2023/234877 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE |
JPS61237919 | CERAMIC GLOW PLUG |
JPS5920604 | [Title of the device] Cooling device |
MORINO SEIJI
JPS5429446A | 1979-03-05 |
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