MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647024682 A) filed by Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. Kg, Herzogenaurach, Germany, on March 2, for 'method for managing a combustion engine during a stalling phase.'

Inventor(s) include Moine, Xavier.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a method for managing a combustion engine during a stalling phase, the method comprising the following steps: - during the compression phase in a cylinder, estimating the engine load by comparing the transit times of two consecutive teeth of the target; - estimating the rotational speed of the crankshaft as it passes through top dead centre at the end of the compression phase, on the basis of the engine load on the one hand and the cylinder pressure at the start of the compression phase on the other hand; and - performing an action on an ignition system to control fuel combustion in the relevant cylinder according to the estimated speed and at least one predetermined rotational speed threshold, wherein the action may involve delaying the start of a charging phase of an ignition coil, modifying the ignition angle or cutting off the ignition."

The patent application was internationally filed on Sept. 19, 2024, under International application No.PCT/EP2024/076178.

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