Electricfil sensors regulate diesel systems

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Sep 14, 2009

Electricfil Automotive's speed and position sensors for diesel-engine control systems include actuators for common rail injectors; speed, position and temperature sensors; and integrated solutions.

Its actuators optimise combustion in direct-injection engines by accurately controlling the quantity, flow rate and timing of the injected fuel.

It also produces camshaft speed sensors for quick engine starting and crankshaft speed sensors for accurate diesel-injection timing.

Its non-contact position sensors are ideal for actuator, EGR and turbocharger control and its temperature sensors can be used to monitor air-admission, engine coolant and cylinder-head temperature.

Integrated mechatronic solutions are available to help automakers improve engine reliability and performance while reducing costs.

Electricfil's sensors include full custom ASICs for higher accuracy, diagnostic capability and EMC performance.

High-grade components and sealed packages are used to withstand harsh diesel-engine environments, including temperatures up to 350F.

Electricfil non-contact position sensors are ideal for EGR, turbocharger and actuator control.

They use sensing technologies including Hall effect, magnetoresistive and LVDT to cover all angular and linear measurement needs in terms of range, accuracy and integration.

High-temperature components (up to 350F[176.7C]) and sealed packages are used to withstand harsh engine environments.

Electricfil has also developed full custom ASICs for smart sensing and improved diagnostics.

More than 120 million engine speed sensors developed and produced by Electricfil are in use worldwide.

In pace with the market shift from passive VR to active electronic technology, Electricfil has developed compact electronic sensors to accurately measure camshaft and crankshaft speed.

A new generation will soon offer even higher accuracy and EMC performance.

These speed sensors allow quick engine starting and accurate injection timing and flow-rate control.

The result is greater driving comfort and a remarkable drop in fuel consumption, reducing pollution emissions.

Electricfil's Smart Battery Sensor (SBS) combines a number of non-intrusive sensing solutions to continuously measure battery current, voltage and temperature.

Electricfil's SBS uses self-learning algorithms to automatically adapt to new batteries.

Electricfil develops and supplies more than five million electromagnetic actuators every year for the new generation of common rail diesel injectors.

Electricfil actuators optimise combustion in direct-injection engines by accurately controlling the quantity, flow rate and timing of the injected fuel.

They use robust, reliable and efficient electromagnetic technology to provide a solution comparable to existing piezo technologies, but at a lower cost.

At the production end, Electricfil employs a flexible, responsive process, handling large variations in demand.

Automated production lines offer high quality and individual traceability for each product.

Electricfil also develops and produces temperature sensors.

These are mainly used to measure engine coolant, cylinder head, diesel- and air-admission temperatures.

Electricfil is working on a new generation of temperature sensors that provide higher reliability at a lower cost.

Electricfil proposes various integrated solutions to help automakers improve engine reliability and performance while reducing costs.

For example, Electricfil has developed a Magnet Ring System (MRS) that combines the sensor and magnetic encoder in an integrated crankshaft speed-measurement solution.

Small size, high accuracy and easy installation on the assembly line help car manufacturers meet continuous downsizing challenges.

More than 10 million MRS sensors have already been fitted on vehicles.