PREMET® XL

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TDC – Auto shift Explanation

• How to find the „dynamic“ TDC-position and how to use the Function
TDC-shift in the PREMET XL software

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• Uncorrected Diagram:

Please focus your view of the diagram only on the range around
TDC position ( marked with a black vertical line and TDC (OT) in the
diagram).

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• Detailed view of TDC range

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• The above focused view will make some things more clear. If you look
at the green curve (cyl. pressure curve) you will see that the curve is
always increasing until reached the maximum (Pmax).

•In relation to this curve you

see the blue curve (dp/da
derivative” curve).

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• This dp/da curve is recording the pressure changes from one
measuring point to the next. This curve is steadily increasing but near
to TDC position this curve is decreasing.

This means the piston of the

engine is coming near to the TDC
(top death centre) position.
(Volume changing per degree
crankshaft movement is
decreasing)

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• Depending on the type of engine this curve will cross the Zero line for
dp/da reading (blue horizontal line). Where this dp/da curve is crossing the
Zero line the dynamic TDC position is reached.

But on engines with “early”

injection (as shown in the
graphic) this dp/da curve will
not cross the Zero line.

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• The reason for this is that burning of fuel starts before TDC. Therefore a
pressure rising (or better dp/da rising) is even in the TDC position, were on
“traditional” engine types no dp/da rising happens.

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• For the above reason the dp/da curve isn’t crossing the blue Zero line for
dp/da readings.

In these cases you have to

extend the curve by using the
red marker in the function
“Automatic TDC correction by
computer “.

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• Please start the function SHIFT TDC by clicking on the relevant software
button.

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• Please select the function “Automatic TDC correction by computer”. The
following screen appears.

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• After you have done your choice the following screen appears:

Zoom Button

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• For a better view click on the zoom button, and following screen appears:

Button for Choosing

the reference
cylinder

Red Marker

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• The software will always be automatically start to chose cylinder 1 as the

reference. This is for most of the application the best, only if the cylinder which
is the nearest to the flywheel is not cylinder on press the Button REFCYL+ (-)
until you have chosen the cylinder which is nearest to the flywheel.
• After this work is done, please place the red marker by pressing the buttons
<Marker or >Marker to the position in between max and min of the derivative
curve (see next picture).

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• Please rotate the red marker until you have reached a position that the red
marker is following the derivative curve (see next picture):

Where the red marker is

now crossing the derivative
curve the dynamic TDC
position is recognized

This field shows the

deviation in the TDC
position measured with
the PREMET XL and the
dynamic position
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• In the above picture the deferent’s in between the PREMET XL

measurement and the dynamic position is 1,3°crankshaft.
• This seems to be not important but please remember 1° failure in
crankshaft position creates a 10% failure in power calculation.

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• The correction is now

done temporarily for
cylinder 1 (or every
other cylinder which
you have chosen as
reference). By
pressing the AUTO
TDC button right on
the top of the screen
all cylinder will be
corrected now
automatically.

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• A small info field will inform you that the correction was done (see next
picture):

TDC correction

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• Now press the Save
button and store the
file under the name
which you have
chosen (we
recommend to use the
same name of the file
for example “test1”
but with an c for
corrected = “test1c”).
But always remember
all files names must
be typed in without
extension, because
our software will add
*.xl automatically.

Save Button

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