CA1038027A - Capacitor discharge ignition system with controlled spark duration - Google Patents
Capacitor discharge ignition system with controlled spark durationInfo
- Publication number
- CA1038027A CA1038027A CA222,556A CA222556A CA1038027A CA 1038027 A CA1038027 A CA 1038027A CA 222556 A CA222556 A CA 222556A CA 1038027 A CA1038027 A CA 1038027A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- capacitor
- primary winding
- winding
- coupled
- discharge
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
- F02P3/00—Other installations
- F02P3/01—Electric spark ignition installations without subsequent energy storage, i.e. energy supplied by an electrical oscillator
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02P—IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES
- F02P3/00—Other installations
- F02P3/06—Other installations having capacitive energy storage
- F02P3/08—Layout of circuits
- F02P3/0876—Layout of circuits the storage capacitor being charged by means of an energy converter (DC-DC converter) or of an intermediate storage inductance
- F02P3/0884—Closing the discharge circuit of the storage capacitor with semiconductor devices
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Ignition Installations For Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US463692A US3906919A (en) | 1974-04-24 | 1974-04-24 | Capacitor discharge ignition system with controlled spark duration |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1038027A true CA1038027A (en) | 1978-09-05 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA222,556A Expired CA1038027A (en) | 1974-04-24 | 1975-03-19 | Capacitor discharge ignition system with controlled spark duration |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US3906919A (show.php) |
| JP (1) | JPS50146728A (show.php) |
| CA (1) | CA1038027A (show.php) |
| DE (1) | DE2517940C2 (show.php) |
| GB (1) | GB1478431A (show.php) |
Families Citing this family (44)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE2619556A1 (de) * | 1976-05-04 | 1977-11-24 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Zuendanlage, insbesondere fuer brennkraftmaschinen |
| JPS5821112B2 (ja) * | 1976-07-26 | 1983-04-27 | 株式会社シグマエレクトロニクスプランニング | スパ−クプラグ点火装置 |
| US4140946A (en) * | 1977-07-05 | 1979-02-20 | Gerry Martin E | Transient modulation ignition system |
| US4258296A (en) * | 1979-05-31 | 1981-03-24 | Gerry Martin E | Inductive-capacitive charge-discharge ignition system |
| US4216412A (en) * | 1977-07-05 | 1980-08-05 | Gerry Martin E | Transient modulated AC ignition system |
| US4123689A (en) * | 1977-07-11 | 1978-10-31 | Gerry Martin E | Transient intermodulation ignition system |
| US4301782A (en) * | 1977-09-21 | 1981-11-24 | Wainwright Basil E | Ignition system |
| DE2742641A1 (de) * | 1977-09-22 | 1979-04-05 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Zuendanlage fuer brennkraftmaschinen |
| US4292569A (en) * | 1978-07-12 | 1981-09-29 | Gerry Martin E | High energy modulation ignition system |
| US4349008A (en) * | 1979-11-09 | 1982-09-14 | Wainwright Basil E | Apparatus for producing spark ignition of an internal combustion engine |
| DE3033367C2 (de) * | 1980-09-04 | 1982-12-30 | SEAR, System Engineering, Analysis and Research Ltd. & Co KG, 8000 München | Schaltkreis zum Steigern von Intensität und Dauer der von einer Zündspule eines Zündsystems für Brennkraftmotoren lieferbaren Zündfunken |
| JPS5756668A (en) * | 1980-09-18 | 1982-04-05 | Nissan Motor Co Ltd | Plasma igniter |
| JPS5756667A (en) * | 1980-09-18 | 1982-04-05 | Nissan Motor Co Ltd | Plasma igniter |
| US4820957A (en) * | 1986-02-18 | 1989-04-11 | Aleksandar Zivkovich | Process for burning a carbonaceous fuel using a high energy alternating current wave |
| US4710681A (en) * | 1986-02-18 | 1987-12-01 | Aleksandar Zivkovich | Process for burning a carbonaceous fuel using a high-energy alternating current wave |
| US4784105A (en) * | 1986-04-11 | 1988-11-15 | Brown Craig R | High performance digital ignition system for internal combustion engines |
| JP2591078B2 (ja) * | 1987-07-03 | 1997-03-19 | 日本電装株式会社 | 内燃機関用点火装置 |
| US5065073A (en) * | 1988-11-15 | 1991-11-12 | Frus John R | Apparatus and method for providing ignition to a turbine engine |
| US5148084A (en) * | 1988-11-15 | 1992-09-15 | Unison Industries, Inc. | Apparatus and method for providing ignition to a turbine engine |
| US5245252A (en) * | 1988-11-15 | 1993-09-14 | Frus John R | Apparatus and method for providing ignition to a turbine engine |
| US5056496A (en) * | 1989-03-14 | 1991-10-15 | Nippondenso Co., Ltd. | Ignition system of multispark type |
| DE3928726A1 (de) * | 1989-08-30 | 1991-03-07 | Vogt Electronic Ag | Zuendsystem mit stromkontrollierter halbleiterschaltung |
| US5155437A (en) * | 1990-07-26 | 1992-10-13 | Unison Industries Limited Partnership | Diagnostic device for gas turbine ignition system |
| US5523691A (en) * | 1990-07-26 | 1996-06-04 | Unison Industries Limited Partnership | Diagnostic device for gas turbine ignition system |
| US5060623A (en) * | 1990-12-20 | 1991-10-29 | Caterpillar Inc. | Spark duration control for a capacitor discharge ignition system |
| US5207208A (en) * | 1991-09-06 | 1993-05-04 | Combustion Electromagnetics Inc. | Integrated converter high power CD ignition |
| US5429103A (en) * | 1991-09-18 | 1995-07-04 | Enox Technologies, Inc. | High performance ignition system |
| US5473502A (en) * | 1992-09-22 | 1995-12-05 | Simmonds Precision Engine Systems | Exciter with an output current multiplier |
| US5754011A (en) | 1995-07-14 | 1998-05-19 | Unison Industries Limited Partnership | Method and apparatus for controllably generating sparks in an ignition system or the like |
| US5806504A (en) * | 1995-07-25 | 1998-09-15 | Outboard Marine Corporation | Hybrid ignition circuit for an internal combustion engine |
| GB2313157A (en) * | 1996-05-16 | 1997-11-19 | Hsu Chih Cheng | Ignition system with auxiliary pulses, for gasoline i.c. engine |
| SE510479C2 (sv) * | 1996-06-12 | 1999-05-25 | Sem Ab | Sätt att alstra en spänning för att detektera en jonström i gnistgapet vid en förbränningsmotor |
| AU3641399A (en) | 1998-04-13 | 1999-11-01 | Gary R. Hoeflich | Methods and apparatus for controlling spark duration in an internal combustion engine |
| US6112730A (en) * | 1999-02-26 | 2000-09-05 | Thomas C. Marrs | Ignition system with clamping circuit for use in an internal combustion engine |
| US6135099A (en) * | 1999-02-26 | 2000-10-24 | Thomas C. Marrs | Ignition system for an internal combustion engine |
| US6603216B2 (en) * | 2001-10-10 | 2003-08-05 | Champion Aerospace Inc. | Exciter circuit with ferro-resonant transformer network for an ignition system of a turbine engine |
| US7401603B1 (en) * | 2007-02-02 | 2008-07-22 | Altronic, Inc. | High tension capacitive discharge ignition with reinforcing triggering pulses |
| US7612982B2 (en) * | 2007-03-30 | 2009-11-03 | Kaz, Incorporated | Pulsed high voltage igniter circuit |
| US7543578B2 (en) * | 2007-05-08 | 2009-06-09 | Continental Automotive Systems Us, Inc. | High frequency ignition assembly |
| US7681562B2 (en) * | 2008-01-31 | 2010-03-23 | Autotronic Controls Corporation | Multiple primary coil ignition system and method |
| JP2011074906A (ja) * | 2009-10-02 | 2011-04-14 | Hanshin Electric Co Ltd | 内燃機関用点火装置 |
| JP2011080381A (ja) * | 2009-10-05 | 2011-04-21 | Hanshin Electric Co Ltd | 内燃機関用点火装置 |
| SE542389C2 (en) | 2018-09-04 | 2020-04-21 | Sem Ab | An ignition system and method controlling spark ignited combustion engines |
| KR102879610B1 (ko) * | 2025-03-21 | 2025-10-31 | (주)고려엔지니어링 | 수명예측이 가능한 점화시스템 |
Family Cites Families (6)
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| DE1186273B (de) * | 1959-04-09 | 1965-01-28 | Economy Engine Co | Verteiler- und unterbrecherlose Zuendanlage fuer Mehrzylinderbrennkraftmaschinen |
| US3549944A (en) * | 1966-02-16 | 1970-12-22 | Brunswick Corp | Triggered supply for arc gap unit |
| SE364341B (show.php) * | 1968-02-29 | 1974-02-18 | Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche | |
| CH492872A (fr) * | 1969-05-29 | 1970-06-30 | Caron Charles | Dispositif d'allumage électronique pour moteur à explosion |
| US3636936A (en) * | 1970-01-09 | 1972-01-25 | Motorola Inc | Auxiliary spark starting circuit for ignition systems |
| DE2048960A1 (de) * | 1970-10-06 | 1972-04-13 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Kondensatorzündanlage für Brennkraftmaschinen |
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1974
- 1974-04-24 US US463692A patent/US3906919A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1975
- 1975-03-13 GB GB1047275A patent/GB1478431A/en not_active Expired
- 1975-03-19 CA CA222,556A patent/CA1038027A/en not_active Expired
- 1975-04-23 DE DE2517940A patent/DE2517940C2/de not_active Expired
- 1975-04-23 JP JP50048742A patent/JPS50146728A/ja active Pending
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| GB1478431A (en) | 1977-06-29 |
| JPS50146728A (show.php) | 1975-11-25 |
| DE2517940A1 (de) | 1975-11-13 |
| DE2517940C2 (de) | 1982-12-16 |
| AU7976275A (en) | 1976-10-07 |
| US3906919A (en) | 1975-09-23 |
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