EP1444434A1 - Zündsystem und verfahren für eine brennkraftmaschine mit mikrowellen-quellen - Google Patents
Zündsystem und verfahren für eine brennkraftmaschine mit mikrowellen-quellenInfo
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- EP1444434A1 EP1444434A1 EP02764604A EP02764604A EP1444434A1 EP 1444434 A1 EP1444434 A1 EP 1444434A1 EP 02764604 A EP02764604 A EP 02764604A EP 02764604 A EP02764604 A EP 02764604A EP 1444434 A1 EP1444434 A1 EP 1444434A1
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- combustion chamber
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- ignition
- ignition system
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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
- F02P23/00—Other ignition
- F02P23/04—Other physical ignition means, e.g. using laser rays
- F02P23/045—Other physical ignition means, e.g. using laser rays using electromagnetic microwaves
Definitions
- the invention relates to an ignition system for an internal combustion engine with at least two high-frequency coupling elements, in particular microwave coupling elements, provided in the combustion chamber, which are fed by a high-frequency energy source, in particular a microwave generator. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for igniting an at least locally ignitable fuel-air mixture located in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine with an ignition system according to the invention.
- a high-frequency energy source in particular a microwave generator.
- the invention relates to a method for igniting an at least locally ignitable fuel-air mixture located in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine with an ignition system according to the invention.
- spark-ignited internal combustion engines in series are practically generally equipped with a high-voltage ignition system with which spark plugs functioning as ignition sources, which protrude into the internal combustion engine combustion chambers, are operated.
- spark plugs functioning as ignition sources, which protrude into the internal combustion engine combustion chambers.
- a high-frequency energy source is used as the energy source, by means of which high-frequency energy waves, in particular microwaves, are coupled into the internal combustion engine combustion chamber.
- the latter document suggests various shapes for the microwave coupling element projecting into the combustion chamber, which is generally referred to there as an ignition means with a coupling structure area, and explains that the combustion chamber - as usual - enclosed by metallic parts forms a cavity resonator for the microwaves ,
- the solution to this problem is characterized in that at least two high-frequency coupling elements or microwave coupling elements are provided in the combustion chamber and that the required ignition energy is generated in the combustion chamber by superimposing the high-frequency waves emitted by the coupling elements.
- interference is generated in the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine with the high-frequency waves, in particular microwaves, emitted by said coupling elements, by means of which the necessary ignition energy is provided.
- microwave coupling elements in the following the special term "microwave” is used only as a representative for the general form of a "high-frequency wave"
- the waves from these coupling elements can fundamentally be those from wave theory known interference phenomena occur.
- the freedom with regard to the location of those locations at which there is sufficient ignition energy for the ignition becomes considerable by providing at least one second microwave coupling element and thus the occurrence of interference phenomena or superimpositions between the waves emitted by the two (or more) coupling elements increased.
- a particularly advantageous development of the invention is when the phase shift between at least two high-frequency waves or microwaves or the like emitted by different high-frequency coupling elements can be changed. The location of those locations at which interference or amplitude-increasing superpositions occur between the waves emitted by the different coupling elements can thus be specifically influenced or changed. By choosing a suitable phase shift between the different microwaves or the like, it can thus be determined at which points in the combustion chamber there is a sufficiently high ignition energy due to interference phenomena. These points can then be placed where the likelihood of an ignitable fuel-air mixture is greatest.
- a method according to the invention for igniting an at least locally ignitable fuel-air mixture in an internal combustion engine combustion chamber with an ignition system according to the present invention is characterized in that preferably by varying the phase shift between at least two high-frequency waves emitted by different high-frequency coupling elements in the combustion chamber
- the ignition location in the combustion chamber can be set specifically.
- the amplitude and / or the frequency of at least one of the emitted microwaves or high-frequency waves can also be changed and thus specifically adjusted.
- this also makes it possible to set the ignition method according to the invention in such a way that the required ignition energy is provided at several locations in the combustion chamber and / or at several times at one or more locations.
- the frequency of the microwave can be adapted to the size or geometry of the combustion chamber.
- reference number 1 denotes a combustion chamber of a four-cylinder reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, into which a fuel-air mixture to be burned is introduced in the usual way. This fuel-air mixture is spark-ignited at a desired point in time by means of an ignition system according to the invention, by introducing ignition energy into the combustion chamber 1.
- the microwaves are generated by a single microwave generator a, which can be regulated in frequency and amplitude, with a frequency of 2.4 gigahertz or higher or a multiple of this frequency in the power range of approximately 100 watts.
- the microwave signal emitted by the microwave generator a is divided into a first direct path and a second path regulated by a controllable phase shifter c and is divided into each path by a high-frequency distributor d or e individual combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine distributed. There, these microwave signals are fed into the individual combustion chambers 1 through first and second coupling elements f
- a connecting line leads from the second coupling element f 2 of the combustion chamber 1 to a second distributor, designated by the letter e, from which three further connecting lines, not shown, branch off from the points designated by the numbers 2, 3, 4, which lead to further second coupling elements of the other three combustion chambers mentioned.
- Each distributor d or e is supplied with the necessary energy to activate the coupling elements fi or f 2 via a further line which leads from the distributor d or e to a (here only) attenuator b.
- a microwave generator generally a high-frequency energy source
- This microwave generator a like the attenuator b, the distributors d and e and a phase shifter c, which will be explained in the following, is controlled by an electronic control unit “ECU” as desired.
- phase shifter designated by the letter c has just been mentioned and is provided in the connecting line leading from the attenuator b to the distributor e. If, as here, the two microwave coupling elements fi and f 2 of a combustion chamber 1 are supplied by a common microwave generator a as a high-frequency energy source, this phase shifter c can be used to achieve a desired phase shift between the microwaves emitted by the two coupling elements i and f 2 (or . generally high-frequency waves) can be set. Preferably, no constant phase shift is set in this phase shifter c, but this phase shift should be variable, ie freely selectable, which is represented by the “adjustment arrow” in the Greek letter ⁇ which symbolizes a phase shift. This is set in the phase shifter c The phase shift ⁇ corresponds to the command signals issued by the ECU.
- the ignition energy required for ignition of the ignitable air-fuel mixture to be found there can be specifically prepared at one or more points in the combustion chamber be put.
- the electronic control unit ECU not only specifies the phase shift ⁇ and the point in time at which microwaves are emitted by the coupling elements fi and f 2 of a particular one of the four combustion chambers here, but also the frequency f der according to their command signals Microwaves generated in the microwave generator a can be varied, which is represented by the “adjustment arrow” in the letter f entered in the microwave generator a, which symbolizes the frequency of the emitted high-frequency waves.
- the amplitude A of the can also be corresponding to the command signals of the electronic control unit ECU the coupling elements fi and f 2 emitted microwaves or high-frequency waves are varied, which is represented by the “adjustment arrow” in the letter A entered in the attenuator b, which symbolizes the amplitude of the microwaves or high-frequency waves.
- the ignition system described thus offers a large number of variabilities, with the aid of which, in accordance with the respective requirements in the combustion chamber 1 or in the combustion chambers 1 of the internal combustion engine, at the respectively desired locations and at the respectively desired times, those required for ignition of the ignitable mixture present therein at least locally Ignition energy can be made available, whereby - as already mentioned - it is also possible to provide this required ignition energy at several locations in the combustion chamber at the same time or at different times.
- the ignition energy in the combustion chamber 1 can be provided along a curve or a three-dimensional field, although it should also be pointed out that this and a large number of further details can deviate from the above explanations without departing from the content of the patent claims.
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- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Combustion Methods Of Internal-Combustion Engines (AREA)
- Ignition Installations For Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| DE10156410 | 2001-11-16 | ||
| DE10156410 | 2001-11-16 | ||
| PCT/EP2002/007202 WO2003042533A1 (de) | 2001-11-16 | 2002-06-29 | Zündsystem und verfahren für eine brennkraftmaschine mit mikrowellen-quellen |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1444434A1 true EP1444434A1 (de) | 2004-08-11 |
| EP1444434B1 EP1444434B1 (de) | 2006-11-29 |
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| EP02764604A Expired - Lifetime EP1444434B1 (de) | 2001-11-16 | 2002-06-29 | Zündsystem und verfahren für eine brennkraftmaschine mit mikrowellen-quellen |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP1444434B1 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE50208865D1 (de) |
| ES (1) | ES2275906T3 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2003042533A1 (de) |
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| RU2256817C2 (ru) * | 2003-09-18 | 2005-07-20 | Казанский государственный технический университет им. А.Н. Туполева | Способ воспламенения рабочей смеси в двигателе внутреннего сгорания и устройство для его осуществления (варианты) |
| DE10356916B3 (de) | 2003-12-01 | 2005-06-23 | Volker Gallatz | Verfahren zum Zünden der Verbrennung eines Kraftstoffes in einem Verbrennungsraum eines Motors, zugehörige Vorrichtung und Motor |
| DE102006005792B4 (de) * | 2006-02-07 | 2018-04-26 | Fachhochschule Aachen | Hochfrequenzzündanlage für Kraftfahrzeuge |
| DE102009016665A1 (de) | 2009-03-31 | 2010-10-07 | Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft | Verbrennungsmotor |
| DE102009016668B4 (de) | 2009-03-31 | 2020-04-02 | Mwi Micro Wave Ignition Ag | Brennverfahren für einen fremdgezündeten Verbrennungsmotor |
| CN103384755A (zh) * | 2011-01-24 | 2013-11-06 | 高知有限公司 | 用于燃烧发动机的em能量施加 |
| JP5953533B2 (ja) * | 2011-01-31 | 2016-07-20 | イマジニアリング株式会社 | 信号処理装置 |
| WO2013011968A1 (ja) * | 2011-07-16 | 2013-01-24 | イマジニアリング株式会社 | プラズマ生成装置、及び内燃機関 |
| EP3037651A4 (de) * | 2013-08-21 | 2017-04-26 | Imagineering, Inc. | Zündsystem für einen verbrennungsmotor und verbrennungsmotor |
| EP2881579B1 (de) * | 2013-12-04 | 2019-03-27 | NXP USA, Inc. | HF-Leistungsverstärkungs- und -verteilungssysteme, Plasmazündungssysteme und Verfahren zum Betrieb dafür |
| EP3242010A4 (de) * | 2014-12-29 | 2018-01-17 | Imagineering, Inc. | Zündsystem und brennkraftmaschine |
| EP3064764B1 (de) * | 2015-03-03 | 2020-09-02 | MWI Micro Wave Ignition AG | Mikrowellenzündkerze zum Einkoppeln von Mikrowellenenergie |
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- 2002-06-29 WO PCT/EP2002/007202 patent/WO2003042533A1/de not_active Ceased
- 2002-06-29 EP EP02764604A patent/EP1444434B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-06-29 DE DE50208865T patent/DE50208865D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2002-06-29 ES ES02764604T patent/ES2275906T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
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| ES2275906T3 (es) | 2007-06-16 |
| DE50208865D1 (de) | 2007-01-11 |
| EP1444434B1 (de) | 2006-11-29 |
| WO2003042533A1 (de) | 2003-05-22 |
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