EP2153056A1 - Measuring device in a radiofrequency ignition system for internal combustion engine - Google Patents

Measuring device in a radiofrequency ignition system for internal combustion engine

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EP2153056A1
EP2153056A1 EP08805775A EP08805775A EP2153056A1 EP 2153056 A1 EP2153056 A1 EP 2153056A1 EP 08805775 A EP08805775 A EP 08805775A EP 08805775 A EP08805775 A EP 08805775A EP 2153056 A1 EP2153056 A1 EP 2153056A1
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André AGNERAY
Franck Deloraine
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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
    • 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
    • F02P17/00—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
    • F02P17/12—Testing characteristics of the spark, ignition voltage or current
    • 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
    • F02P17/00—Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting; Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
    • F02P17/12—Testing characteristics of the spark, ignition voltage or current
    • F02P2017/125—Measuring ionisation of combustion gas, e.g. by using ignition circuits

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  • the present invention relates to a measuring device in an electronically controlled radiofrequency ignition system of an internal combustion engine, adapted to perform the measurement of the ionization current of the gases in the engine cylinders and / or the measurement of the voltage at the terminals of the electrodes of a spark plug during ignition control.
  • the measurement of the ionization current of the gases in the cylinders of the engine is carried out typically after the end of the ignition and finds particularly advantageous applications, for example for the detection of the angle corresponding to the peak pressure of the chamber of burning, rattling or for the identification of misfires.
  • ionization current measuring circuits for a conventional ignition system, the operation of which consists in polarizing the mixture of the combustion chamber after the generation of the spark between the electrodes of the spark plug, in order to measure the current resulting from the propagation of the spark.
  • Such circuits are conventionally arranged at the foot of the secondary of an ignition coil connected to the spark plug.
  • the present invention therefore aims in particular to provide a device for measuring the ionization current adapted to a radiofrequency ignition system.
  • Another object is to make it possible, on the basis of the same device, to measure, cumulatively or otherwise, the measurement of the voltage across the electrodes of a radiofrequency coil-plug during an order. ignition.
  • the invention therefore relates to a measuring device, characterized in that it comprises: a circuit for supplying a radio frequency ignition, comprising a transformer of which a secondary winding is connected to at least one resonator having a resonance frequency greater than 1 MHz, and comprising two electrodes capable of generating a spark during ignition control, a measurement capacitor connected in series between the secondary winding and the resonator,
  • circuits for measuring the ionization current of the gases in combustion in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine associated with the resonator said circuit being connected to the terminals of the measurement capacitor, and / or
  • the measurement capacitor is connected in series between the secondary winding of the transformer and the resonator, at a ground return wire of the transformer and the resonator.
  • the device comprises a damping resistor connected in parallel with a primary winding of the transformer.
  • the device comprises a continuous power supply connected to the base of the secondary winding of the transformer.
  • the measuring circuit of the ionization current comprises a circuit differentiating the potential difference between the terminals of the measuring capacitor.
  • the circuit for measuring the voltage across the electrodes of the resonator comprises a rectifier circuit of the peak voltage across the measuring capacitor.
  • a primary winding of the transformer is connected on one side to a supply voltage and on the other side to the drain of at least one switch transistor controlled by a control signal, the switching transistor applying the supply voltage across the primary winding at a frequency defined by the control signal.
  • the transformer comprises a variable transformation ratio.
  • Figure 1 is a diagram of a resonator modeling a radiofrequency coil-candle plasma generation
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a power supply circuit according to the state of the art, making it possible to apply an alternating voltage in the range of radio frequencies to the terminals of the spark plug coil;
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a variant of the circuit of FIG. 2, and
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a power supply circuit adapted according to the invention for measuring the ionization current and the voltage across the spark plug electrodes during ignition control.
  • the coil-spark plug implemented in the context of the controlled radiofrequency ignition is electrically equivalent to a resonator 1 (see FIG. 1), whose resonance frequency F c is greater than 1 MHz, and typically close to 5 MHz.
  • the resonator comprises in series a resistor Rs, an inductance coil Ls and a capacitance Cs. Ignition electrodes 11 and 12 of the coil-plug are connected across the capacitor Cs of the resonator, making it possible to generate multi-filament discharges to initiate the combustion of the mixture in the combustion chambers of the engine, when the resonator is powered.
  • the amplitude across the capacitance Cs is amplified so that multi-filament discharges occur. develop between the electrodes, on distances of the order of one centimeter at high pressure and for peak voltages of less than 25 kV.
  • branched sparks Insofar as they involve the simultaneous generation of at least several lines or ionization path in a given volume, their branches being moreover omnidirectional.
  • This application to radio frequency ignition then requires the use of a power supply circuit, capable of generating voltage pulses, typically of the order of 100 ns, which can reach amplitudes of the order of 1 kV, at a frequency very close to the resonance frequency of the plasma generation resonator of the radiofrequency coil-plug.
  • FIG. 2 diagrammatically illustrates such a supply circuit 2, furthermore detailed in the patent application FR 03-10767.
  • the power supply circuit of the radiofrequency coil-plug conventionally implements a so-called "Class E pseudo power amplifier” assembly. This assembly makes it possible to create the voltage pulses with the aforementioned characteristics.
  • This assembly consists of an intermediate continuous supply Vinter which can vary from 0 to 250V, a MOSFET transistor of power M and a parallel resonant circuit 4 comprising a coil Lp in parallel with a capacitor Cp.
  • the transistor M is used as a switch to control the switching at the terminals of the parallel resonant circuit and the plasma generation resonator 1 to be connected to an output interface OUT of the supply circuit.
  • the transistor M is driven on its gate by a control logic signal Vl, supplied by a control stage 3, at a frequency which must be substantially set to the resonance frequency of the resonator 1.
  • the intermediate continuous supply voltage Vinter can advantageously be provided by a high voltage power supply, typically a DC / DC converter.
  • the parallel resonator 4 transforms the continuous supply voltage Vinter into an amplified periodic voltage, corresponding to the supply voltage multiplied by the overvoltage coefficient of the parallel resonator and applied to an interface of output of the power supply circuit at the drain of the switch transistor M.
  • the switch transistor M then applies the amplified supply voltage to the output of the power supply, at the frequency defined by the control signal Vl, which is sought to make as close as possible to the resonant frequency of the coil - candle, so as to generate the high-voltage across the electrodes of the coil-spark plug necessary for the development and maintenance of the multi-filament discharge.
  • the transistor thus switches high currents at a frequency of approximately 5 MHz and with a drain-source voltage of up to IkV.
  • the choice of the transistor is critical and requires a compromise between voltage and current.
  • the parallel coil Lp is then replaced by a transformer T, having a transformation ratio of between 1 and 5.
  • the primary winding L M of the transformer is connected on one side to the supply voltage Vinter and on the other side to the drain of the switching transistor M, controlling the application of the supply voltage Vinter across the primary winding at the frequency defined by the control signal Vl.
  • the secondary winding L N of the transformer one side of which is connected to ground by a grounding wire 6, is in turn intended to be connected to the spark-plug.
  • the resonator 1 of the coil-plug connected to the terminals of the secondary winding by connecting son 5 and 6, whose ground return wire 6, is thus fed by the secondary of the transformer.
  • the adaptation of the transformation ratio then makes it possible to reduce the drain-source voltage of the transistor.
  • the decrease in the primary voltage induces an increase in the current flowing through the transistor. It is then possible to compensate for this constraint by placing for example two transistors in parallel controlled by the same control stage 3.
  • FIG. 4 then illustrates an adaptation of the circuit previously described with reference to FIG. 3 to the needs of the invention.
  • a measuring capacitor of capacitance denoted Cmesure in FIG. 4 is first provided to be connected in series between the secondary winding of the transformer of the radiofrequency ignition supply circuit 2 and the resonator 1. of radiofrequency plasma generation, on the ground return wire 6 of the transformer and the resonator.
  • a DC power supply supplying a Vpolar voltage of between 12 and 250V and which can therefore be the battery voltage or the intermediate DC supply voltage Vinter, is intended to be connected via an Rpolar resistor to foot of the secondary winding of the transformer.
  • the role of this power supply is to polarize the high voltage electrode of the spark plug coil connected at the output of the power supply circuit with respect to the motor cylinder head.
  • a damping resistor Rstop may optionally be arranged in parallel with the primary winding of the transformer T.
  • Such a resistor makes it possible to damp the residual voltage across the primary winding once the transistor M is no longer ordered, that is to say after the generation of the spark.
  • the presence of this resistance advantageously makes it possible to measure the ionization current as soon as possible after the end of the ignition control, as will be seen in more detail later.
  • the supply circuit of FIG. 3 is in fact adapted to perform measurements of the ionization current.
  • the ionization current corresponds to the propagation of the flame front within the combustion chamber. It is therefore a signal to follow the evolution and type of combustion that takes place.
  • This ionization current is measurable after the end of the spark for at least 1 ms and has an amplitude of the order of 20 ⁇ A. Also, the measurement of the ionization current is carried out after the end of the ignition.
  • the motor rotates in 10 ⁇ 2 s, ie 26 ⁇ s / °.
  • a tolerance of lOO ⁇ s or about 4 ° crankshaft maximum speed
  • the damping is improved by the addition of a resistor parallel to the primary winding of the transformer at the output of which is connected the coil-candle.
  • the measurement of the ionization current according to the invention is carried out at the terminals of the measurement capacitor Cmesure.
  • a differentiating type DIFF measuring circuit is connected across the measuring capacitor Cmesure.
  • the measurement of the ionization current is therefore carried out at the terminals of the measuring capacitor Cmesure during combustion.
  • the equivalent charge during combustion can be modeled by a Rion resistance of approximately 500 kilo Ohms, connected in parallel with the capacitor Cs of the plasma generation resonator 1. According to the embodiment of FIG.
  • the differentiator circuit DIFF used for the measurement of the ionization current comprises an amplifier operating device 10 powered by a voltage Vlow, the inverting input of which is connected to a terminal of the measuring capacitor Cmesure via a capacitance denoted C, of value equal for example to 100 nF, whose non-inverting input is connected to the other terminal of the measuring capacitor via the same capacitor C, and whose output Vs is looped back to the non-inverting input via a resistor, denoted R, for example equal to 100 Ohms.
  • the non-inverting input is further biased through the supply voltage of the amplifier.
  • This voltage Vlow is first filtered by an RC circuit, comprising a resistor of equal value, for example 4 / 5R, in series with a capacitor C1.
  • the thus filtered voltage V A is then applied to the non-inverting input.
  • a resistive voltage divider bridge composed of two resistors, each of value equal to 2R for example.
  • the output voltage Vs of the differentiating circuit is therefore the derivative of the potential difference across the capacitances Cmes, namely:
  • Vs R lion + - ⁇ R lion + - Vlow
  • the supply circuit of FIG. 3 can also be adapted to make a measurement of the voltage Vout across the terminals of the coil-spark plug during an ignition control (that is, as long as a control signal is applied to the transistor M). Such a measurement of the voltage can be used for an optimal control of the development of the spark.
  • a rectifier circuit RED is connected across the measuring capacitor Cmesure, for extracting the peak voltage across the capacitor measurement during ignition control.
  • the rectifier circuit is produced by placing a diode D in series with a resistive type load of value R1, chosen for example equal to 100 Ohms, at the terminals of which is obtained during ignition control, a voltage Vs advantageously proportional at the high voltage Vout across the electrodes of the spark plug.
  • R1 resistive type load of value
  • Vs advantageously proportional at the high voltage Vout across the electrodes of the spark plug.
  • a decoupling capacitor denoted C3 in FIG. 4, may have a value, for example equal to 100 nF, upstream from the diode D and in series with it. and a resistor R3 to ground, for the purpose of eliminating the DC component of the input signal of the rectifier circuit.
  • a capacity denoted C2 of a value for example equal to 1 nF, in parallel with the resistive load at the output of the rectifier circuit, allows the storage of the peak value of the voltage.
  • the measurement of the voltage across the measuring capacitance Cmes during ignition control advantageously makes it possible to obtain an image measurement of the voltage across the electrodes of the coil-spark plug.
  • the solution described in the context of the present application therefore makes it possible, from the same measurement capacitor mounted in series at the output of the supply circuit radiofrequency ignition, to perform both the measurement of the ionization current and the measurement of the voltage at the terminals of the electrodes of the coil-spark plug during an ignition control, or one or the other only of these measurements, according to whether one chooses to integrate the two previously described circuits for the purpose of carrying out these measurements at the terminals of the capacitor Cmesure, or only one or other of these circuits.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a measuring device characterised in that it comprises: a supply circuit (2) for radiofrequency ignition including a transformer (T) having a secondary winding (LN) connected to at least one resonator (1) having a resonance frequency higher than 1 MHz, and including two electrodes (11, 12) capable of generating a spark upon an ignition control; a measuring capacitor (Cmesure) connected in series between the secondary winding and the resonator; a measuring circuit (DIFF) of the ionisation current (Iion) of the combustion gases in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine associated with the resonator, said circuit being connected at the terminals of the measuring capacitor; and/or a measuring circuit (RED) for measuring the voltage (Vout) at the resonator terminals upon an ignition control, said circuit being connected to the terminals of the measuring capacitor.

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DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DANS UN SYSTEME D'ALLUMAGE RADIOFREQUENCE POUR UN MOTEUR A COMBUSTION INTERNE MEASURING DEVICE IN A RADIOFREQUENCY IGNITION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
La présente invention concerne un dispositif de mesure dans un système d'allumage radiofréquence commandé électroniquement d'un moteur à combustion interne, adapté à réaliser la mesure du courant d' ionisation des gaz dans les cylindres du moteur et/ou la mesure de la tension aux bornes des électrodes d'une bougie d'allumage lors d'une commande d'allumage.The present invention relates to a measuring device in an electronically controlled radiofrequency ignition system of an internal combustion engine, adapted to perform the measurement of the ionization current of the gases in the engine cylinders and / or the measurement of the voltage at the terminals of the electrodes of a spark plug during ignition control.
La mesure du courant d' ionisation des gaz dans les cylindres du moteur s'effectue typiquement après la fin de l'allumage et trouve des applications particulièrement avantageuses, par exemple pour la détection de l'angle correspondant au pic de pression de la chambre de combustion, du cliquetis ou encore pour l'identification des ratés d'allumage.The measurement of the ionization current of the gases in the cylinders of the engine is carried out typically after the end of the ignition and finds particularly advantageous applications, for example for the detection of the angle corresponding to the peak pressure of the chamber of burning, rattling or for the identification of misfires.
Il est connu des circuits de mesure du courant d'ionisation pour un système d'allumage classique, dont le fonctionnement consiste à polariser le mélange de la chambre à combustion après la génération de l'étincelle entre les électrodes de la bougie d'allumage, afin de mesurer le courant résultant de la propagation de 1' étincelle . De tels circuits sont classiquement disposés au pied du secondaire d'une bobine d'allumage connectée à la bougie d'allumage.It is known ionization current measuring circuits for a conventional ignition system, the operation of which consists in polarizing the mixture of the combustion chamber after the generation of the spark between the electrodes of the spark plug, in order to measure the current resulting from the propagation of the spark. Such circuits are conventionally arranged at the foot of the secondary of an ignition coil connected to the spark plug.
Ces circuits nécessitent cependant d'être dédiés aux caractéristiques de l'allumage classique et ne sont donc pas adaptables en tant que tels aux systèmes d'allumage à génération de plasma, mettant en œuvre des bougies d'allumage de type bobines-bougies radiofréquence (BME) , comme décrits en détail dans les demandes de brevet suivantes déposées au nom de la demanderesse FR 03-10766, FR 03-10767 et FR 03-10768.These circuits, however, need to be dedicated to the characteristics of the conventional ignition and therefore are not adaptable as such to plasma-generated ignition systems, implementing radiofrequency coils-candles type ignition plugs (BME), as described in detail in the following patent applications filed in the name of the Applicant FR 03-10766, FR 03-10767 and FR 03-10768.
La présente invention vise donc notamment à proposer un dispositif de mesure du courant d' ionisation adapté à un système d'allumage radiofréquence .The present invention therefore aims in particular to provide a device for measuring the ionization current adapted to a radiofrequency ignition system.
Un autre objet est de permettre, sur la base du même dispositif, de réaliser, cumulativement ou non à la mesure du courant d'ionisation, une mesure de la tension aux bornes des électrodes d'une bobine-bougie radiofréquence lors d'une commande d'allumage.Another object is to make it possible, on the basis of the same device, to measure, cumulatively or otherwise, the measurement of the voltage across the electrodes of a radiofrequency coil-plug during an order. ignition.
Avec cet objectif en vue l'invention concerne donc un dispositif de mesure, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : - un circuit d'alimentation d'un allumage radiofréquence, comprenant un transformateur dont un enroulement secondaire est connecté à au moins un résonateur présentant une fréquence de résonance supérieure à 1 MHz, et comprenant deux électrodes aptes à générer une étincelle lors d'une commande d'allumage, un condensateur de mesure, connecté en série entre l'enroulement secondaire et le résonateur,With this aim in view, the invention therefore relates to a measuring device, characterized in that it comprises: a circuit for supplying a radio frequency ignition, comprising a transformer of which a secondary winding is connected to at least one resonator having a resonance frequency greater than 1 MHz, and comprising two electrodes capable of generating a spark during ignition control, a measurement capacitor connected in series between the secondary winding and the resonator,
- un circuit de mesure du courant d' ionisation des gaz en combustion dans un cylindre d'un moteur à combustion interne associé au résonateur, ledit circuit étant connecté aux bornes du condensateur de mesure, et/oua circuit for measuring the ionization current of the gases in combustion in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine associated with the resonator, said circuit being connected to the terminals of the measurement capacitor, and / or
- un circuit de mesure de la tension aux bornes des électrodes du résonateur lors d'une commande d'allumage, ledit circuit étant connecté aux bornes du condensateur de mesure. Selon un mode de réalisation, le condensateur de mesure est connecté en série entre l'enroulement secondaire du transformateur et le résonateur, au niveau d'un fil de retour à la masse du transformateur et du résonateur.a circuit for measuring the voltage across the electrodes of the resonator during an ignition control, said circuit being connected to the terminals of the measurement capacitor. According to one embodiment, the measurement capacitor is connected in series between the secondary winding of the transformer and the resonator, at a ground return wire of the transformer and the resonator.
Avantageusement, le dispositif comprend une résistance d'amortissement connectée en parallèle d'un enroulement primaire du transformateur.Advantageously, the device comprises a damping resistor connected in parallel with a primary winding of the transformer.
Selon encore une caractéristique, le dispositif comprend une alimentation continue connectée au pied de l'enroulement secondaire du transformateur.According to another characteristic, the device comprises a continuous power supply connected to the base of the secondary winding of the transformer.
De préférence, le circuit de mesure du courant d' ionisation comprend un circuit différentiateur de la différence de potentiel entre les bornes du condensateur de mesure.Preferably, the measuring circuit of the ionization current comprises a circuit differentiating the potential difference between the terminals of the measuring capacitor.
De préférence, le circuit de mesure de la tension aux bornes des électrodes du résonateur comprend un circuit redresseur de la tension crête aux bornes du condensateur de mesure. Selon un mode de réalisation, un enroulement primaire du transformateur est connecté d'un côté à une tension d'alimentation et de l'autre côté au drain d'au moins un transistor interrupteur commandé par un signal de commande, le transistor interrupteur appliquant la tension d'alimentation aux bornes de l'enroulement primaire à une fréquence définie par le signal de commande .Preferably, the circuit for measuring the voltage across the electrodes of the resonator comprises a rectifier circuit of the peak voltage across the measuring capacitor. According to one embodiment, a primary winding of the transformer is connected on one side to a supply voltage and on the other side to the drain of at least one switch transistor controlled by a control signal, the switching transistor applying the supply voltage across the primary winding at a frequency defined by the control signal.
Avantageusement, le transformateur comprend un rapport de transformation variable. D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante donnée à titre d'exemple illustratif et non limitatif et faite en référence aux figures annexées dans lesquelles : la figure 1 est un schéma d'un résonateur modélisant une bobine-bougie radiofréquence de génération de plasma;Advantageously, the transformer comprises a variable transformation ratio. Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description given by way of illustrative and nonlimiting example and with reference to the accompanying figures in which: Figure 1 is a diagram of a resonator modeling a radiofrequency coil-candle plasma generation;
- la figure 2 est un schéma illustrant un circuit d'alimentation selon l'état de la technique, permettant d'appliquer une tension alternative dans la gamme des radiofréquences aux bornes de la bobine bougie ; - la figure 3 est un schéma illustrant une variante du circuit de la figure 2, etFIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a power supply circuit according to the state of the art, making it possible to apply an alternating voltage in the range of radio frequencies to the terminals of the spark plug coil; FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a variant of the circuit of FIG. 2, and
- la figure 4 est un schéma illustrant un circuit d'alimentation adapté selon l'invention à la mesure du courant d' ionisation et de la tension aux bornes des électrodes de la bougie lors d'une commande d'allumage.- Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating a power supply circuit adapted according to the invention for measuring the ionization current and the voltage across the spark plug electrodes during ignition control.
La bobine-bougie mise en œuvre dans le cadre de l'allumage radiofréquence commandé est équivalente électriquement à un résonateur 1 (voir figure 1), dont la fréquence de résonance Fc est supérieure à 1 MHz, et typiquement voisine de 5 MHz. Le résonateur comprend en série une résistance Rs, une bobine d'inductance Ls et une capacité notée Cs. Des électrodes d'allumage 11 et 12 de la bobine-bougie sont connectées aux bornes de la capacité Cs du résonateur, permettant de générer des décharges multi-filamentaires pour initier la combustion du mélange dans les chambres de combustion du moteur, lorsque le résonateur est alimenté.The coil-spark plug implemented in the context of the controlled radiofrequency ignition is electrically equivalent to a resonator 1 (see FIG. 1), whose resonance frequency F c is greater than 1 MHz, and typically close to 5 MHz. The resonator comprises in series a resistor Rs, an inductance coil Ls and a capacitance Cs. Ignition electrodes 11 and 12 of the coil-plug are connected across the capacitor Cs of the resonator, making it possible to generate multi-filament discharges to initiate the combustion of the mixture in the combustion chambers of the engine, when the resonator is powered.
En effet, lorsque le résonateur est alimenté par une haute tension à sa fréquence de résonance Fc {1/ {iτiyjLs* Cs ) ) , l'amplitude aux bornes de la capacité Cs est amplifiée de telle sorte que des décharges multi- filamentaires se développent entre les électrodes, sur des distances de l'ordre du centimètre, à forte pression et pour des tensions de crête inférieures à 25 kV.Indeed, when the resonator is powered by a high voltage at its resonant frequency F c {1 / {iτiyjLs * Cs)), the amplitude across the capacitance Cs is amplified so that multi-filament discharges occur. develop between the electrodes, on distances of the order of one centimeter at high pressure and for peak voltages of less than 25 kV.
On parle alors d'étincelles ramifiées, dans la mesure où elles impliquent la génération simultanée d'au moins plusieurs lignes ou chemin d' ionisation dans un volume donné, leurs ramifications étant en outre omnidirectionnelles .These are called branched sparks, insofar as they involve the simultaneous generation of at least several lines or ionization path in a given volume, their branches being moreover omnidirectional.
Cette application à l'allumage radiofréquence nécessite alors l'utilisation d'un circuit d'alimentation, capable de générer des impulsions de tension, typiquement de l'ordre de 100 ns, pouvant atteindre des amplitudes de l'ordre de 1 kV, à une fréquence très proche de la fréquence de résonance du résonateur de génération de plasma de la bobine-bougie radiofréquence .This application to radio frequency ignition then requires the use of a power supply circuit, capable of generating voltage pulses, typically of the order of 100 ns, which can reach amplitudes of the order of 1 kV, at a frequency very close to the resonance frequency of the plasma generation resonator of the radiofrequency coil-plug.
La figure 2 illustre schématiquement un tel circuit d'alimentation 2, détaillée par ailleurs dans la demande de brevet FR 03-10767. Le circuit d'alimentation de la bobine-bougie radiofréquence met classiquement en œuvre un montage dit « amplificateur de puissance pseudo Classe E ». Ce montage permet de créer les impulsions de tension avec les caractéristiques précitées.FIG. 2 diagrammatically illustrates such a supply circuit 2, furthermore detailed in the patent application FR 03-10767. The power supply circuit of the radiofrequency coil-plug conventionally implements a so-called "Class E pseudo power amplifier" assembly. This assembly makes it possible to create the voltage pulses with the aforementioned characteristics.
Ce montage se compose d'une alimentation continue intermédiaire Vinter pouvant varier de 0 à 250V, d'un transistor MOSFET de puissance M et d'un circuit résonant parallèle 4 comprenant une bobine Lp en parallèle avec un condensateur Cp. Le transistor M est utilisé comme interrupteur pour commander les commutations aux bornes du circuit résonant parallèle et du résonateur 1 de génération de plasma destiné à être connecté sur une interface de sortie OUT du circuit d'alimentation. Le transistor M est piloté sur sa grille par un signal logique de commande Vl, fourni par un étage de commande 3, à une fréquence qui doit être sensiblement calée sur la fréquence de résonance du résonateur 1. La tension d'alimentation continue intermédiaire Vinter peut avantageusement être fournie par une alimentation haute tension, typiquement un convertisseur DC/DC.This assembly consists of an intermediate continuous supply Vinter which can vary from 0 to 250V, a MOSFET transistor of power M and a parallel resonant circuit 4 comprising a coil Lp in parallel with a capacitor Cp. The transistor M is used as a switch to control the switching at the terminals of the parallel resonant circuit and the plasma generation resonator 1 to be connected to an output interface OUT of the supply circuit. The transistor M is driven on its gate by a control logic signal Vl, supplied by a control stage 3, at a frequency which must be substantially set to the resonance frequency of the resonator 1. The intermediate continuous supply voltage Vinter can advantageously be provided by a high voltage power supply, typically a DC / DC converter.
Ainsi, à proximité de sa fréquence de résonance, le résonateur parallèle 4 transforme la tension d'alimentation continue Vinter en une tension périodique amplifiée, correspondant à la tension d'alimentation multipliée par le coefficient de surtension du résonateur parallèle et appliquée sur une interface de sortie du circuit d'alimentation au niveau du drain du transistor interrupteur M.Thus, close to its resonant frequency, the parallel resonator 4 transforms the continuous supply voltage Vinter into an amplified periodic voltage, corresponding to the supply voltage multiplied by the overvoltage coefficient of the parallel resonator and applied to an interface of output of the power supply circuit at the drain of the switch transistor M.
Le transistor interrupteur M applique alors la tension d'alimentation amplifiée sur la sortie de l'alimentation, à la fréquence définie par le signal de commande Vl, que l'on cherche à rendre la plus proche possible de la fréquence de résonance de la bobine- bougie, de manière à générer la haute-tension aux bornes des électrodes de la bobine-bougie nécessaire au développement et à l'entretien de la décharge multi- filamentaire .The switch transistor M then applies the amplified supply voltage to the output of the power supply, at the frequency defined by the control signal Vl, which is sought to make as close as possible to the resonant frequency of the coil - candle, so as to generate the high-voltage across the electrodes of the coil-spark plug necessary for the development and maintenance of the multi-filament discharge.
Le transistor commute ainsi de forts courants à une fréquence de 5 MHZ environ et avec une tension drain- source pouvant atteindre IkV. Le choix du transistor est donc critique et nécessite un compromis entre tension et courant .The transistor thus switches high currents at a frequency of approximately 5 MHz and with a drain-source voltage of up to IkV. The choice of the transistor is critical and requires a compromise between voltage and current.
Selon une variante illustrée à la figure 3, la bobine parallèle Lp est alors remplacée par un transformateur T, présentant un rapport de transformation compris entre 1 et 5. L'enroulement primaire LM du transformateur est relié, d'un côté à la tension d'alimentation Vinter et de l'autre côté, au drain du transistor interrupteur M, commandant l'application de la tension d'alimentation Vinter aux bornes de l'enroulement primaire à la fréquence définie par le signal de commande Vl.According to a variant illustrated in FIG. 3, the parallel coil Lp is then replaced by a transformer T, having a transformation ratio of between 1 and 5. The primary winding L M of the transformer is connected on one side to the supply voltage Vinter and on the other side to the drain of the switching transistor M, controlling the application of the supply voltage Vinter across the primary winding at the frequency defined by the control signal Vl.
L'enroulement secondaire LN du transformateur, dont un côté est relié à la masse par un fil de retour à la masse 6, est quant à lui prévu pour être connecté à la bobine-bougie. De cette manière, le résonateur 1 de la bobine-bougie, connectée aux bornes de l'enroulement secondaire par des fils de liaison 5 et 6, dont le fil de retour à la masse 6, est donc alimenté par le secondaire du transformateur.The secondary winding L N of the transformer, one side of which is connected to ground by a grounding wire 6, is in turn intended to be connected to the spark-plug. In this way, the resonator 1 of the coil-plug, connected to the terminals of the secondary winding by connecting son 5 and 6, whose ground return wire 6, is thus fed by the secondary of the transformer.
L'adaptation du rapport de transformation permet alors de réduire la tension drain-source du transistor. La diminution de la tension au primaire induit cependant une augmentation du courant traversant le transistor. Il est alors possible de compenser cette contrainte en plaçant par exemple deux transistors en parallèle commandés par le même étage de commande 3.The adaptation of the transformation ratio then makes it possible to reduce the drain-source voltage of the transistor. The decrease in the primary voltage, however, induces an increase in the current flowing through the transistor. It is then possible to compensate for this constraint by placing for example two transistors in parallel controlled by the same control stage 3.
La figure 4 illustre alors une adaptation du circuit précédemment décrit en référence à la figure 3 aux besoins de l'invention.FIG. 4 then illustrates an adaptation of the circuit previously described with reference to FIG. 3 to the needs of the invention.
Pour ce faire, un condensateur de mesure, de capacité notée Cmesure sur la figure 4, est tout d'abord prévu pour être connecté en série entre l'enroulement secondaire du transformateur du circuit d'alimentation d'allumage radiofréquence 2 et le résonateur 1 de génération de plasma radiofréquence, sur le fil de retour à la masse 6 du transformateur et du résonateur.To do this, a measuring capacitor of capacitance denoted Cmesure in FIG. 4 is first provided to be connected in series between the secondary winding of the transformer of the radiofrequency ignition supply circuit 2 and the resonator 1. of radiofrequency plasma generation, on the ground return wire 6 of the transformer and the resonator.
Comme on le verra plus en détail par la suite, à partir de ce même condensateur de mesure, on pourra réaliser la mesure du courant d' ionisation lors de la combustion des gaz dans la chambre et/ou la mesure de la tension aux bornes des électrodes de la bobine-bougie lors d'une commande d'allumage.As will be seen in more detail later, from the same measurement capacitor, it will be possible to measure the ionization current during the combustion of the gases in the chamber and / or the measurement of the voltage across the terminals. electrodes of the coil-spark plug during an ignition control.
Egalement, une alimentation continue fournissant une tension Vpolar, comprise entre 12 et 250V et qui peut donc être la tension de batterie ou la tension d'alimentation continue intermédiaire Vinter, est prévue pour être connectée par l'intermédiaire d'une résistance Rpolar, au pied de l'enroulement secondaire du transformateur. Le rôle de cette alimentation est de polariser l'électrode haute tension de la bobine-bougie connecté en sortie du circuit d' alimentation par rapport à la culasse du moteur.Also, a DC power supply supplying a Vpolar voltage of between 12 and 250V and which can therefore be the battery voltage or the intermediate DC supply voltage Vinter, is intended to be connected via an Rpolar resistor to foot of the secondary winding of the transformer. The role of this power supply is to polarize the high voltage electrode of the spark plug coil connected at the output of the power supply circuit with respect to the motor cylinder head.
Enfin, une résistance d'amortissement Rstop peut éventuellement être disposée en parallèle de l'enroulement primaire du transformateur T. Une telle résistance permet d'amortir la tension résiduelle aux bornes de l'enroulement primaire une fois que le transistor M n'est plus commandé, c'est-à-dire après la génération de l'étincelle. La présence de cette résistance permet avantageusement d'effectuer des mesures du courant d' ionisation le plus tôt possible après la fin de la commande d'allumage, comme il sera vu plus en détail par la suite. Le circuit d'alimentation de la figure 3 est en effet adapté pour réaliser des mesures du courant d'ionisation. Le courant d'ionisation correspond à la propagation du front de flamme au sein de la chambre de combustion. Il s'agit donc d'un signal permettant de suivre l'évolution et le type de combustion qui a lieu. Ce courant d' ionisation est mesurable après la fin de l'étincelle pendant au moins 1 ms et a une amplitude de l'ordre de 20μA. Aussi, la mesure du courant d'ionisation s'effectue après la fin de l'allumage.Finally, a damping resistor Rstop may optionally be arranged in parallel with the primary winding of the transformer T. Such a resistor makes it possible to damp the residual voltage across the primary winding once the transistor M is no longer ordered, that is to say after the generation of the spark. The presence of this resistance advantageously makes it possible to measure the ionization current as soon as possible after the end of the ignition control, as will be seen in more detail later. The supply circuit of FIG. 3 is in fact adapted to perform measurements of the ionization current. The ionization current corresponds to the propagation of the flame front within the combustion chamber. It is therefore a signal to follow the evolution and type of combustion that takes place. This ionization current is measurable after the end of the spark for at least 1 ms and has an amplitude of the order of 20 μA. Also, the measurement of the ionization current is carried out after the end of the ignition.
Plus précisément, à 6250 trs/min par exemple, le moteur effectue une rotation en 10~2s, soit 26μs/°. Comme une combustion dure environ 40° vilebrequin, on accepte une tolérance de lOOμs (soit environ 4° vilebrequin à régime maximum) après l'allumage pour atténuer 1' éblouissement du circuit de mesure causé par 1' allumage . Comme précisé plus haut, l'amortissement est amélioré par l'ajout d'une résistance parallèle à l'enroulement primaire du transformateur en sortie duquel est connectée la bobine-bougie.More precisely, at 6250 rpm, for example, the motor rotates in 10 ~ 2 s, ie 26 μs / °. As a combustion lasts about 40 ° crankshaft, a tolerance of lOOμs (or about 4 ° crankshaft maximum speed) is accepted after ignition to mitigate the glare of the measurement circuit caused by the ignition. As specified above, the damping is improved by the addition of a resistor parallel to the primary winding of the transformer at the output of which is connected the coil-candle.
La mesure du courant d'ionisation selon l'invention est réalisée aux bornes du condensateur de mesure Cmesure. Pour ce faire, un circuit de mesure DIFF de type différentiateur est connecté aux bornes du condensateur de mesure Cmesure.The measurement of the ionization current according to the invention is carried out at the terminals of the measurement capacitor Cmesure. To do this, a differentiating type DIFF measuring circuit is connected across the measuring capacitor Cmesure.
La mesure du courant d'ionisation s'effectue donc aux bornes du condensateur de mesure Cmesure lors de la combustion. La charge équivalente lors de la combustion peut être modélisée par une résistance Rion d'environ 500 kilo Ohms, connectée en parallèle de la capacité Cs du résonateur 1 de génération de plasma. Selon l'exemple de réalisation de la figure 4, le circuit différentiateur DIFF utilisé pour la mesure du courant d' ionisation comprend un amplificateur opérationnel 10 alimentée par une tension Vlow, dont l'entrée inverseuse est connectée à une borne du condensateur de mesure Cmesure par l'intermédiaire d'une capacité notée C, de valeur égale par exemple à 100 nF, dont l'entrée non inverseuse est connectée à l'autre borne du condensateur de mesure par l'intermédiaire d'une même capacité C, et dont la sortie Vs est rebouclée sur l'entrée non inverseuse par l'intermédiaire d'une résistance, notée R, par exemple égale à 100 Ohms. L'entrée non inverseuse est en outre polarisée par l'intermédiaire de la tension d'alimentation de l'amplificateur. Cette tension Vlow est d'abord filtrée par un circuit RC, comprenant une résistance d'une valeur égale par exemple à 4/5R, en série avec une capacité Cl. La tension ainsi filtrée VA est alors appliquée sur l'entrée non inverseuse par l'intermédiaire d'un pont résistif diviseur de tension, composé de deux résistances, chacune de valeur égale à 2R par exemple.The measurement of the ionization current is therefore carried out at the terminals of the measuring capacitor Cmesure during combustion. The equivalent charge during combustion can be modeled by a Rion resistance of approximately 500 kilo Ohms, connected in parallel with the capacitor Cs of the plasma generation resonator 1. According to the embodiment of FIG. 4, the differentiator circuit DIFF used for the measurement of the ionization current comprises an amplifier operating device 10 powered by a voltage Vlow, the inverting input of which is connected to a terminal of the measuring capacitor Cmesure via a capacitance denoted C, of value equal for example to 100 nF, whose non-inverting input is connected to the other terminal of the measuring capacitor via the same capacitor C, and whose output Vs is looped back to the non-inverting input via a resistor, denoted R, for example equal to 100 Ohms. The non-inverting input is further biased through the supply voltage of the amplifier. This voltage Vlow is first filtered by an RC circuit, comprising a resistor of equal value, for example 4 / 5R, in series with a capacitor C1. The thus filtered voltage V A is then applied to the non-inverting input. by means of a resistive voltage divider bridge, composed of two resistors, each of value equal to 2R for example.
La tension de sortie Vs du circuit différentiateur est donc la dérivée de la différence de potentiel aux bornes de la capacité Cmes, soit :The output voltage Vs of the differentiating circuit is therefore the derivative of the potential difference across the capacitances Cmes, namely:
C Va C 4C Va C 4
Vs = R lion + — ≈ R lion + — VlowVs = R lion + - ≈ R lion + - Vlow
Cmesure 2 Cmesure 10 lion étant le courant d'ionisation. On en déduit alors directement le courant traversant le condensateur Cmesure, qui est le courant d'ionisation : τ. Cmesure τr _, lion ≈ Vs + CsteMeasurement 2 Cmesure 10 lion being the ionization current. The current flowing through the capacitor Cmesure, which is the ionization current τ, is then directly deduced therefrom. Cmesure τr _, lion ≈ Vs + Cste
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En plus d'être adapté à mesurer le courant d' ionisation lors de la combustion selon les principes exposés ci-dessus, grâce au condensateur de mesure placé en série entre le transformateur T et le résonateur 1, le circuit d'alimentation de la figure 3 peut également être adapté pour réaliser une mesure de la tension Vout aux bornes des électrodes de la bobine-bougie lors d'une commande d'allumage (c'est-à-dire tant qu'un signal de commande est appliqué sur le transistor M) . Une telle mesure de la tension peut être utilisée en vue d'un contrôle optimal du développement de l'étincelle.In addition to being adapted to measure the ionization current during combustion according to the principles outlined above, thanks to the measuring capacitor placed in series between the transformer T and the resonator 1, the supply circuit of FIG. 3 can also be adapted to make a measurement of the voltage Vout across the terminals of the coil-spark plug during an ignition control ( that is, as long as a control signal is applied to the transistor M). Such a measurement of the voltage can be used for an optimal control of the development of the spark.
Pour ce faire, un circuit redresseur RED est connecté aux bornes du condensateur de mesure Cmesure, permettant d'extraire la tension crête aux bornes du condensateur de mesure lors d'une commande d'allumage. Le circuit redresseur est réalisé en mettant une diode D en série avec une charge de type résistif de valeur Rl, choisie par exemple égale à 100 Ohms, aux bornes de laquelle est obtenue lors d'une commande d'allumage, une tension Vs avantageusement proportionnelle à la haute tension Vout aux bornes des électrodes de la bobine- bougie . En effet, les capacités parasites du transformateur étant négligeables, l'isolation galvanique permet d'avoir un courant identique à travers le condensateur de mesure Cmesure et le condensateur Cs du résonateur 1 modélisant la bobine-bougie. On obtient donc un diviseur capacitif selon la relation (en considérant comme négligeable l'écart induit par la chute de tension aux bornes de la diode D) :To do this, a rectifier circuit RED is connected across the measuring capacitor Cmesure, for extracting the peak voltage across the capacitor measurement during ignition control. The rectifier circuit is produced by placing a diode D in series with a resistive type load of value R1, chosen for example equal to 100 Ohms, at the terminals of which is obtained during ignition control, a voltage Vs advantageously proportional at the high voltage Vout across the electrodes of the spark plug. Indeed, the parasitic capacitances of the transformer being negligible, the galvanic isolation makes it possible to have an identical current through the measurement capacitor Cmesure and the capacitor Cs of the resonator 1 modeling the coil-candle. We thus obtain a capacitive divider according to the relation (considering as negligible the difference induced by the voltage drop across the diode D):
V's _ Cs Vout CmesureV's _ Cs Vout Cmesure
Par exemple, avec Cs=20pF, Cmesure=40nF et Vout compris entre 0 et 24 kV, on obtient le résultat suivant : 2000For example, with Cs = 20pF, Cmesure = 40nF and Vout between 0 and 24 kV, we obtain the following result: 2000
Dans un souci d'optimisation du circuit redresseur, on peut disposer en amont de la diode D et en série avec celle-ci, une capacité de découplage, notée C3 sur la figure 4, d'une valeur par exemple égale à 100 nF, et une résistance R3 à la masse, en vue d'éliminer la composante continue du signal en entrée du circuit redresseur. Une capacité notée C2, d'une valeur par exemple égale à 1 nF, en parallèle de la charge résistive en sortie du circuit redresseur, permet la mémorisation de la valeur crête de la tension.For the sake of optimizing the rectifier circuit, a decoupling capacitor, denoted C3 in FIG. 4, may have a value, for example equal to 100 nF, upstream from the diode D and in series with it. and a resistor R3 to ground, for the purpose of eliminating the DC component of the input signal of the rectifier circuit. A capacity denoted C2, of a value for example equal to 1 nF, in parallel with the resistive load at the output of the rectifier circuit, allows the storage of the peak value of the voltage.
Ainsi, la mesure de la tension aux bornes de la capacité de mesure Cmes lors d'une commande d'allumage permet avantageusement d' obtenir une mesure image de la tension aux bornes des électrodes de la bobine-bougie.Thus, the measurement of the voltage across the measuring capacitance Cmes during ignition control advantageously makes it possible to obtain an image measurement of the voltage across the electrodes of the coil-spark plug.
Une telle mesure permet avantageusement :Such a measure advantageously allows:
- de connaître la tension de claquage de la bobine- bougie, d'effectuer une recherche de la fréquence de résonance du résonateur 1 par recherche du maximum d' amplification, d'identifier un pontage (c'est-à-dire une décharge brutale de la capacité Cs du résonateur conduisant à une étincelle unique plutôt qu'une étincelle ramifiée) par écroulement instantané de l'amplitude de la mesure, et encore- to know the breakdown voltage of the coil-candle, to search for the resonance frequency of the resonator 1 by seeking the maximum amplification, to identify a bridging (that is to say a sudden discharge the capacitance Cs of the resonator leading to a single spark rather than a branched spark) by instantaneous collapse of the amplitude of the measurement, and again
- de diagnostiquer une déconnexion entre le circuit d'alimentation et la bobine-bougie.- to diagnose a disconnection between the supply circuit and the coil-candle.
La solution décrite dans le cadre de la présente demande permet donc, à partir du même condensateur de mesure monté en série en sortie du circuit d'alimentation de l'allumage radiofréquence, de réaliser à la fois la mesure du courant d' ionisation et la mesure de la tension aux bornes des électrodes de la bobine-bougie lors d'une commande d'allumage, ou encore l'une ou l'autre seulement de ces mesures, selon que l'on choisit d'intégrer les deux circuits précédemment décrits aux fins de la réalisation de ces mesure aux bornes du condensateur Cmesure, ou l'un ou l'autre seulement de ces circuits. The solution described in the context of the present application therefore makes it possible, from the same measurement capacitor mounted in series at the output of the supply circuit radiofrequency ignition, to perform both the measurement of the ionization current and the measurement of the voltage at the terminals of the electrodes of the coil-spark plug during an ignition control, or one or the other only of these measurements, according to whether one chooses to integrate the two previously described circuits for the purpose of carrying out these measurements at the terminals of the capacitor Cmesure, or only one or other of these circuits.

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1. Dispositif de mesure, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : - un circuit d'alimentation (2) d'un allumage radiofréquence, comprenant un transformateur (T) dont un enroulement secondaire (LN) est connecté à au moins un résonateur (1) présentant une fréquence de résonance supérieure à 1 MHz, et comprenant deux électrodes (11, 12) aptes à générer une étincelle lors d'une commande d' allumage,1. Measuring device, characterized in that it comprises: - a supply circuit (2) of a radiofrequency ignition, comprising a transformer (T) of which a secondary winding (L N ) is connected to at least one resonator (1) having a resonant frequency greater than 1 MHz, and comprising two electrodes (11, 12) capable of generating a spark during an ignition command,
- un condensateur de mesure (Cmesure) , connecté en série entre l'enroulement secondaire et le résonateur, un circuit de mesure (DIFF) du courant d'ionisation (lion) des gaz en combustion dans un cylindre d'un moteur à combustion interne associé au résonateur, ledit circuit étant connecté aux bornes du condensateur de mesure, et/oua measuring capacitor (Cmesure), connected in series between the secondary winding and the resonator, a measurement circuit (DIFF) of the ionization current (lion) of the gases in combustion in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine associated with the resonator, said circuit being connected to the terminals of the measurement capacitor, and / or
- un circuit de mesure (RED) de la tension aux bornes du condensateur de mesure, adapté à fournir une tension (Vs) proportionnelle à la tension (Vout) aux bornes des électrodes du résonateur lors d'une commande d' allumage .- a measurement circuit (RED) of the voltage at the terminals of the measurement capacitor, adapted to supply a voltage (Vs) proportional to the voltage (Vout) across the resonator electrodes during ignition control.
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le condensateur de mesure (Cmesure) est connecté en série entre l'enroulement secondaire du transformateur et le résonateur, au niveau d'un fil de retour à la masse (6) du transformateur et du résonateur.2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the measuring capacitor (Cmesure) is connected in series between the secondary winding of the transformer and the resonator, at a ground return wire (6) of the transformer and the resonator.
3. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une résistance d'amortissement (Rstop) connectée en parallèle d'un enroulement primaire du transformateur. 3. Device according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises a damping resistor (Rstop) connected in parallel with a primary winding of the transformer.
4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une alimentation continue (Vpolar) connectée au pied de l'enroulement secondaire du transformateur. 4. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a DC power supply (Vpolar) connected to the base of the secondary winding of the transformer.
5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le circuit de mesure (DIFF) du courant d'ionisation comprend un circuit différentiateur de la différence de potentiel entre les bornes du condensateur de mesure. 5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the measuring circuit (DIFF) of the ionization current comprises a differentiating circuit of the potential difference between the terminals of the measuring capacitor.
6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le circuit de mesure (RED) de la tension (Vout) aux bornes du condensateur de mesure comprend un circuit redresseur de la tension crête aux bornes du condensateur de mesure. 6. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the measurement circuit (RED) of the voltage (Vout) across the measuring capacitor comprises a rectifier circuit of the peak voltage across the capacitor measurement.
7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un enroulement primaire du transformateur est connecté d'un côté à une tension d'alimentation (Vinter) et de l'autre côté au drain d'au moins un transistor interrupteur (M) commandé par un signal de commande (Vl), le transistor interrupteur appliquant la tension d'alimentation aux bornes de l'enroulement primaire à une fréquence définie par le signal de commande.7. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a primary winding of the transformer is connected on one side to a supply voltage (Vinter) and on the other side to the drain of at least one transistor switch (M) controlled by a control signal (Vl), the switch transistor applying the supply voltage across the primary winding at a frequency defined by the control signal.
8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le transformateur (T) comprend un rapport de transformation compris entre 1 et 5. 8. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transformer (T) comprises a transformation ratio of between 1 and 5.
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