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US3619638A
US3619638A US3619638DA US3619638A US 3619638 A US3619638 A US 3619638A US 3619638D A US3619638D A US 3619638DA US 3619638 A US3619638 A US 3619638A
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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
    • F02P1/00—Installations having electric ignition energy generated by magneto- or dynamo- electric generators without subsequent storage
    • F02P1/08—Layout of circuits
    • F02P1/086—Layout of circuits for generating sparks by discharging a capacitor into a coil circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K3/00—Circuits for generating electric pulses; Monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
    • H03K3/02—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses
    • H03K3/53—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses by the use of an energy-accumulating element discharged through the load by a switching device controlled by an external signal and not incorporating positive feedback
    • H03K3/537—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses by the use of an energy-accumulating element discharged through the load by a switching device controlled by an external signal and not incorporating positive feedback the switching device being a spark gap

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  • Eifler ABSTRACT A condenser discharge type electrical pulse generating circuit, such as for a combustion engine ignition system, wherein two storage capacitors are charged in parallel to discharge across a relatively low-voltage trigger gap which connects the condensers in series to discharge across a higher voltage control gap and through a relatively low-voltage igni- -tion gap which is connected in series with the control gap.
  • This invention relates to electrical apparatus and more particularly to means for controlling the operation of electrical pulse or spark generating apparatus having an intermittently discharged storagecondcnser. 7
  • An object of the present invention is to provide novel conand a main relatively large tank condenser 20 connected across condensers l5 and 17 in series.
  • the high-tension side 'of the charging circuit is connected through a diode 18 to one terminal of a main storage condenser 20, the other terminal of which is connected to ground.
  • the condenser 20 is shunted by a resistance 28.
  • trol means for an electrical pulse or spark generating apparatus of the type indicated.
  • Another object is to provide novel control means for an electrical pulse or spark generating apparatus incorporating a storagecondenser which is intermittently discharged through a control gap.
  • a further object is to provide means for controlling breakdown of the control gap, such means being subjected to only a small part of the energy which is discharged through the control "gap.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide a control means for electrical pulse generating apparatus which is simple, rugged, and long lived, and which provides maximum power output for a given input voltage.
  • Yet another object of the invention is the provision of a dual-energy circuit which employs a substantial number of components in common, one .part of the dual-energy circuit being of the above-indicated type.
  • FIGURE of the drawing is a wiring diagram of one embodiment of an electrical pulse or spark generating circuit in accordance with the invention.
  • the circuit shown in the drawing is adapted for use as an untimed ignition circuit for jet and gas turbine-type engines.
  • the invention is not, however, limited to such uses or systems.
  • the ignition circuit shown is a dual-energy system wherein one part, the upper part in the drawing, is adapted for intermittent operation at a high level of energy delivery, and the other part of the circuit, which includes some of the components of the one part, is adapted for continuous or substantially continuous operation at a lower level 'of energy delivery. Both parts of the circuit are of the condenser discharge type.
  • the lower energy, continuous service circuit will be described first. Parts in the portion of the higher energy, intermittent service circuit, which will be described later, which are the same or substantially the same as-those of the first-described circuit will be designated by the same reference characters with an added prime.
  • the lower energy part of the circuit shown i'senergized by a suitable source 13 of alternating electrical current or a source of interrupted direct current which is connected to input terminals B and C of such part of the ignition circuit upon the placing of switch S in its lower closed position.
  • the current source is connected to the primary winding 10 of a power input transformer 11 having asecondary winding 12.
  • the circuit includes a radio frequency filtering means 14 which is preferably, although not necessarily, employed, the means 14 being interposed between the power source and the transformer 11 to attenuate high frequency noise generated within the ignition circuit and thus preventing interference from being transmitted to other circuits connected to the current source.
  • a voltage doubling type of energy storage means is connected across the secondary winding 12 of transformer ll.
  • Such storage means is incrementally charged by the energy source through transformer 11; the enemy storage means is periodically discharged to a pulse absorbing load, which in this instance is an ignition spark gap 29.
  • the storage means comprises a small condenser 15 which is connected across the secondary winding 12 through a diode or half-wave rectifier 16, a second small condenser 17 connected across winding 12 through a reversely polarized diode or half-wave rectifier l9,
  • the lower terminals of condensers l5, l7, and 20 are negative whereas the lower terminal of a condenser 31, tobe described, is positive.
  • the diodes l6 and 19 may be protected against damage, the operating life thereof may be enhanced, and the required rating thereof may be minimized by providing current limiting resistors 21 and 22 in the circuit, as shown.
  • One side of the above-described energy storage means is shown as being connected to a common ground 23, and the high-potential side thereof is connected through a control gap 25 to the ungrounded electrode of an ignition spark gap 29. It will be understood that, if desired, all of the points in the circuit designated 23 may be connected by a common ungrounded conductor.
  • the input electrode 24 of control gap 25 is connected to the high potential side of the ignition circuit beyond the main tank condenser 20.
  • the output electrode 26 of the control gap 25 is connected to the input terminal of two parallel connected choke coils 27, the output terminals of the coils 27 being connected to the ungrounded electrode of the ignition spark gap 29, the other electrode of which is connected to ground.
  • the gap 29 is of the low-tension, shunted gap type, the electrodes of the gap being bridged by a surface resistance schematically shown at 35.
  • a circuit having a resistance30 and a small condenser 31 in series Connected across the series connected diode l8 and control gap 25 is a circuit having a resistance30 and a small condenser 31 in series. Connected to the high-potential side of the ignition circuit between one terminal of the condenser 31 and the choke coils 27 is one terminal of a resistance 33, the other terminal of which is connected to ground. The other terminal of condenser 31 is connected beyond resistance 30 to the input electrode 34 of a trigger gap 36,.the other electrode 37 of which is connected to ground.
  • the ionizing or breakdown voltage of the trigger gap 36 is substantially less than that of the control gap 25; the breakdown voltage of the ignition gap 29 is less than the breakdown voltage of the trigger gap 36.
  • the power transformer 11 steps up the supply voltage, which in this instance may be assumed to be 400 cycle, volt, to a level in excess of 1,400 volts peak. Each half cycle of this voltage is rectified by one of the diodes 16 19 to charge one of the doublercondensers l5, 17. The voltage across condensers l5, 17 is additive and therefore the voltage charging the main storage condenser 20 and trigger condenser 31 is in excess of 2,500 volts peak.
  • the trigger gap 36 controls the ionization of the main control gap 25.
  • the normal ionization voltage of the control gap 25 is much higher than the level at which is is triggered.
  • the trigger gap 36 in the disclosed circuit is subjected to only 5 percent of the energy being discharged through the control gap 25. As a result, the life of the trigger gap 36 is greatly increased.
  • the portion of the circuit thus far described is adapted for continuous operation, as for constantly supplying low energy level ignition sparks to an operating engine.
  • a further circuit portion which supplies high-energy level ignition sparks to an engine during this starting.
  • Such further circuit portion is energized from current source 13 when switch S is in its raised closed position, thus also deenergizing the transformer 11 of the first described circuit part.
  • a voltage doubler is supplied by the secondary 12' of transformer 11'; the output of the voltage doubler 16', l9, l, and 17', is applied through a resistor 21' to the junction between the condenser and electrode 24 of control gap 25. lt will be apparent that in this mode of operation, condenser 31 is not charged during the charging of condenser 20.
  • the condenser 20 When condenser 20 is charged to a potential exceeding the breakdown voltage of gap 25 and hence of igniter gap 29, the condenser 20 discharges its energy through control gap 25, choke coils 27, and ignition gap 29.
  • the main tank or storage condenser 20 may be incrementally charged by means other than the voltage doubling system shown.
  • such condenser may be charged directly from the secondary winding of a step-up transformer powered by an alternating current source.
  • Such transformer may also be powered by an interrupted direct current source.
  • Various other changes may also be made, such as in the electrical values suggested herein by way of example, and in the types of rectifiers illustrated without departing from the scope of the invention as will now be apparent to those skilled in the art.
  • Electrical apparatus having a source of electrical energy, a multisection storage condenser connected to said source so as to be incrementally charged thereby with sections of the condenser connected in parallel, a load circuit including a discharge gap connected to be energized by the discharge of one section of the storage condenser, a first control gap interposed between said one section of the storage condenser and the discharge gap, a second control gap having a breakdown potential less than that of the first control gap and less than the voltage of the charge attainable by the parallel connected sections of the storage condenser, first circuit means connecting the second gap to another section of the storage condenser to that the second gap is ionized and rendered conductive when the charge on the parallel connected sections of the storage condenser reaches the breakdown potential of said second gap, and second circuit means for thereupon connecting said sections of the storage condenser in series and subjecting the first gap to the full voltage of the series connected sections of the storage condenser to as to ionize the first gap and render the same conductive to discharge said
  • the storage condenser has two sections, and the second circuit means includes the second gap interposed between the junction between the condenser sections and a common conductor to which the load circuit is connected.
  • a dual-energy electrical pulse generating apparatus having two sources of electrical energy, a multisection storage condenser, means selectively connecting the condenser to a first of said sources so as to be incrementally charged thereby with the sections of the condenser connected in parallel, a load circuit connected to be energized by the discharge of the storage condenser, a first control gap interposed between at least one section of the storage condenser and the load circuit, a second control gap having a breakdown potential substantially less than that of the first control gap and less than the voltage of the parallel connected sections of the storage condenser as charged by said first source, first circuit means connecting the second gap to the storage condenser so that the second gap is ionized and discharged when the parallel connected sections of the storage condenser reach their charged condition, and second circuit means for thereupon connecting said sections of the storage condenser in series and subjecting the first gap to the full voltage of the series connected sections of the storage condenser so as to ionize the first gap and discharge said one section of
  • a dual-energy electrical pulse generating apparatus wherein said one section of the storage condenser substantially exceeds the other section thereof in capacity, and the second source of electrical energy has a potential greater than that of the first source.
  • Electrical pulse generating apparatus comprising a source of electrical energy, first and second storage condensers connected in parallel across said source to be simultaneously charged thereby, a control gap having a predetermined breakdown potential, at triggering gap having a breakdown potential less than that of said control gap, a control circuit comprising said condensers and said gaps in series, a triggering breakdown potential of said triggering gap.
  • Apparatus as defined in claim 11 comprising a second source of electrical energy for alternatively charging said first condenser to the breakdown voltage of said control gap, and

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US5473502A (en) * 1992-09-22 1995-12-05 Simmonds Precision Engine Systems Exciter with an output current multiplier
US5883471A (en) * 1997-06-20 1999-03-16 Polycom, Inc. Flashlamp pulse shaper and method
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