Abstract:
An ignition system exciter circuit includes a storage capacitor; a charging circuit for charging the capacitor; a discharge circuit connectable to an igniter plug; and a first switching circuit for controlling discharge of the capacitor through the discharge circuit and plug; the discharge circuit comprising a step-up transformer for transforming voltage stored on the capacitor to a higher voltage across the igniter plug when the first switching circuit is closed; the transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, with the secondary winding having a first terminal that can be coupled to a first terminal of the igniter plug and a second terminal that can be coupled to a second terminal of the igniter plug; and a second switching circuit that is responsive to a voltage transition across the igniter plug and that prevents the transformer primary and secondary windings from conducting spark discharge current.
Abstract:
An improved turbine engine ignition exciter circuit. Energy stored in an exciter tank capacitor is subsequently switched to the load (igniter plug) through a novel thyristor switching device specifically designed for pulse power applications. The switching device is designed and constructed to include, for example, a highly interdigitated cathode/gate structure. The semiconductor switching device is periodically activated by a trigger circuit which may be comprised of either electromagnetic or optoelectronic triggering circuitry to initiate discharge of energy stored in exciter tank capacitor to mating ignition lead and igniter plug. Likewise, the present invention allows new flexibility in the output PFN (Pulse Forming Network) stage, eliminating need for specialized protective output devices such as saturable output inductors. Due to considerably higher di/dt performance of the device, true high voltage output pulse networks may be utilized without damage to the semiconductor switching device. An exemplary embodiment of invention contains a novel feedback network which causes thyristor timing (trigger) and DC-DC converter circuits to compensate for varying igniter plug wear and dynamic engine combustor conditions, tailoring exciter spark rate, output voltage and energy to account for dynamic load conditions.
Abstract:
An ignition coil arrangement for a multicylinder internal combustion engine comprising at least one coil unit, which is able to be simply installed even under restricted spatial conditions. To this end, the coil unit, which contains a primary winding and a secondary winding attached to two spark plugs, is designed with the windings as a divided and mechanically separated coil unit. One primary partial winding and an associated secondary partial winding are each combined to form partial winding, which are electrically connected in series via a primary connector lead or a secondary connector lead (26), and are jointly driven by way of a contact element. The ignition coil arrangement is used, in particular, in motor vehicles.
Abstract:
An electronic ignition system for reversible internal combustion engines. The ignition system comprises a voltage generator (10, 11) for feeding the ignition circuit (12, 13) of the engine (P), a first signal pickup device (PK1) in the voltage generator (10, 11) for providing a first timing signal and a second signal pickup device (PK2) angularly spaced part in advance for providing a second timing signal to a microprocessor (18) operable to detect the direction and the speed of rotation of the engine, and to generate control signals for sparking during forward or reverse running, depending on timing information provided to the microprocessor (18) by the first and second signal pickup devices (PK1, PK2). Reversal of rotation is started by providing the microprocessor (18) with a reverse control signal by a manually actuable switch device.
Abstract:
An ignition device for internal combustion engines with stationary high-voltage distribution, having at least one ignition coil (11), wherein a controllable switch (12) is disposed in series with the primary winding (10) and is triggerable by a control unit (13), wherein at least one high-voltage break-over diode (HKD), which comprises a plurality of break-over diode chips, is disposed in each secondary-side ignition branch between the high-voltage-side end of the secondary winding (14) and a spark plug (ZK1, ZK2, . . . , ZKn). A switch triggered by the control unit during the ignition coil charging operation makes a conditioning flow possible through the high-voltage break-over diode (HKD), which current in the high-voltage break-over diode floods the blocking region with charge carriers (38) (FIG. 1).
Abstract:
An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine, having a seal between the ignition coil and a plug hole of the engine. An air passage is provided only on a head portion and a pipe portion of the ignition coil to permit air to pass. Pressure change in the plug hole can be equalized with the atmosphere through the air passage. Therefore, it becomes easy to make the seal and to attach the seal to the ignition coil because the seal does not have any air passage.
Abstract:
An ignition coil is composed of a transformer, an igniter, a housing accommodating them and a fixing portion disposed at a place within easy access from an opening of the housing to fix the igniter, a terminal pin disposed at a place of the housing within easy access from the opening and connected to the control circuit and a connector pin fixed to the housing and connected to the terminal pin. The igniter and fixing portion have a member for adjusting relative location therebetween to connect the connector pin and terminal pin without stress.
Abstract:
A spark ignition system of an internal combustion engine has a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other operating at high voltages to produce a spark in a combustion zone of the engine. The construction of the system permits the formation of long length sparks with a train of electrical pulses having a shortened total burst duration having higher power while using lower energy.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to an ignition coil for an internal combustion engine which includes a columnar member having a plurality of magnetic plates, e.g., silicon steel plates stacked one on the other, each of which is a flat plate with its opposite ends having a width greater than that of its middle portion. Each silicon steel plate has a middle portion whose width is gradually increased from the plates placed at the opposite sides of the columnar member to the plate placed in the center of the columnar member, to form a circular cross section. Whereas, the opposite end portions of the columnar member have a rectangular cross section which is greater in area than the circular cross section of the middle portion, respectively. A plurality of recesses are formed on one side of each steel plate, and a plurality of protrusions are formed on the other side of each steel plate. The silicon steel plates stacked one on the other under pressure, so that the recesses and the protrusions are connected to form a plurality of stacked portions on the columnar member. The ignition coil further includes a primary winding and a secondary winding which are wound around the columnar member, a magnetic cylindrical member in which the columnar member is received, and a magnetic cylindrical case in which the cylindrical member and the columnar member are received.
Abstract:
Wirings on the low-tension side which are comprised of a terminal connected to a primary winding, terminals of an electronic component, and terminals of connectors electrically connected to external devices are formed as a unit by means of a molding and formed as an insert assembly 13, and electrical connections of the respective terminals are established by welding. An arrangement is provided such that the primary winding and the insert assembly are electrically connected by fusing, are then bent and accommodated in a case.