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Title:
DISTRIBUTION OF CORONA IGNITER POWER SIGNAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/167756
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A corona discharge ignition system comprising a plurality of corona igniters is provided, The system Includes a control and drive electronics unit for directing the energy from a power supply toward the corona igniters; and a single transformer disposed between the control and drive electronics unit and the plurality of corona igniters. A plurality of igniter switching units is connected to the control and drive electronics unit and each igniter switching unit is connected to a separate one of the corona igniters. Each igniter switching unit allows current to travel from the transformer to the one connected corona igniter when activated and prevents current from traveling from the transformer to the one connected corona igniter and from the one connected corona igniter toward the transformer when deactivated. Only one of the igniter switching units is activated at. any given time during operation of the system.

Inventors:
BURROWS JOHN ANTONY (GB)
SVIMBERSKY ZDENEK (US)
RATZ ROBERT EMIL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2015/024491
Publication Date:
December 23, 2015
Filing Date:
April 06, 2015
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
FEDERAL MOGUL IGNITION CO (US)
International Classes:
F02P23/04; F02P7/03
Domestic Patent References:
WO1991000961A11991-01-24
WO1992022745A11992-12-23
WO2004063560A12004-07-29
Foreign References:
US20120055456A12012-03-08
US4191912A1980-03-04
US4428349A1984-01-31
US3934566A1976-01-27
Other References:
STEFFEN BOHNE: "Hochfrequenz-Zündsystem mittels Korona-Entladung", MTZ - MOTORTECHNISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT - AUSGABE 01/2014, vol. 01/2014, 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31), pages 50 - 55, XP055195565, ISSN: 2192-8843, DOI: 10.1007/s35146-014-0014-4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
STEARNS, Robert, L. et al. (2600 W. Blg Beaver RoadSuite 30, Troy MI, US)
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