Spark ignition system and spark plug for ultra lean fuel/air mixtures
US5705892A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01T13/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A spark ignition system and spark plug for utilization in an internal combustion engine combusting an ultra lean fuel/air mixture has capacitors and rectifiers built within the spark plug and the system is constructed to be compact and capable of delivering a controlled spark that has the physical properties of providing a very fast, high power pulse or train of pulses greater than conventional spark plugs.
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