DocumentCode :
3132996
Title :
Current measuring in a new ignition system
Author :
Metzler, P. ; Weiss, P. ; Plaksin, E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur High Voltage Technol., Kaiserslautern Univ., Germany
Volume :
4
fYear :
1996
fDate :
6-10 Oct 1996
Firstpage :
2071
Abstract :
For Otto cycle internal combustion engines, the so-called ignition plate is a device linking together the function of the conventional head gasket with the task of conventional spark plugs. Several gaps at the periphery of the combustion chamber can lead to lower fuel consumption. All gaps of a combustion chamber must ignite at the same time. In order to achieve this, Plaksin used diodes in serial connection (reverse direction) to the gaps. In this way, he achieved a decrease of fuel consumption in a test engine of approximately 20%. This work shows that these diodes give the optical impression of a simultaneous ignition, but real simultaneous ignition is not achieved. Other concepts to achieve simultaneous ignition are investigated
Keywords :
automotive electronics; electric current measurement; electric ignition; internal combustion engines; Otto cycle internal combustion engines; combustion chamber; fuel consumption; head gasket; ignition plate; simultaneous electric ignition; spark plugs; Current measurement; Diodes; Fuels; Gaskets; Ignition; Internal combustion engines; Joining processes; Plugs; Sparks; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1996. Thirty-First IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '96., Conference Record of the 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
ISSN :
0197-2618
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3544-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1996.563860
Filename :
563860
Link To Document :
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