Transient intermodulation ignition system
OwnerMartin E. Gerryinventor
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Abstract
A high energy ignition system makes use of induced transient voltages in an ignition transformer to intermodulate a plural number of such transients and thereby provide extremely high voltages to fire an igniter. The transformer output is connected in conventional manner to a standard distributor to sequentially energize igniters.
Claims9
An ignition system having electrical igniters and producing a plural number of transient signals during firing period of any one of the igniters, comprising the combination of:
- a timer, driven during operative mode of the system, having a plural number of electrical contactors coupled thereto;
- an electrical circuit, composed of passive components only, connected to each of the contactors, one said circuit per contactor;
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- an ignition transformer having a primary winding, said primary winding being electrically connected to all of the electrical circuits.
An ignition method producing a plural member of transient signals during firing period of any one of a plurality of electrical igniters, comprising in combination the steps of:
- energizing a primary winding of an ignition transformer with each of said signals in generation sequence of said signals;
- intermodulating said signals within said transformer thereby producing an intermodulated transient voltage in said primary winding;
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- inducing the intermodulated transient voltage in a secondary winding of said transformer thereby firing one of said igniters with the induced intermodulated transient voltage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.