Apparatus for igniting a fuel/air mixture
AssigneeGE Jenbacher GmbH & Co OHG
InventorsErnst Wintner, Ken-ichi Ueda
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Abstract
A device for igniting a fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, particularly a stationary gas engine, with at least one light source, an optical transmission device and launching optics for focusing light into the combustion chamber. At least one master light source is provided for the continuous or periodic delivery of untriggered master light pulses, which themselves, are not capable of igniting. The optical transmission device has at least one amplifier, which can be selectively triggered and which amplifies individual or groups of master light pulses to an energy level that is sufficient for igniting the fuel/air mixture.
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Apparatus for igniting a fuel/air mixture in a combustion chamber of a combustion engine with at least one light source, an optical transmission apparatus and a coupling optic for focusing light into said combustion chamber, wherein at least one master light source is provided for the constant emission of untriggered, themselves non-flammable master light pulses and wherein said transmission apparatus includes at least one amplifier which is selectively triggerable and amplifies individual or groups of master light pulses to an energy level which is sufficient to ignite said fuel/air mixture.
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