Patent ID: 8783220
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: F02P,H01T,H05H

Abstract:
1. An ignition source for a combustible material in a combustion chamber of a combustion engine, comprising: a tapered quarter wave coaxial cavity resonator adapted to mate with the combustion engine, said taper quarter wave coaxial cavity resonator having a center conductor directed generally towards the combustion chamber when mated with the combustion engine; an energy shaping means operably coupled to said tapered quarter wave coaxial cavity resonator; and a connection means operably coupled to said energy shaping means for accepting an electrical stimulus from an ignition control system associated with the combustion engine, said electrical stimulus triggering a sustained RF oscillation between said energy shaping means and said tapered quarter wave coaxial cavity resonator such that an RF corona is formed near said center conductor which ionizes a portion of the combustible material in the combustion chamber causing ignition of the combustible material.