Patent ID: 6112730
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: F02P

Abstract:
An ignition system for an internal combustion engine comprising:a transformer means having a primary winding adapted to be connected to a power supply, said transformer means having a secondary winding, said transformer means for producing an output from said secondary winding having a frequency of between 1 KHz and one 100 KHz and a voltage of at least 20 kilovolts;a clamping circuit means connected to said secondary winding of said transformer means and adapted so as to connect with a terminal of a spark plug of the internal combustion engine, said clamping circuit means for causing a peak-to-peak voltage of a waveform of voltage from said secondary winding to fire the spark plug; anda controller interconnected to said transformer means so as to activate and deactivate said output of said transformer means.