A corona ignition system, comprising: a corona igniter receiving current at a radio frequency and providing a radio frequency electric field; a current sensor obtaining an unfiltered current signal including information about the current received by the corona igniter; at least one of a signal filter and a signal conditioner receiving the unfiltered current signal from the current sensor and providing a conditioned current signal, wherein the conditioned current signal includes a falling edge occurring at the end of a first time delay following a first zero crossing of the unfiltered current signal; a first timer receiving the conditioned current signal and initiating a second time delay in response to the falling edge of the conditioned current signal and providing a first timer signal, wherein the first timer signal includes a falling edge at the end of the second time delay and the second time delay ends before a second zero crossing of the unfiltered current signal following the first zero crossing; a second timer receiving the first timer signal from the first timer and providing a first output signal, wherein a third time delay starts at the end of the second time delay at the falling edge of the first timer signal, and the first output signal includes a rising edge at the start of the third time delay; and a first switch receiving the first output signal and being activated at the end of the third time delay, wherein the third time delay ends at or after the second zero crossing of the unfiltered current signal, and the activated first switch allows the current to flow from an energy supply to the corona igniter. a corona igniter receiving current at a radio frequency and providing a radio frequency electric field; a current sensor obtaining an unfiltered current signal including information about the current received by the corona igniter; at least one of a signal filter and a signal conditioner receiving the unfiltered current signal from the current sensor and providing a conditioned current signal, wherein the conditioned current signal includes a falling edge occurring at the end of a first time delay following a first zero crossing of the unfiltered current signal; a first timer receiving the conditioned current signal and initiating a second time delay in response to the falling edge of the conditioned current signal and providing a first timer signal, wherein the first timer signal includes a falling edge at the end of the second time delay and the second time delay ends before a second zero crossing of the unfiltered current signal following the first zero crossing; a second timer receiving the first timer signal from the first timer and providing a first output signal, wherein a third time delay starts at the end of the second time delay at the falling edge of the first timer signal, and the first output signal includes a rising edge at the start of the third time delay; and a first switch receiving the first output signal and being activated at the end of the third time delay, wherein the third time delay ends at or after the second zero crossing of the unfiltered current signal, and the activated first switch allows the current to flow from an energy supply to the corona igniter.