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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen C. Masters, El Paso, TX (US);
Assignee:
Autotronic Controls Corporation, El Paso, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 3/06 ;
Abstract
An electronic ignition system includes a converter for receiving DC power from a source of DC power such as a battery. The convertor converts the DC power at low voltage to a high frequency signal which is stepped up to provide a higher voltage to a charge storage device such as a capacitor. The higher voltage on the capacitor is then made available to an ignition coil under the control of a microprocessor or a microcontroller for providing high voltage electrical energy to one or more spark plugs of an internal combustion engine.