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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralf Förster, Regensburg, DE;
Alfons Fisch, Falkenstein, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 3/00 ; H05B 4/136 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 3/00 ; H05B 4/136 ;
Abstract
The primary winding of an ignition coil is connected in series with an ignition switch that can be switched by a control circuit. A circuit including a capacitor, a resistor, and a diode is configured between the control terminal and the collector of the ignition switch. When the primary current is switched on, the capacitor discharge brings about a voltage reduction at the base of the ignition switch resulting in slowing down the trailing voltage edge at the collector of the ignition switch.