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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1998
Tohru Yoshinaga, Okazaki, JP;
Takehiko Kato, Gamagori, JP;
Tokio Kohama, Nishio, JP;
Hiroshi Yorita, Kariya, JP;
Masaki Takeyama, Okazaki, JP;
Masatoshi Ikeda, Hazu-gun, JP;
Nippon Soken, Inc., , JP;
Abstract
To excellently grow flame kernel while lowering breakdown voltage, a bypass electrode comprising a semiconductor material is installed in a path bypassing an inductive spark gap between a center electrode and a ground electrode, and the center electrode and the ground electrode are electrically connected by the bypass electrode and capacitive discharge is carried out by applying breakdown voltage between the center electrode and the ground electrode via the bypass electrode, and thereafter, inductive discharge is carried out through the inductive spark gap.