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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2003
Albert Anthony Skinner, Anderson, IN (US);
Raymond O. Butler, Jr., Anderson, IN (US);
Brian Dewayne Lively, Noblesville, IN (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An ignition system for use with a spark plug in an internal combustion engine comprising an ignition apparatus for producing a breakdown voltage on a first output thereof configured to breakdown a spark gap of the spark plug a power source having a second output configured for connection to the spark plug, said source being further configured to sustain power to the spark gap during discharge and an impedance having first and second terminals coupled between the first and second outputs, the impedance having an electrical characteristic configured to allow application of the breakdown voltage and suppress high voltage transient.