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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Andre Agneray, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Franck Deloraine, Fontenay aux Roses, FR;
Andre Agneray, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Franck Deloraine, Fontenay aux Roses, FR;
Renault S.A.S., Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A measuring device including: a supply circuit for radiofrequency ignition including a transformer including a secondary winding connected to at least one resonator having a resonance frequency higher than 1 MHz, and including two electrodes capable of generating a spark upon an ignition control; a measuring capacitor connected in series between the secondary winding and the resonator; a measuring circuit of ionization current of the combustion gases in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine associated with the resonator, the circuit being connected at terminals of the measuring capacitor; and/or a measuring circuit that measures a voltage at the resonator terminals upon an ignition control, the circuit being connected to terminals of the measuring capacitor.