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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Tenghua Tom Shieh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Oana Nitulescu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bogdan Radu Kucinschi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kiyotaka Yamashita, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tenghua Tom Shieh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Oana Nitulescu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bogdan Radu Kucinschi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kiyotaka Yamashita, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Maunfacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for designing and manufacturing an ignition system for an internal combustion engine. The process can include performing a plurality of simulations that include simulating an electrical circuit with a spark initiating device for igniting the fuel mixture within an internal combustion chamber, an electrical breakdown proximate to the spark initiating device, a plasma arc and an afterglow regime.