Article | REF: BM2571 V1

Spark ignition for premix engines: techniques

Authors: Vanessa PICRON, Alexis MORCRETTE, Ilhame MAGGARTOU, Claudine ROCHETTE

Publication date: October 10, 2006, Review date: October 1, 2015

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2. Integral electronic ignition

2.1 Inductive ignition

Inductive ignition is the most widely used ignition system on today's spark-ignition engines. It works on the principle of the step-up transformer. The power supply, taken from the battery, and the command are transmitted to the coil by the engine control unit, and the high voltage is sent directly to the spark plug.

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2.1.1 How it works

Reduced to its simplest form, a coil-and-breaker ignition device can be represented by the diagram in figure

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