Programmable plasma ignition plug
View Patent ↗An ignition plug wire for an internal combustion engine has an elongated conductor with a programmable capacitor module disposed in-line with the elongated conductor. The programmable capacitor module is configured to step up or convert the ignition voltage normally supplied by an ignition coil to a plasma voltage. An inventive ignition plug if configured such that the anode enclosed within the insulator includes or is replaced by a voltage converting module designed to convert the ignition voltage into a plasma voltage. The voltage converting module consists of a semiconductor circuit, a composite semiconductor material, or a capacitor.
1. An ignition plug wire, comprising:
an elongated conductor having a first end configured for connection to an ignition coil and a second end configured for connection to an ignition plug;
wherein the elongated conductor is configured to deliver an ignition voltage from the ignition coil to the ignition plug; and
a programmable capacitor module disposed in-line with the elongated conductor between the first end and the second end, wherein the programmable capacitor module is configured to convert the ignition voltage to a plasma voltage.
2. The ignition plug wire of claim 1 , wherein the ignition voltage is in the range of 15,000 volts to 20,000 volts.
3. The ignition plug wire of claim 1 , wherein the plasma voltage is greater than 500,000 volts.
4. The ignition plug wire of claim 1 , wherein the programmable capacitor module comprises a memory chip connected to a capacitor that is in-line with the elongated conductor.
5. The ignition plug wire of claim 4 , wherein the memory chip is configured to store a program for controlling the capacitor and how the capacitor converts the ignition voltage to the plasma voltage.
6. The ignition plug wire of claim 1 , wherein the programmable capacitor module is configured to convert the ignition voltage from an alternating current to a direct current.
7. The ignition plug wire of claim 6 , wherein the direct current has a plus direction and generates a plasma field having a clockwise rotation.
8. The ignition plug of claim 6 , wherein the direct current has a minus direction and generates a plasma field having a counter-clockwise rotation.
9. A plasma ignition plug, comprising:
an anode concentrically disposed within a generally cylindrical cathode;
an insulator disposed between the anode and the cathode; and
a voltage converting module disposed within the insulator and electrically in-line with the anode, wherein the voltage converting module is configured to convert an ignition voltage to a plasma voltage.
10. The plasma ignition plug of claim 9 , wherein the voltage converting module comprises a semiconductor circuit.
11. The plasma ignition plug of claim 10 , wherein the semiconductor circuit comprises a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.
12. The plasma ignition plug of claim 10 , wherein the semiconductor circuit further comprises a memory chip configured to store a program for controlling the semiconductor circuit and how the semiconductor circuit converts the ignition voltage to the plasma voltage.
13. The plasma ignition plug of claim 9 , wherein the ignition voltage is in the range of 15,000 volts to 20,000 volts and the plasma voltage is greater than 500,000 volts.
14. The plasma ignition plug of claim 9 , wherein the voltage converting module consists of a capacitor.
15. The plasma ignition plug of claim 9 , wherein the voltage converting module comprises a composite semiconductor material in place of the anode.
16. The plasma ignition plug of claim 15 , wherein the composite semiconductor material comprises a metal-oxide material.