CAPACITOR DISCHARGE COIL CONVERTER FOR USE WITH DIGITAL INDUCTIVE IGNITION SYSTEMS
Disclosed is a capacitive discharge coil converter for an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine includes a digital inductive ignition system and a plurality of capacitive discharge ignition coils. The internal combustion engine includes a capacitive discharge coil converter for each capacitive discharge ignition coil. Each capacitive discharge coil converter is electrically connected between the digital inductive ignition system and a corresponding one of the capacitive discharge ignition coils.
1 . An internal combustion engine including a digital inductive ignition system and a plurality of capacitive discharge ignition coils, said internal combustion engine comprising:
a plurality of capacitive discharge coil converters, each converter of said plurality of converters being electrically connected between said digital inductive ignition system and a corresponding one of said capacitive discharge ignition coils, wherein each converter of said plurality of converters is constructed and arranged for producing a shorter, usable pulse for its corresponding capacitive discharge ignition coil.
2 . The internal combustion engine of claim 1 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters includes a plurality of nand gates.
3 . The internal combustion engine of claim 1 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters includes a plurality of transistors.
4 . The internal combustion engine of claim 1 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters includes a monostable flip-flop.
5 . The internal combustion engine of claim 4 wherein a pulse of a specified voltage must be present for operation of said monostable flip-flop.
6 . The internal combustion engine of claim 5 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters is constructed and arranged for maintaining a desired spark timing by cancelling an output of said monostable flip-flop.
7 . The internal combustion engine of claim 1 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters is constructed and arranged with a printed circuit board which is mechanically packaged for directly mounting to a corresponding capacitive discharge ignition coil.
8 . A capacitive discharge coil converter for managing the operation of a capacitive discharge ignition coil of an internal combustion engine, said converter comprising:
an electronic circuit constructed and arranged on a printed circuit board and including circuit manes for producing a shorter, usable pulse for its corresponding capacitive discharge ignition coil; and
a mechanical package for creating a connection to said capacitive discharge ignition coil.
9 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claim 8 wherein said electronic circuit includes a plurality of nand gates
10 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claim 8 wherein said electronic circuit includes a plurality of transistors.
11 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claim 8 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters includes a monostable flip-flop.
12 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claim 11 wherein a pulse of a specified voltage must be present for operation of said monostable flip-flop.
13 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claim 12 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters is constructed and arranged for maintaining a desired spark timing by cancelling an output of said monostable flip-flop.
14 . A method of modifying an internal combustion engine which includes a digital inductive ignition system and a plurality of capacitive discharge ignition coils, said method comprising the following steps:
(a) providing a plurality of capacitive discharge coil converters, each converter of said plurality of converters is constructed and arranged for producing a shorter, usable pulse for its corresponding capacitive discharge ignition coil;
(b) electrically connecting said digital inductive ignition system to each converter of said plurality of converters; and
(c) electrically connecting each converter of said plurality of converters to a corresponding one of said plurality of capacitive discharging ignition coils.
15 . The method of claim 14 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters includes a monostable flip-flop and comprises the further step of introducing a pulse to the monostable flip-flop to maintain a desired spark timing.
16 . A capacitive discharge coil converter for managing the operation of a capacitive discharge ignition coil of an internal combustion engine, said converter comprising:
an electronic circuit constructed and arranged on a printed circuit board and including a monostable flip-flop; and
a mechanical package for creating a connection to said capacitive discharge ignition coil.
17 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claim 16 wherein said electronic circuit includes a plurality of nand gates
18 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claim 16 wherein said electronic circuit includes a plurality of transistors.
19 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claim 16 wherein a pulse of a specified voltage must be present for operation of said monostable flip-flop.
20 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claim 16 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters is constructed and arranged for producing a shorter, usable pulse for its corresponding capacitive discharge ignition coil.
21 . The capacitive discharge coil converter of claims 16 wherein each converter of said plurality of converters is constructed and arranged for maintaining a desired spark timing by cancelling an output of said monostable flip-flop.