An efficient, power-enhanced ignition system

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 306-310

  Rohwein, Gerald J ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC COILS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY TRANSFER; SPARK PLUGS;

SPARK IGNITION ENGINES;

IGNITION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031124193     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.602504     Document Type: Article

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