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 IGNITION

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 IGNITION SYSTEM
It should provide sufficiently large voltage across the spark plug electrodes to affect spark
discharge
It should provide required energy for the spark to ignite the combustible mixture adjacent
to plug electrodes under all operating conditions

Air gap in electric circuit acts as high resistance

When high voltage is applied across the electrodes of a spark plug it produces a spark across
the gap
This spark ignites homogenous mixture in the combustion chamber and the system is called
spark ignition

Two types of ignition are

• Battery ignition system
• Magneto ignition system
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 • Battery
• Ignition switch
Components • Ballast resistance
of battery • Ignition coil
ignition • Contact breaker
• Capacitor
system • Distributor
• Spark plug
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 BATTERY

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 IGNITION COIL

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SPARK PLUG CONSTRUCTION

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 DWELL ANGLE

• The period, measured in degree of cam

rotation, during which the contact point
remain closed is called Dwell Angle or
Cam Angle.
• The Dwell angle must be large so that the
magnetic saturation is more in primary
coil
• Too small Dwell Angle will results in lower
secondary voltage & hence poor sparks
or even misfiring
• The magnitude of Dwell Angle depends
upon the b/w the points & also the angle
b/w the cam lobes
• Gap b/w the points is 0.35mm to 0.55mm

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 DWELL ANGLE

• As the no. of cylinder increase, the dwell angle is decreased because

more opening and closing
• In four cylinder Dwell Angle is about to 50 degree
• In six cylinder it is 38 degree
• In eight cylinder it is about 33 degree
Dwell Period = 1000 ×𝐷𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 (𝐷𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒)/
6 ×𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 (𝑟𝑒𝑣/𝑚𝑖𝑛)
•This formula shows in which way Dwell Period is expressed as a
function of Dwell Angle & the engine speed

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BATTERY IGNITION SYSTEM

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OPERATION OF BATTERY IGNITION SYSTEM

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HIGH TENSION MAGNETO IGNITION SYSTEM

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Thank you

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