LASER IGNITION DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR

• Main Author: STOPPEL KLAUS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.05.2015
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS OF SEALINGS IN COMBUSTION ENGINES; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; CYLINDERS, PISTONS OR CASINGS, FOR COMBUSTION ENGINES; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION; ELECTRICITY; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FORINTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; STEAM ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES; WEAPONS

A laser ignition device for an internal combustion engine, in which the laser ignition device has at least one laser spark plug and a cooling device for temperature control, in particular cooling, of the laser spark plug. The cooling device has a cooling circuit, containing a coolant, which is thermally connectable to at least one component of the laser spark plug, a volume of the coolant contained in the cooling circuit being less than or equal to approximately 50% of a compression volume of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, which may be less than or equal to approximately 10% of a compression volume of the cylinder of the internal combustion engine.