Boost the Efficiencies of internal combustion engines with Nanosecond Pulsed Power Plasma Ignition Solution
Measured improvement in fuel economy
Measured improved fuel flexibility
Reduced ignition delays
NOx emissions reduced
Improved spark plug lifetime
Demonstrated in numerous peer reviewed publications
Rising industrialization will likely lead to 120 million new registrations, at least 75% of them for vehicles based on combustion engines, by the year 2030. In addition to the Miller combustion cycle, the industry needs engines that employ strongly charge-diluted combustion to achieve efficiencies significantly above 40%. Instrumental in this will be ignition processes with great potential to shift ignition limits.
The question we have to ask ourselves is how can ignition systems help further boost the efficiency of the combustion engine?
Reduce Emissions with Nanosecond Pulsed Power Plasma Emissions Treatment for reduction of smoke, NOx, and particulates
Reduction in NOx emissions in diesel engines
Reduction in particulates in diesel engines (PM2.5 & PM10)
Reduction in smoke from charbroilers
Lower maintenance than competing technologies
Instant-on capability solves cold-start emissions problem
Eliminates odor
Emissions from cooking hamburgers on commercial charbroilers are a very significant uncontrolled source of directly-emitted particulate matter… if left uncontrolled they emit more than twice than all of the heavy-duty diesel trucks.
For comparison, the average diesel-engine truck on the road today would have to drive 10 miles on the freeway to put out the same mass of particles as a single charbroiled hamburger patty.
Improve Surface Treatments with Nanosecond Pulsed Power Plasma Processing Systems
Lower cost of consumables
Novel chemistry…without all the chemicals
Clean and activate surfaces to improve bonding and adhesion of coatings in atmospheric and low pressure applications
Up to 250 times more efficient compared to other methods of producing plasma
Treat heat sensitive substrates in open air environment with a stand-off plasma stream
Lower particulate/dust formation
Nanosecond pulsed power excitation holds the potential to produce a higher number of active species, higher-energetic species, and ignite a discharge quicker and more easily at a lower cost of power.