Advanced combustion strategies enabled by the TPS Ignition System could result in fuel economy gains higher than 20 percent TORRANCE, California – 6/8/2022 New research confirms an untapped advanced ignition technology offers proven solutions for significantly cleaner gasoline engines that auto manufacturers can implement immediately. Transient Plasma Systems Inc. (TPS), … Read More
Transient Plasma Systems Reports Significant Breakthroughs in Ignition Technology
Bringing it Closer to Commercialization TORRANCE, California – 12/15/2021 Innovator of high-power plasma systems surpasses critical milestones in its plan to bring its technology to market across various applications, including vehicle ignition Transient Plasma Systems Inc. (TPS), which develops and markets nanosecond pulsed power systems that unlock the potential of … Read More
Experts Are Divided on the Best Way for Automakers to Hit Fuel Efficiency Targets
JAMES McCANDLESS – 9/14/2021 With all the talk about scaling up electric vehicle (EV) production, there has been relative silence on how to improve the internal combustion engine (ICE). Engineers have been working to improving ICEs for decades, improving fuel economy while simultaneously giving drivers access to more power. Dr. … Read More
‘Lightning bolt’ approach to fuel ignition
LINDSAY CHAPPELL – 8/30/2021 Transient Plasma Solutions wants to make ignition more powerful. And by doing that, combustion engines could run cleaner. Dan Singleton was a graduate student on a research project a few years ago, showing the U.S. Navy how a powerful new technology called “pulsed power” could help … Read More
It Will Take More than Electric Motors to Clean Up Our Cars and Trucks
DAN SINGLETON – 8/30/2021 Automakers should also focus on making cleaner combustion engines. Electric vehicles (EVs) will play a huge role in creating a greener transportation ecosystem in the years ahead as more and more consumers purchase and drive them. However, EVs are not a complete solution. Cars and trucks … Read More
How Gasoline Engines Can Survive in an Electric Car Future
RYAN LUGO – 6/15/2021 Advancing technology can keep conventional engines humming for decades. Combustion engines won’t completely disappear any time soon, if ever. Certain transportation tasks or operating environments simply don’t lend themselves to battery- or hydrogen-powered electric propulsion. A century and a half of research and development has greatly … Read More
Is Lightning-Fast Plasma the Key to a Cleaner Car Engine?
DANIEL OBERHAUS – 9/9/2020 Researchers have long experimented with “lean burn” engines, which boost efficiency and reduce the emissions from combustion. But getting them to ignite is tricky. THERE ARE SOMETHING like a billion cars on the world’s roads today and almost all of them are powered by internal combustion. … Read More
Plasma Ignition and Emissions Devices Deliver Impressive Performance
TOM QUIMBY – 6/18/2020 Could diesel particulate filter (DPF) regenerations become a thing of the past? A Southern California startup is gaining the attention of OEMs and believes it’s possible. For the past few years in Torrance, California, Transient Plasma Systems (TPS) quietly has been developing an after treatment emissions … Read More
So Long, Spark Plugs: Low-Temp Plasma Ignition Might Be the Future
FRANK MARCUS – 5/19/2020 Cutting-edge tech aims to increase efficiency and reduce emissions. When you boil it down, improving average fuel economy is super simple: Burn less fuel in the cylinder when cruising. Toward that end, engine developers have toiled to make lean mixtures work since way before Chrysler’s Electronic … Read More
TPS Ignition System Honored with Automotive News 2020 PACEpilot Award
AN selects 11 PACEpilot honorees A tiny sphere that gives automated vehicles a wider view of the world. A display that offers a 3D view without the need for glasses. A plasma that can extend the era of the internal combustion engine.Sometimes the automotive technologies with the most potential … Read More
TPS Featured in AN Shift Article – Transient Plasma Systems Ignition Breakthrough Promises Super-Low Emissions, Fuel Efficiency
Jack Keebler | Automotive News – Shift Magazine We get frequent reminders that we are on the “bleeding edge” of autodom’s electrification. And the reality is that because of huge EV production investments and battery costs, as well as range and charging issues, the internal combustion engine will likely remain … Read More
TPS Featured in Forbes – Plasma Ignition Sparks Higher Fuel Economy and Cleaner Emissions
ED GARSTEN – 2/1/2020, 6:00 AM A California start-up has produced a vehicle ignition system it says reduces harmful emissions and raises fuel economy, while tossing aside century-old science still being used today, as the world awaits greater consumer acceptance of electric vehicles. The system developed by Transient Plasma Systems … Read More
TPS Launches the Transient Plasma Surface Treatment System, Delivering Major Benefits Through Nanosecond Pulsed-Power Plasma
The room-temperature, open-environment treatment system unlocks new versatility and efficiency for thin-film coating, surface cleaning, and activation of a wide variety of substrates. TORRANCE, California, October 23, 2019 — Transient Plasma Systems Inc. (TPS), which develops nanosecond pulsed-power systems for a wide range of applications, today announced the launch of … Read More
Transient Plasma Systems Successfully Completes Multi-Cylinder Engine Testing with Nanosecond Pulsed Plasma Ignition Technology
Transient Plasma Systems Inc. (TPS), which develops nanosecond pulsed plasma ignition systems to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has achieved a new milestone in internal combustion engine testing. The new TPS test marks the first multi-cylinder demonstration of the company’s nanosecond pulsed plasma ignition technology in a mass-manufactured, … Read More
Swapping Spark Plugs for Nanopulses Could Boost Engine Efficiency by 20%
More precise ignition events mean better fuel efficiency and fewer pollutants. JONATHAN M. GITLIN – 6/26/2019, 7:50 AM Here in 2019, only the most fringe reactionaries are able to claim with a straight face that climate change is not a thing. But after years of the media doing its “two sides” thing, recalcitrant policy makers … Read More
TPS Selected by NREL to Address Natural Gas Vehicle Engine Emissions and Efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected nine projects as part of a multimillion-dollar effort funded jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the California Energy Commission (CEC), and the Southcoast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) to advance the state of technology for natural … Read More