IGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

The present invention is predicated on the concept of increasing or amplifying the voltage across the spark gap in order to ignite the gap when required thus enabling ignition of the spark gap when required. The incremental voltage to obtain gap ignition is additive to any voltage already across the gap, and is additive irrespective of polarity. That is if a positive over-voltage pulse arrives, the main gap has an increased positive voltage. If a negative over-voltage pulse arrives, the main gap has an increased negative voltage applied.