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HALL TYPE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2016-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

An ignition system in which [the] ignition timing signal is produced by [a] "Hall effect" switch.

OBS

When [a] magnetic field is applied to the conductor material with passing current in one direction, at a right angle to its surface, [a] small voltage is generated in the material. This effect is called "Hall effect" after the discoverer of this phenomenon.

OBS

Hall type ignition system; Hall type electronic ignition system : terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Système d'allumage dans lequel le signal d'avance à l'allumage est généré par un commutateur à «effet Hall».

OBS

Lorsque le champ magnétique est appliqué au matériau conducteur en faisant passer le courant électrique dans un seul sens, à angle droit de sa surface, une faible tension est générée dans le matériau. Ce phénomène, une fois découvert, a été baptisé «effet Hall».

OBS

système d'allumage de type Hall; système d'allumage électronique de type Hall : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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