How Quartz Crystal Igniters Work

Igniters are used in many fields, such as:. Automobile industry, gas water heaters and gas stoves, welding and cutting, fireworks and pyrotechnic shows, laboratories and scientific research, military and defense, in addition to the above fields, igniters can also be used in Scenes like chimney cleaning, grilling, and wilderness survival. Generally speaking, igniters have a wide range of applications in many occasions that need to ignite or produce a flame. In the category of igniters, quartz crystal igniters have a special status. Quartz crystal igniter is a device that uses the piezoelectric effect of quartz crystal to generate high voltage discharge. It works as follows:
1. Power supply: Quartz crystal igniters usually need external power supply, usually DC power supply.
2. Charge accumulation: When the power is turned on, the circuit inside the quartz crystal igniter starts to work, and the charge is accumulated on a capacitor through the circuit design.
3. Piezoelectric effect: As a piezoelectric material, quartz crystal has piezoelectric effect. When the charge accumulates to a certain level, it exerts pressure on the quartz crystal.
4. Charge release: When the quartz crystal is under pressure, it will release charge, that is, the piezoelectric effect. These released charges will pass through the discharge circuit to generate a high voltage discharge.
5. Spark generation: The discharge of high voltage will cause electrical breakdown between the two electrodes, forming arc discharge, that is, spark discharge.
6. Ignition effect: The spark discharge will ignite the surrounding combustible substances, so as to achieve the effect of ignition.
It should be noted that the quartz crystal igniter needs to pay attention to safety during work, avoid excessive voltage and current, and prevent accidents such as electric shock and fire.