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# Transient Plasma Systems

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- [Ground-Breaking Ignition Technology from Transient Plasma Systems Proven to Make Gasoline-Powered Vehicles Cleaner and More Efficient](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2022/06/08/ground-breaking-ignition-technology-from-transient-plasma-systems-proven-to-make-gasoline-powered-vehicles-cleaner-and-more-efficient/) - 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), the developer of nanosecond pulsed
- [Transient Plasma Systems Reports Significant Breakthroughs in Ignition Technology](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2021/12/15/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 low-temperature plasma to be used
- [How Gasoline Engines Can Survive in an Electric Car Future](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2021/06/15/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 increased the efficiency of combustion
- [It Will Take More than Electric Motors to Clean Up Our Cars and Trucks](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2021/08/30/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 with cleaner internal combustion engine
- [‘Lightning bolt' approach to fuel ignition](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2021/08/30/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 start up an aircraft carrier
- [Experts Are Divided on the Best Way for Automakers to Hit Fuel Efficiency Targets](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2021/09/14/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. Dan Singleton, chief executive officer
- [Is Lightning-Fast Plasma the Key to a Cleaner Car Engine?](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2020/09/09/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. In fact, the 150-year-old technology
- [So Long, Spark Plugs: Low-Temp Plasma Ignition Might Be the Future](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2020/05/19/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 Lean-Burn System of the mid-'70s.
- [Plasma Ignition and Emissions Devices Deliver Impressive Performance](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2020/06/18/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 system for diesels and an
- [TPS Launches the Transient Plasma Surface Treatment System, Delivering Major Benefits Through Nanosecond Pulsed-Power Plasma](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2019/10/23/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 its Transient Plasma Surface Treatment
- [Plasma Ignition Making Progress - "Autoline Exclusives" Video Interview with TPS CEO Dan Singleton and host Sean McElroy](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2020/05/05/tps-ignition-autoline/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAz59qiFWWM&fbclid=IwAR0d-Bj1Xolf6jhjTVZD5itV9cGKcRzWgJD8bRoCjLqR53gkwkBovWuUWLs We've been using spark plugs to ignite fuel inside of engines for over 100 years. Maybe it's time to change that. Transient Plasma Systems (TPS) developed a system that uses fast pulses of plasma, an electrically charged gas, at a low temperature to ignite all sorts of fuels. The low temperature improves thermal efficiency
- [Plasma Ignition Could Breathe Life Into ICEs](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2019/06/26/autoline/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=GN4-gaKBm44&feature=emb_logo
- [TPS Featured in Forbes - Plasma Ignition Sparks Higher Fuel Economy and Cleaner Emissions](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2020/02/01/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 (TPS) of Torrance, Calif. substitutes
- [TPS Featured in AN Shift Article - Transient Plasma Systems Ignition Breakthrough Promises Super-Low Emissions, Fuel Efficiency](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2020/04/26/shift/) - 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 with us for some time.
- [Transient Plasma Systems Successfully Completes Multi-Cylinder Engine Testing with Nanosecond Pulsed Plasma Ignition Technology](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2019/08/20/tps-natural-gas-tests/) - 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, on-road natural-gas engine. TPS tested
- [TPS Ignition System Honored with Automotive News 2020 PACEpilot Award](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2020/04/26/pacepilot/) - 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 to change the game are
- [Transient Plasma Systems Awarded a $1M Grant from the Department of Energy](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2016/06/29/transient-plasma-systems-awarded-a-1m-grant-from-the-department-of-energy/) - Transient Plasma Systems was awarded a $1M grant from the Department of Energy for research and development of its ignition approach! Project Summary: Dilute-burn engines are the key to developing more energy efficient vehicles, but limitations of existing ignition technology prevents wide-spread application. A low-energy and cost-effective non-thermal plasma ignition system will be developed, enabling
- [TPS Announced a Winner of the 2016 Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Awards](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2016/11/29/tps-wins-a-patrick-soon-shiong-innovation-award/) - TPS continues its yearly streak and wins the Los Angeles Business Journal's 2016 Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Awards! Thanks to everyone on the TPS team and all who continue to support us!
- [TPS Awarded a $1M Grant from the California Energy Commission for Research and Development of its Ignition Approach](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2017/06/14/cec/) - Transient Plasma Systems was awarded a $1M grant from the California Energy Commission for research and development of its ignition approach. TPS thanks Cummins Wesport for match-funding and partner Argonne National Laboratory. Project Title: Development and Demonstration of a Production-Intent Transient Plasma Ignition System for High Efficiency Natural Gas Engines
- [TPS Awarded DOE STTR Phase I with Old Dominion University](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2017/06/21/tps-awarded-doe-sttr-phase-i-with-old-dominion-university/) - Transient Plasma Systems was awarded a $150K grant from the Department of Energy with Old Dominion University Project Title: Optimization of Nanosecond Transient Plasma Ignition for Clean Combustion
- [TPS Announces Venture Capital Seed Capital Investment from Kairos Ventures](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2017/09/11/tps-announces-venture-capital-seed-capital-investment-from-kairos-ventures/) - TPS is very excited to announce our first round of outside investment with Kairos Ventures!
- [TPS Co-Founder Prof. Martin Gundersen Awarded Most Influential BEM Paper Award](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2018/04/11/tps-co-founder-prof-martin-gundersen-awarded-most-influential-bem-paper-award/) - Dr. Martin Gundersen, Board Member and Technical Founder for Kairos portfolio company Transient Plasma Systems (TPS), is set to receive another award for his pulsed nanosecond research, this time in the medical field: The 2012-2016 Most Influential BEM Paper Award. This award will be presented to Dr. Gundersen and his team for the following paper:
- [TPS Selected as Part of Round 5 of the DOE's $3.8M HPC4Manufacturing Program](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2018/05/02/tps-selected-as-part-of-round-5-of-the-does-3-8m-hpc4manufacturing-program/) - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), which manages the High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) Program to use supercomputers to advance U.S. manufacturing, today announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded nearly $3.8 million for 13 industry projects under the program. The awards mark the fifth round of selectees for the HPC4Mfg Program, led
- [TPS Selected by NREL to Address Natural Gas Vehicle Engine Emissions and Efficiency](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2019/03/07/https-www-nrel-gov-news-press-2019-nrel-announces-new-projects-to-advance-medium-and-heavy-duty-natural-gas-vehicle-technologies-html/) - 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 gas vehicles (NGVs). The selected
- [USC Honors Transient Plasma Systems (TPS) Founders Martin Gundersen & Jason Sanders](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2019/04/24/usc-award/) - Transient Plasma Systems (TPS) is proud to announce that The Stevens Center for Innovation at the University of Southern California (USC) recognized Dr(s). Gundersen & Sanders at an event hosted for USC faculty and researchers whose technology was licensed or who were named on an issued U.S. patent in calendar 2018. Dr. Gundersen holds the
- [Swapping Spark Plugs for Nanopulses Could Boost Engine Efficiency by 20%](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2019/06/26/swapping-spark-plugs-for-nanopulses-could-boost-engine-efficiency-by-20-ars-technica/) - 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 dragging their heels, a continued
- [TPS Wins DoE SBIR Phase IIB Grant for Development of a Low-Energy Nanosecond Pulsed Ignition System Enabling High-Efficiency Dilute Gasoline Combustion](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2019/07/17/tps-wins-doe-sbir-phase-iib-grant/) - Transient Plasma Systems, based in Torrance, CA was awarded a SBIR Phase IIB grant for “Development of a “sparkless” ignition system for high-efficiency dilute gasoline and natural gas engines. This grant comes on the heels of a successful completion of Phase II grant work that focused on developing a platform for avoiding spark breakdown, which
- [Transient Plasma Systems Wins Prestigious Ocean Exchange / WWL $100,000 Award](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2015/10/16/transient-plasma-systems-wins-prestigious-ocean-exchange-wwl-100000-award/) - TORRANCE, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 10, 2015) - Transient Plasma Systems Inc. (TPS) today announced that it has won the prestigious Ocean Exchange/WWL Orcelle® 2015 Award of $100,000 for its Energy Efficient Low Emission Ignition concept. Ray Fitzgerald, President for Atlantic of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), congratulated the winner: "Transient Plasma Systems has developed an energy efficient, low emission plasma ignition technology
- [TPS Co-Founder Prof. Gundersen Awarded 2018 AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Award](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2018/04/10/dr-gundersen-awarded-2018-aiaa-plasmadynamics-and-lasers-award/) - Dr. Martin Gundersen, Co-Founder, Technical Advisor and Board Member to Transient Plasma Systems, has been awarded the 2018 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Plasma Dynamics and Lasers Award: for development of high-voltage pulse power technology, studies of non-equilibrium nanosecond pulse plasmas, and their applications for plasma-assisted combustion, pollution control, quantum electronics, and biology.
- [Transient Plasma Systems Secures $8.5 Million Series A Financing Round Led by Kairos Ventures](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2019/02/05/transient-plasma-systems-secures-8-5-million-series-a-financing-round-led-by-kairos-ventures/) - TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transient Plasma Systems Inc. (TPS), which develops and markets nanosecond pulsed power systems that unlock the potential of low-temperature plasma to be used in a variety of applications, today announced that it has completed an $8.5 million Series A funding round from Kairos Ventures. This financing will enable the company
- [TPS Qualifies as BusinessGreen Technology Awards 2019 Finalist](https://www.transientplasmasystems.com/2019/10/10/tps-qualifies-as-businessgreen-technology-awards-2019-finalist/) - BusinessGreen has announced the shortlist for the fifth annual BusinessGreen Technology Awards, recognizing some of the most exciting and innovative clean tech providers working in the UK today. Transient Plasma Systems is a finalist for the category of Transport Technology of the Year for their TPS Ignition System. More information on the Award Finalists can

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