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Microscale gas breakdown device and process

US11371960B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

Yangyang Fu · Beijing, CN
Peng Zhang · Nanhu, CN
John P. Verboncoeur · Hayward, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2019
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05H1/24
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A microscale gas breakdown device includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface define a gap distance. The device includes a perturbation on the first surface or the second surface. The perturbation is defined by a height value and a radius value. The device includes a current source or a voltage source configured to apply a current or a voltage across the first surface and the second surface. In response to the current or the voltage being applied, a resulting discharge travels along a first discharge path in response to being exposed to a high pressure and a second discharge path in response to being exposed to a low pressure.

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