Electric glow discharge using prepulse and charge storage device
US4612643A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/09713
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transferring energy to a gas by means of a glow discharge. A transmission line is charged to a voltage of approximately twice that of the steady-state voltage of the glow discharge. A prepulse voltage source, having a higher voltage sufficient to initiate the glow discharge, is first connected to the discharge electrodes. After the discharge is initiated by the prepulse, the transmission line is connected and transfers its energy to the discharge. In a second embodiment, the transmission line is replaced by a capacitor.
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