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Method and device for surface treatment with a plasma at atmospheric pressure

US6299948A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 1999
Grant dateOct 9, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/0206
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method for creating an electric discharge in an initial gas which is at atmospheric pressure and lies between two exciting electrodes, comprising applying a supply voltage to the two electrodes which is an AC voltage whose amplitude and frequency are adapted in order to maintain (1) at least a portion of the components of the gas in the excited state, and/or (2) the presence of electrons, between two successive half-cycles of the supply voltage.

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