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Controlled plasma power supply

US7795817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 2007
Grant dateSep 14, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2028

Classification

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

Abstract

A plasma power supply system for producing electrical power in the range between 1 kW and 100 kW for a plasma processing system and supplying the power to a plasma chamber through a power line connection, the plasma power supply system includes a power converter, a monitoring section, an arc diverter, a control section with an arc diverter control section and an arc detection section, and an input device wherein the input device is connected to the arc diverter.

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