WO2002043438A3 - Systems and methods for ignition and reignition of unstable electrical discharges - Google Patents

Systems and methods for ignition and reignition of unstable electrical discharges Download PDF

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WO2002043438A3
WO2002043438A3 PCT/US2001/044307 US0144307W WO0243438A3 WO 2002043438 A3 WO2002043438 A3 WO 2002043438A3 US 0144307 W US0144307 W US 0144307W WO 0243438 A3 WO0243438 A3 WO 0243438A3
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Albin Czernichowski
Bogdan Hnatiuc
Peter Pastva
Albert Ranaivosoloarimanana
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Albin Czernichowski
Bogdan Hnatiuc
Peter Pastva
Albert Ranaivosoloarimanana
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T2/00—Spark gaps comprising auxiliary triggering means
    • H01T2/02—Spark gaps comprising auxiliary triggering means comprising a trigger electrode or an auxiliary spark gap
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/24—Generating plasma
    • H05H1/48—Generating plasma using an arc
    • H05H1/482—Arrangements to provide gliding arc discharges

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Systems and methods for ignition and reignition of unstable electrical discharges wherein a secondary electrode positioned is between a set of primary electrodes and a high voltage is applied between the secondary electrode and successive ones of the primary electrodes to produce pilot discharges that ionize a gas there between and thereby reduce the voltage necessary to ignite a primary discharge between the primary electrodes. Power is provided to the secondary electrode by a circuit which is independent of the circuit that supplies power to the primary electrodes and generates voltage pulses which are substantially higher than the voltage between the primary electrodes.
PCT/US2001/044307 2000-11-27 2001-11-26 Systems and methods for ignition and reignition of unstable electrical discharges WO2002043438A2 (en)

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AU2002230485A AU2002230485B2 (en) 2000-11-27 2001-11-26 Systems and methods for ignition and reignition of unstable electrical discharges
AU3048502A AU3048502A (en) 2000-11-27 2001-11-26 Systems and methods for ignition and reignition of unstable electrical discharges
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FR0015537A FR2817444B1 (en) 2000-11-27 2000-11-27 GENERATORS AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS FOR SUPPLYING UNSTABLE HIGH VOLTAGE DISCHARGES
FR00/15537 2000-11-27

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