A universal resonant converter for equilibrium and nonequilibrium plasma discharges

• Published in: IEEE transactions on plasma science Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 2105 - 2112
• Main Authors: Pacheco-Sotelo, J.O., Barrientos, R.V., Pacheco-Pacheco, M., Flores, J.F.R., Garcia, M.A.D., Benitez-Read, J.S., Pena-Eguiluz, R., Lopez-Callejas, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.10.2004; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; Electric discharges; Electrodes; Exact sciences and technology; Glow discharges; Glow; corona; Ignition; Inductors; Other gas discharges; Physics; Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges; Physics of plasmas and electric discharges; Plasma; Plasma applications; Plasma properties; Plasma stability; Reactors; Resonance; Voltage; Atmospheric pressure; Electric discharges; Equilibrium plasma; Plasma equilibrium; Non-equilibrium plasma; Resonant power convertors; Experimental study; Discharge breakdown; Electric arcs; Capacitive discharge; Glow discharges

This paper proposes a new system to ignite and to sustain a plasma discharge for different reactor configurations, using a single-series parallel high-frequency resonant converter. The different operation modes are analyzed, and their performance is verified in two applications: an equilibrium plasm...