title: Generating diffuse discharge via repetitive nanosecond pulses and line-line electrodes in atmospheric air.
abstract: Diffuse discharge in atmospheric air can generate extremely high power density and large-scale non-thermal plasma. An achievable method of generating diffuse discharge is reported in this paper. Based on the resonance theory, a compact high-voltage repetitive nanosecond pulse generator (HRNPG) has been developed as discharge excitation source. The HRNPG mainly consists of repetitive charging circuit, Tesla transformer and sharpening switch. With the voltage lower than 1.0 kV, the primary repetitive charging circuit comprises two fast thyristors as low-voltage switches. A spiral Tesla transformer is designed to provide a peak transformation ratio of more than 100. The HRNPG prototype is capable of generating a pulse with over 100 kV peak voltage and ~30 ns rise-time at the repetition frequency of 500 Hz. Using the copper line electrodes with a diameter of 0.4 mm, the gaps with highly non-uniform electric field are structured. With the suitable gap spacing and applied pulse, the glow-like diffuse discharge has been generated in line-type and ring-type electrode pairs. Some typical images are presented.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of AEET, School of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China.
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yun-Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ya-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bin
authors.forename: Jia-Jia
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Fo-Chan
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Lin