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Impedance Characteristics of Pulsed Atmospheric Electrical Discharge in Spherical Plasma Switch

Baghdad Science Journal

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Title Impedance Characteristics of Pulsed Atmospheric Electrical Discharge in Spherical Plasma Switch
 
Creator Journal, Baghdad Science
 
Description A number of pulsed experiments have been carried out using a high-voltage circuit containing R,L, and C in certain arrangements. A spherical spark gap of steel electrodes was used as a high-current switch operated by a voltage of up to 8kV and triggered in both self-triggering and third-electrode triggering modes.
Current measurements were carried out by using both current-viewing resistor and Rogowski coils designed for this purpose. Typical current waveforms have shown obvious dominating inductance effect of the circuit components in an underdamped oscillation.
The behavior of the circuit impedance was studied by recording both pulsed current peaks and the charging voltages when currents of up to 2.5kA were recorded. The duration of these current pulses were found to extend between 0.1?s and 0.3?s depending on the values of the circuit components as well as the spacing of the spark gap electrodes along which the plasma propagates at atmospheric pressure. Over the whole range of experimental conditions, the average nominal impedance values were ranged between (2-10)? depending on the gap and circuit parameters. Typical damage patterns were observed with average diameters of up to 8.3 mm on the high voltage electrode and 10.5 mm on the grounded sphere resulting from accumulative discharges and power dissipation within the gap.
 
Publisher College of Science for Women - University of Baghdad
 
Date 2011-06-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/2558
 
Source مجلة بغداد للعلوم; مجلد 8 عدد 2 (2011): issue 2 المؤتمر العلمي الاول لقسم الفيزياء; 630-637
Baghdad Science Journal; Vol 8 No 2 (2011): issue 2 المؤتمر العلمي الاول لقسم الفيزياء; 630-637
2411-7986
2078-8665
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/2558/2489
 
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