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Title: Electrode assemblies, plasma apparatuses and systems including electrode assemblies, and methods for generating plasma

Abstract

Electrode assemblies for plasma reactors include a structure or device for constraining an arc endpoint to a selected area or region on an electrode. In some embodiments, the structure or device may comprise one or more insulating members covering a portion of an electrode. In additional embodiments, the structure or device may provide a magnetic field configured to control a location of an arc endpoint on the electrode. Plasma generating modules, apparatus, and systems include such electrode assemblies. Methods for generating a plasma include covering at least a portion of a surface of an electrode with an electrically insulating member to constrain a location of an arc endpoint on the electrode. Additional methods for generating a plasma include generating a magnetic field to constrain a location of an arc endpoint on an electrode.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1093433
Patent Number(s):
8536481
Application Number:
12/020,735
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-05ID14517
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Kong, Peter C, Grandy, Jon D, Detering, Brent A, and Zuck, Larry D. Electrode assemblies, plasma apparatuses and systems including electrode assemblies, and methods for generating plasma. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Kong, Peter C, Grandy, Jon D, Detering, Brent A, & Zuck, Larry D. Electrode assemblies, plasma apparatuses and systems including electrode assemblies, and methods for generating plasma. United States.
Kong, Peter C, Grandy, Jon D, Detering, Brent A, and Zuck, Larry D. Tue . "Electrode assemblies, plasma apparatuses and systems including electrode assemblies, and methods for generating plasma". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1093433.
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Characterization of a Gas-Stabilized Arc Plasma in an ExB Magnetic Field Configuration
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