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Title: Apparatus and methods of detecting transient discharge modes and/or closed loop control of pulsed systems and method employing same

Patent ·
OSTI ID:2293846

A system and method for differentiating between different modes of pulsed electrical discharges via of an amplitude to time (ATC) conversion circuit is described. A bipolar ATC circuit is used to add together the positive and negative portions of an attenuated and filtered signal derived either from the voltage or current of a pulse. Alternatively, a unipolar ATC circuit may be employed. The resulting processed signal is compared against a reference voltage to generate an output signal that is active for the amount of time that the processed signal exceeds the reference voltage. Discharge mode is determined based on three factors: did a pulse occur, if a pulse occurred when did the pulse start relative to the original pulse event, and what is the duty cycle of the pulse. Subsequent pulse generated may be controlled accordingly.

Research Organization:
Transient Plasma Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AHQ-9-82305-08
Assignee:
Transient Plasma Systems, Inc. (Torrance, CA)
Patent Number(s):
11,811,199
Application Number:
17/684,085
OSTI ID:
2293846
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 03/01/2022
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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