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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2017
Applicant:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Inventors:
Tanvir Farouk, Irmo, SC (US);
Rajib Mahamud, West Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 1/24 (2006.01); H05H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 1/24 (2013.01); H05H 1/0018 (2013.01); H05H 1/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
The current disclosure relates to a suppressor circuit configuration for extending the stable region of operation of a DC driven micro plasma discharge at atmospheric and higher pressures. The current disclosure also provides various systems for suppressing a self-pulsing regime of a direct current driven micro plasma discharge comprising, at least, a power supply, a ballast resistor, a plasma discharge, and an inductor.