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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2004
Juan Jose Gonzalez, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Steven J. Geissler, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Fernando Gustavo Tomasel, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Juan Jose Gonzalez, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Steven J. Geissler, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Fernando Gustavo Tomasel, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber and an electrical transformer to induce an electromagnetic field within the vacuum chamber. The transformer includes a primary winding, a secondary winding formed by the plasma loop, and a separate secondary winding implemented to measure the voltage along the plasma loop. The apparatus also includes a current transformer to measure the current flow through the plasma loop.