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The effects of environmental parameters, e.g., humidity, on the corona discharges in practical applications are important. A two-dimensional (2D) hydrodynamic drift-diffusion model has been used to investigate the effects of humidity on the negative corona Trichel pulses (TPs). The simulations are performed with a conventional needle-to-plate configuration in humid air. It is found that the magnitude of TPs grows gradually with increasing humidity and the frequency of TPs increases with humidity. The movements and formations of charged particles are faster in higher humidity. The numerical results are consistent with the experimental observation.

In this paper, a novel method for respiratory monitoring is presented. The method is based on Trichel pulses (TPs) using a simple field ionization sensor which consists of a needle electrode and a plate electrode. Experiments have been conducted to demonstrate that different respiratory patterns, including normal, ultra-fast, deep breaths, and apnea could be easily monitored in real time by detecting the changes in the TP frequency. The vital capacity could also be assessed by calculating the variation of TP frequency. It is found that the operation principle of the proposed sensor is based on the effects of breath airflow and the atomized water in exhaled air on the TP frequency by changing the ionization process and the dynamics of charged particles in the short gap. The influences of applied voltage and ambient parameters have also been investigated.