Microscopic analysis of Trichel's pulse characteristics and the effect of air pressure and temperature

Abstract

The negative direct current corona discharge experiment under the needle-plate electrode is conducted, and the typical Trichel pulse waveform is obtained. Furthermore, to analyze the microscopic process of corona discharge, a plasma-fluid discharge simulation model, including air chemical reactions, is established, and a Trichel pulse waveform is obtained, which is consistent with the experimentally obtained waveform. Thus, the chemical reaction that plays a dominant role in the generation and disappearance of charged particles as well as the spatiotemporal distribution and quantitative variation of charged particles during the discharge process are clarified. On this basis, the variation of the microscopic and macroscopic parameters in the discharge process under different air pressure and temperature conditions is studied. The results show that microscopic parameters, such as charge density and electric field intensity, are negatively associated with air pressure and positively associated with temperature, while macroscopic parameters, such as Trichel pulse average current, average peak current, and discharge frequency, are positively associated with the microscopic parameters.

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