Pseudospark based pulse forming circuit for transient plasma ignition system

Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 339-342

  Wang, Fei ^a   Kuthi, Andras ^a   Jiang, Chunqi ^a   Gundersen, Martin ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; GLOW DISCHARGES; INDUCTANCE; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PULSE GENERATORS;

PLASMA ASSISTED FLAME IGNITION; PLASMA IGNITION SYSTEM; PULSED DETONATION ENGINES (PDE);

IGNITION SYSTEMS;

EID: 1442356505     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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