纳秒脉冲下变压器油两相流注放电仿真研究

为揭示液体电介质击穿过程中形成的气体放电通道对液体电介质放电过程的影响,以针—板电极间隙变压器油为研究对象,基于等离子体流体力学模型,引入了液体电介质放电过程中气相放电通道对电离机制及自由电荷迁移率的影响,建立了用于模拟脉冲电压下液体电介质放电过程的两相流体模型,仿真研究了纳秒脉冲下针板电极流注放电的起始与发展过程。仿真结果表明：采用Heaviside方程可以在模型的不同区域同时实现气相物理过程和液相物理过程的模拟与计算。气相物理过程的引入导致流注尾部电场显著降低,流注头部电场进一步增强,使流注通道的发展速度要高于传统液相模型,有助于加深对纳秒脉冲下液体电介质中预击穿流注的起始、发展过程的认识和理解。     

Electrostatic microtrap on the surface of the chip

As is well known in atomic optics, the nonadiabatic transitions induce the loss of atoms trapped in a magnetic well which seriously affects the formation of the Bose-Einstein condensates. Electrostatic traps have widespread applications in molecular optics. While, for most existing electrostatic traps, the electric field strength in the trap center is nearly zero which may cause the nonadiabatic transitions. Especially for a chip-based microtrap, ingenious design is need to overcome this problem. In the paper, we propose a novel electrostatic microtrap composed of four arc-shaped electrodes. The influences of the voltages and the geometrical parameters of the electrodes on the electric field strength as well as the height of the potential well are studied. The distributions of electrostatic field are numerically calculated. We firstly simulate the trajectory of one molecule in the processes of loading and trapping. After that, we simulate the movements of a large number of molecules using the method of Monte Carlo. Then we calculate the temperature of trapped cold molecules. After that, we analyze the impacts of voltages and the geometrical parameters on the efficiency of our microtrap. At last, we show that our scheme can evolve into electrostatic microtrap arrays which should be a powerful tool for a variety of basic research and applications.     

Theory of positive corona in SF6 due to a voltageimpulse

A theoretical examination is made of the mechanism of corona formation for a positive point-plane gap in SF₆ at 100 kPa. The impulse voltage applied has a rise time of 15 ns and peak value of 200 kV. Seed electrons are released 1 ns after the start of the voltage rise. For a 0.5-cm diameter positive sphere located 6.5 cm from a negative plane, the calculated circuit current initially consists of subnanosecond corona onset pulses, and then the current steadily rises to a maximum, as the voltage reaches a maximum, followed by a rapid fall in current. During the current rise a streamer moves out into the gap along a 100-μm channel, with the electric field in the streamer trail E>E*, where E* is the critical field where ionization equals attachment. The light output during the discharge is predicted to be a maximum at the anode with only a minor pulse of light at the streamer head, making it hard to detect. After the current maximum, recombination rapidly reduces the numbers of positive ions, negative ions, and electrons, but the net charge density remains constant and thus so does the electric field. The electric field is E~E* in the streamer trail, but has a sharp maximum, E≫E* at the head of the streamer trail. The origin of mid-gap precursors, observed when the streamer channel reilluminates after some 100 ns, is attributed to this field maximum in the remnant electric field. The evolution of positive ions, negative ions, and electrons is described by one-dimensional continuity equations, with the space-charge electric fields determined by the disk method. The effects of ionization, attachment, recombination, electron diffusion, and photoionization are all included. New numerical methods allow resolution of the streamer head and the anode fall region to be obtained with a 1-μm mesh, while following the streamer propagation for ~2 cm     

A modified Paschen law for the initiation of a dc glow discharge in inert gases

Breakdown of inert gases in a homogeneous dc electric field is studied experimentally and theoretically at various distances L between the electrodes and radii R of the discharge tubes. It is shown that, for arbitrary geometric dimensions of the discharge chamber and cathode materials, the ratio of the breakdown electric field strength to the gas pressure holds constant at the breakdown curve minimum. A modified Paschen law is obtained, according to which the breakdown voltage is a function of both the product of the gas pressure by the distance L and the ratio L/R.     

Role of the near-electrode regions in the formation of the volume discharge heterogeneity in nitrogen in the pin-to-plane configuration

The development of streamers and sparks in nitrogen at atmospheric pressure in the pin-to-plane electrode configuration is studied in experiments and theoretical calculations. It is demonstrated that the near-electrode regions play the decisive role in streamer initiation. At a negative pin voltage, a spark is formed in the absence of fast primary streamers. At a positive pin voltage, streamer build-up is initiated by the current spots on the anode that result from the development of the ionization instabilities in the anode region. The calculations show that the formation of the current spot on the anode leads to a redistribution of the electric field in the vicinity of the anode, so that a single avalanche is transformed into a streamer under the conditions when the known criterion for streamer breakdown (the Meek-Raether criterion) is not satisfied. Original Text ? Astro, Ltd., 2006.     

Experimental observation of negative differential characteristic of corona discharge in ultraviolet spectrum

Corona discharge is a self-sustained discharge which appears at electrodes with a small radius curvature in gas insulation. An almost invisible glow occurs just above the inception voltage. Corona phenomenon is mainly used in electro-technological processes to obtain space charge for electrostatic precipitation, separation of different particles, electrostatic liquid or solid coating, neutralization of space charge, etc. All of these processes rely on a strong nonhomogeneous electric field generated by a point – plate electrode system. When the critical value of the applied voltage is reached, the ionization processes near the point electrode start and give rise to the current between two electrodes. If the pointed electrode is positive, it is possible to observe an anomaly of the current – voltage (I-U) characteristic for the point-plate space. It means that while the voltage is raising the current density decreases in a narrow voltage area (2–3 kV). The anomaly was technically named as negative differential conductivity (dI/dU < 0). Unstable current can have a negative influence on electro-technological processes. The anomaly was detected for different shapes and materials of the electrode as well as for various temperatures and distances between electrodes. An oxidation layer, which appears on the metal electrode, also influences the ionization processes near the pointed electrode and causes a decrease of a current. In this paper measuring of the discharge activity in a point – plate electrode system is presented. Ionization of gas atoms and molecules in a high electric field and the following recombination of electrons and positive ions in the corona region can give rise to high-energy photons which produce new electrons in the field of discharge. Corona discharges are detected by DayCor Corona camera which can register UV emission generated by corona in a day light. The experiment was conducted with various shapes of the pointed electrode and distances between the high voltage and the grounded electrode under applied direct voltage with positive and negative polarity.     

正极性纳秒脉冲电压下变压器油中流注放电仿真研究

建立了二维轴对称流体模型, 仿真研究了正极性纳秒脉冲电压下变压器油中针-板电极流注放电的起始与发展过程, 得到了不同的外施电压幅值、脉冲上升沿时间与电极间隙距离下油中流注放电的形貌、 电场强度与空间电荷密度分布等. 仿真结果表明: 空间电荷加强了流注头部前方电场, 使流注通道更易于向前推进, 形成"电离波"; 随着外施电压幅值升高, 流注发展的平均速度显著变大; 较陡的脉冲上升沿形成的放电半径较大, 对应的最大电场强度值变小; 随着电极间隙距离的增加, 流注发展平均速度变快. 仿真显示纳秒脉冲下放电中油温无明显升高, 表明此类放电过程没有明显的油气化现象. 我们认为, 场致电离是油中带电粒子产生的主导机制; 空间电荷效应增强流注前方电场使得电离进一步发展, 最终导致击穿. 本研究有助于加深对变压器油中放电起始、发展直至击穿过程的认识以及对液体电介质中电离机制的理解. 关键词： 变压器油 流体模型 流注放电 空间电荷效应     

圆形平板电极与薄膜层叠结构的沿面闪络性能

强电磁脉冲模拟装置中用于脉冲压缩的陡化电容器常采用电极与薄膜介质层叠的结构,其主要绝缘失效模式为沿面闪络。采用圆形平板电极,在SF₆绝缘环境中和加载电压为前沿约30 ns的纳秒脉冲电压的条件下,实验研究了陡化电容器关键结构参数和气压对沿面闪络性能的影响。结果表明：（1）电极厚度、气隙和表面涂覆均不能明显改变层叠结构的沿面闪络电压;（2）气压可以提高层叠结构的沿面闪络性能,但是存在饱和趋势;（3）薄膜介质层数与沿面闪络电压近似线性比例关系;（4）增长薄膜介质伸出长度能显著提高沿面闪络电压。基于流注理论对上述结果进行了探讨,认为极不均匀场中,闪络起始主要由高场强区域决定,但是闪络通道的形成和发展主要由闪络路径上的背景电场决定,因此减小层叠结构三结合点处电场对闪络性能影响不大,但减小闪络通道发展路径上的背景电场,可以有效提高层叠结构的沿面闪络电压。     

Improved fictitious charge method for calculations of electric potential and field generated by point-to-plane electrodes

In the framework of standard tip-to-plane electrode geometry favorable to corona streamer discharge development at atmospheric pressure, this work is devoted to the improvement of fictitious charge method for calculations of electric potential and field repartition when the tip is powered by a DC voltage. It is in fact dedicated to implement the image charge method (generally used in plane-to-plane electrodes) in the case of a point-to-plane geometry. The numerical method is based on the solution an open system of n equations with m unknowns (n >> m) where m is the number of fictitious charges and n the number of contours at the surface of the tip electrode defining the boundary conditions. This numerical technique can accurately interpolate the shape of the electrode tip whatever its geometry and hence allows us to accurately calculate the electric potential and field even at a position very close to the electrode. It is noteworthy that the solution of such open system of equations cannot be obtained from conventional techniques (Cramer, Gauss, matrix inversion, etc.). We used the method of least squares which enables us to close the equation systems and to find the optimal solution fulfilling all the required boundary conditions. The present method is therefore based on the coupling between the conventional method of fictitious charges using image charge method and the optimization by the Least Squares Method. The results of simulation show that the punctual fictitious charges have given the most accurate results when the electrode has symmetry of revolution like the present geometry of a pen shape anode cylinder ended by a sharp tip set in front of cathode plane.     

An integral approach to considering the evolution of a microwave streamer

We present a model of a microwave streamer based on analytical relations that allows its evolution to be described both during its elongation along the external electric field and after its stop. The equations for the electric field amplitude at the streamer center, the equations that describe the dynamics of the longitudinal and transverse sizes, and the equations of plasma chemical kinetics are self-consistently solved in terms of this model. Comparison with numerical 2D simulations of the electrostatic stage in air is made. We derive simple analytical relations that allow the power released in a plasma channel to be estimated on the fly. Almost the entire energy contribution is shown to be made after the termination of the streamer elongation.     

Abnormal Polarity Effects of Streamer Discharge in Propylene Carbonate under Microsecond Pulses

Propylene carbonate(PC) has a great potential to be used as an energy storage medium in the compact pulsed power sources due to its high dielectric constant and large resistivity. We investigate both the positive and negative breakdown characteristics of PC. The streamer patterns are obtained by ultra-high-speed cameras. The experimental results show that the positive breakdown voltage of PC is about 135% higher than the negative one, which is abnormal compared with the common liquid. The shape of the positive streamer is filamentary and branchy, while the negative streamer is tree-like and less branched. According to these experimental results, a charge layer structure model at the interface between the metal electrode and liquid is presented. It is suggested that the abnormal polarity effect basically arises from the electric field strength difference in the interface between both electrodes and PC. What is more, the recombination radiation and photoionization also play an important role in the whole discharge process.     

针-板DBD微流注与微辉光交替生成的机理研究

在介质阻挡放电体系中产生辉光放电可以有效的提高放电体系产生高能电子的性能, 为等离子体化学反应提供更加丰富的活性粒子.本文对针-板介质阻挡放电体系下的放电模式进行了研究,实验发现放电正负半周期表现出不同的放电模式, 激励电压为3 kV时放电正负半周期分别为微流注放电和电晕放电(或者Trichel脉冲放电),激励电压为6 kV时放电正负半周期分别为微流注放电和微辉光放电.微辉光放电形貌具有与典型辉光放电相同的分层次放电结构, 分析了激励电压6 kV时的放电过程,认为足够强的阴极电场强度和裸露针状电极形成的有效的二次电子发射过程是形成微辉光放电的主要因素,绝缘介质层的存在避免了微辉光放电向弧光放电过渡.     

合肥光源200MeV直线加速器束流位置检测器的计算

 采用Oprea程序对合肥光源200MeV直线加速器束流位置检测器(BPM)的电磁场进行了计算，由2 D的静电场来模拟计算BPM的特性阻抗和耦合系数，采用2 D的静磁场来模拟计算其位置灵敏线性曲线。由此，进行了直线加速器束流位置检测器的优化设计，得到了4个60°电极的位置检测器。它具有非常好的线性，在位置上具有足够大的信号强度，并且较好地满足了直线加速器的几何与机械要求。     

Influence of charge deposition in a field-emission display panel

Field-emission displays (FEDs) have been studied intensively in recent years as a candidate for flat-display panels in the future. In a FED, electrons emit from field emitters. Some electrons may impinge on the insulator surface between cathode and gate electrodes and cause charging of that surface because the yield of secondary electron emission is usually not equal to one. The charging of the insulator walls between cathode and gate electrodes is one of the important factors influencing the performance of a FED. In this paper, a simulation program is used to calculate this charge deposition, electric field distribution and electron trajectories. From the change of the electric field upon charge deposition in the triode region, it is shown that the insulator surface is negatively charged at a low gate voltage, e.g. 20 V. However, positive charge is deposited when the gate voltage is high, e.g. 100 V. The simulations also show that the emission current will increase even further after coating the dielectric with a thin film of a material with a high-secondary emission coefficient such as MgO. If a cone-shaped dielectric aperture is used in a triode, the emission current will decrease after charge deposition. However, the focus performance of the electron beam is improving in this case.     

一种针对弱场搜寻态冷极性分子的可控静电表面囚禁方案

提出一种使用带电金属环和六个球电极和一个外加偏置电场实现对冷极性分子静电囚禁的新方案.计算装载和囚禁时空间电场分布.囚禁中心距离芯片表面的高度可以通过外电场和环形电极所加电压来操控.蒙特卡罗模拟表明对于中心速度为15 m·s^-1的ND₃分子束,装载效率可以达到70%,得到冷分子的温度大约为45 mK.当继续增加偏置电场强度时,单阱分裂为对称的两个阱.如果同时改变球形电极上所加电压,得到不对称的两个阱,可以借此来调节两个阱中所囚禁的冷分子数目的比例.为了易于理解,用蒙特卡罗方法模拟了装载、囚禁、分裂冷分子波包的动力学过程.     

Numerical study of the nonlocal effects in a charge density wave system

When a segment of charge density wave (CDW) conductor is submitted to an external electric field, a voltage arises in the neighboring segment where no external electric field is applied. Despite its long-term correlation, the collective mode of a CDW should not extend beyond current injection electrodes; however, the imposed boundary conditions to the sample at the injection current contacts affect the CDW state's far away the region between these latter. A phase gradient ∇φ is established between the region where the CDW slide and the region where it is still pinned (zero electric field); this can destroy the CDW state, hence a mechanism “phase slip” to remove the phase gradient established in the system.In this letter, we present a numerical study based on the Fukuyama-Lee-Rice (FLR) model of the nonlocal phenomenon in a one-dimensional CDW system in the weak pinning limit case.     

Probe Measurements of Parameters of Streamers of Nanosecond Frequency Crown Discharge

Investigations of the parameters of single streamers of nanosecond frequency corona discharge, creating a voluminous low-temperature plasma in extended coaxial electrode systems, are performed. Measurements of the parameters of streamers were made by an isolated probe situated on the outer grounded electrode. Streamers were generated under the action of voltage pulses with a front of 50–300 ns, duration of 100–600 ns, and amplitude up to 100 kV at the frequency of 50–1000 Hz. The pulse voltage, the total current of the corona, current per probe, and glow in the discharge gap were recorded in the experiments. It was established that, at these parameters of pulse voltage, streamers propagate at an average strength of the electric field of 4–10 kV/cm. Increasing the pulse amplitude leads to an increase in the number of streamers hitting the probe, an increase in the average charge of the head of a streamer, and, as a consequence, an increase in the total streamer current and the energy introduced into the gas. In the intervals up to 3 cm, streamer breakdown at an average field strength of 5–10 kV/cm is possible. In longer intervals, during the buildup of voltage after generation of the main pulse, RF breakdown is observed at Е_av ≈ 4 kV/cm.     

Incipient electric field determination for bush and streamer stage in dielectric liquid under energy balance condition

This paper introduces a new approach for streamer advance mechanism in dielectric liquid. The existing of bush-like streamer shape early and then a tree structure shape after that has been given an over view and definition by devising a breakdown index for dielectric liquid which reach a value of 25. The deviation of streamer velocity from low values of tens of meter per second, until several kilometer per second from bush-like shape, until complete breakdown has been discussed too. These different stages have been studied on an energy balance concepts. In this paper using energy balance analysis, different critical applied fields have been obtained. These values reach 2.18 MV/cm for one branch channel in bush-like streamer shape and 21.5 MV/cm, for tree streamer. After that, the initial streamer velocities concerning these stages have been introduced. From these analysis the dissociation of dielectric liquids starts when the streamer velocity reach the sound speed in air, 331 m/s. In addition, the dissociation field depends mainly on the physical values of the dielectric medium, such as density, and permittivity have been introduced. In this paper the dissociation starts at an electric field value of 21.5 MV/cm for nearly all dielectric liquids, This result is equal to tree streamer inception value, which can be considered as a new introduced finding. A new energy equation relating injected energy electric field, velocity and new deduced breakdown index in dielectric liquid has been devised. The streamer may stop or continue its advance until complete breakdown. According to many published data for streamer, there is no clear explanation for streamer stopping and continuing it advance. In this paper, the streamer must advance ahead of the bush zone in the gap toward the opposite electrode when the prospective electric field at 66% of the gap achieves a breakdown index of 25. This result can be considered as a new criterion for streamer growth until crossing the gap. These new equations and findings have been applied to several experimental works and achieve good results.     

Measurement and simulation of partial discharge in oil-paper insulation under the combined AC–DC voltage

Depending on unique operation characteristics for voltage applied on valve side winding of the converter transformers, it is extraordinarily significant to study the partial discharge (PD) behavior with oil-paper insulation under combined AC–DC voltage. Therefore, this paper investigated PD inception characteristics by pulse current methods with needle-plate electrode system under combined AC–DC voltage. Furthermore, 3D electric field distributions versus combined AC–DC voltage in different ratios were calculated by Finite Element Analysis (FEA). An experimental conclusion was drew that AC partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) in pure oil would decrease linearly with the DC component increasing but the inception voltage with oil-paper insulation appeared to be independent of DC voltage and dependent of AC voltage. And 3D electric field distribution deduced from simulation provided a supplementary proof on the experimental results. Moreover, high speed photography was used to capture emitted light produced by discharge, estimate streamer velocity (1.8 km/s) and record streamer initiation and propagation process in oil gap. Previous studies have shown that the prebreakdown phenomena involving the generation and propagation of vapor channels through the oil could be divided into a three-stage process.     

Aspects of the upstream region in a plasma jet with dielectric barrier discharge configurations

A plasma column with a length of about 65 cm is generated in the upstream region of a plasma jet using dielectric barrier discharge configurations. The effects of experimental parameters such as the amplitude of the applied voltage and the driving frequency are investigated in aspects of the plasma column by the optical method. Results show that both the plasma length and the propagating velocity, as well as the discharge current, increase with the increase in the applied voltage or its frequency. The discharge mechanism is analysed qualitatively based on streamer theory, where photo-ionization is important. Furthermore, optical emission spectroscopy is used to investigate the electric field intensity of the upstream region.