Electrical energy discharge control

A method of controlling electrical energy discharge, including:

• detecting a spurious discharge from an electrode;
• decreasing voltage of electrical energy to the electrode in response to detecting a spurious discharge;
• and
• increasing the voltage of the electrical energy to the electrode subsequent to decreasing the voltage to increase distance of the electrical energy discharge.

A circuit that controls discharge of electrical energy, including:

• a power supply;
• a switch coupled to the power supply;
• and
• a controller coupled to the switch that processes information about a spurious discharge, wherein the controller operates the switch to change voltage of electrical energy provided to an electrode in response to processing the information about the spurious discharge.

A system that controls electrical energy discharge, including:

• a power supply that generates electrical energy;
• an electrode coupled to the power supply to discharge the electrical energy;
• a sensor that detects the electrical energy discharged from the electrode and generates a signal therefrom;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, wherein the controller processes the signal to control the voltage of the electrical energy in response to detecting the electrical energy discharged from the electrode.