Dielectric electrode assembly and method of manufacture thereof
AssigneeAccess Laser Company
InventorMichael W. Murray
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Abstract
A dielectric electrode assembly, and a method of manufacture thereof, including: a dielectric tube having a cylindrical cross-section and a relative dielectric constant, ε2, the dielectric tube filled with a gas having a relative dielectric constant, ε1; a structural dielectric having a relative dielectric constant, ε3 surrounding the dielectric tube; metal electrodes on opposite sides of the structural dielectric, the metal electrodes having a flat cross-sectional geometry; and the structural dielectric made from a material selected such that the relative dielectric constants of the structural dielectric, the dielectric tube, and the gas are interrelated and a uniform electric field is generated within the dielectric tube when power is applied to the metal electrodes.
Claims20
A method of manufacture of a dielectric electrode assembly comprising:
- providing a dielectric tube having a cylindrical cross-section and a relative dielectric constant, ε2, the dielectric tube filled with a gas having a relative dielectric constant, ε1;
- surrounding the dielectric tube with a structural dielectric having a relative dielectric constant, ε3;
- positioning metal electrodes on opposite sides of the structural dielectric, the metal electrodes having a flat cross-sectional geometry;
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- selecting a material for the structural dielectric such that the relative dielectric constants of the structural dielectric, the dielectric tube, and the gas are interrelated and a uniform electric field is generated within the dielectric tube when power is applied to the metal electrodes.
A method of manufacture of a dielectric electrode assembly comprising:
- providing a dielectric tube having an elliptical cross-section and a relative dielectric constant, ε2, the dielectric tube filled with a gas having a relative dielectric constant, ε1;
- surrounding the dielectric tube with a structural dielectric having a relative dielectric constant, ε3;
- positioning metal electrodes on opposite sides of the structural dielectric, the metal electrodes having a flat cross-sectional geometry;
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- selecting a material for the structural dielectric such that the relative dielectric constants of the structural dielectric, the dielectric tube, and the gas are interrelated and a uniform electric field is generated within the dielectric tube when power is applied to the metal electrodes.
A dielectric electrode assembly comprising:
- a dielectric tube having a cylindrical cross-section and a relative dielectric constant, ε2, the dielectric tube filled with a gas having a relative dielectric constant, ε1;
- a structural dielectric having a relative dielectric constant, ε3 surrounding the dielectric tube;
- metal electrodes on opposite sides of the structural dielectric, the metal electrodes having a flat cross-sectional geometry;
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- the structural dielectric made from a material selected such that the relative dielectric constants of the structural dielectric, the dielectric tube, and the gas are interrelated and a uniform electric field is generated within the dielectric tube when power is applied to the metal electrodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.