학술논문

Plasma Discharge-based Treatment to Increase the Strength of a Dielectric Surface
Document Type
Conference
Source
2023 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), 2023. :379-388 Jul, 2023
Subject
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Geoscience
Photonics and Electrooptics
Surface discharges
Atmospheric modeling
Discharges (electric)
Surface structures
Plasmas
Dielectrics
Numerical models
Language
ISSN
2831-5804
Abstract
Numerical models exploiting the finite element method (FEM) facilitate simulation of tuned plasma discharges in an argon atmosphere. We proposed and verified chamber models and analyses of the $Z$ and $S$ parameters, incorporating the results in the design of methods for surface treatment in dielectrics. Utilizing plasma discharges to change the surface parameters of dielectrics embodies an effective procedure that improves the resulting level of breakdown electrical strength $E_{b}$ during HV pulsed or AC electrical voltage tests. In the course of the research, a set of plasma treatment experiments were carried out on two different material samples, which were systematically processed and evaluated. The eventual impact of the breakdown voltage magnitude was compared and evaluated. The surface treatment of the dielectric samples was performed with a slit plasma chamber. In the first step, the surface structure was treated, and methodologies were developed to evaluate the surface changes with respect to the surface electrical strength parameters. In the second step, surface strength measurements were executed in treated and untreated samples.