Fully coupled finite element modeling for accurate prediction of breakdown voltage in air at atmospheric pressure

Nam Kyung Kim, Se Hee Lee, G. E. Georghiou, Sunghwan Lim, Dong Hun Kim

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Abstract

To accurately predict the breakdown voltage in air at atmospheric pressure, this paper proposes a fully coupled finite element analysis combining the hydrodynamic diffusion-drift with the Poisson's equations. The numerical approach has been successfully applied to evaluating the breakdown voltage in a parallel-plane electrode and then the effects of photoemission and background ionization on the breakdown voltage are thoroughly investigated. The method is verified by comparison of the experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigests of the 2010 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, CEFC 2010
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event14th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, CEFC2010 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: 9 May 201012 May 2010

Publication series

NameDigests of the 2010 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, CEFC 2010

Conference

Conference14th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, CEFC2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period9/05/1012/05/10

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