Satellite-Shaped Flexible Plasma Generator With Integrated Cooling Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flexible plasma generators face issues with durability and safety due to heat damage from continuous high-voltage discharges, requiring a cooling mechanism and durable electrode design to manage temperature and enhance power efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A flexible plasma generator with a satellite shape cross-sectionally, featuring a central electrode surrounded by a flexible dielectric material and external electrodes, supported by auxiliary wires or fixtures with integrated cooling lines to control temperature, allowing for efficient cooling of both the central and external electrodes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If continuous high-voltage discharge is performed with high output power, then plasma generation capability is improved, but heat accumulation damages dielectric material and reduces durability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the heat management function from the electrode structure by introducing separate cooling lines that run through the central electrode and external electrodes. This allows the electrodes to be cooled independently from the dielectric material, removing the harmful heat accumulation effect while preserving the high-power plasma generation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces cooling lines as intermediary elements between the electrodes and the heat dissipation path. These cooling lines act as mediators that transport heat away from the electrode-dielectric interface without requiring direct modification of the dielectric material structure, thus protecting the dielectric from thermal damage
2Adaptability or versatility
If flexible electrode is used to enable system flexibility, then adaptability is improved, but heat damage from continuous discharge reduces safety and durability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the flexible plasma generator into distinct functional components: flexible electrodes, dielectric material, and integrated cooling lines. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the electrodes maintain flexibility for adaptability, while the cooling lines provide thermal management for safety and durability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite construction by combining flexible electrode materials with integrated cooling line structures. The electrodes are formed as composite structures that incorporate both the flexible conductive material and the cooling channels, achieving both flexibility and heat dissipation capabilities simultaneously
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional planar electrode design is used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but small cross-section area limits plasma treatment area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from conventional two-dimensional planar electrodes to three-dimensional satellite-shaped electrodes with circular cross-sections. This dimensional change allows the electrodes to extend radially outward, significantly increasing the effective plasma treatment area while maintaining a compact overall structure that remains manufacturable
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design enables efficient power control and plasma discharge, enhancing the plasma generator's durability and safety for applications like sterilization, neutralization, and beauty treatments by effectively managing heat and maintaining electrode temperature.
Implementation Method 1
a cooling line is formed therein for temperature control, that is, for cooling the central electrode, the external electrode, the auxiliary support wires or auxiliary support fixtures
Implementation Method 2
a cooling line is formed therein for temperature control, that is, for cooling the central electrode, the external electrode, the auxiliary support wires or auxiliary support fixtures
Implementation Method 3
When voltage is applied to two electrodes separated from each other at a predetermined distance, ionization of reaction gases is achieved by electric discharge in a space between the two electrodes, thereby generating plasma
Implementation Method 4
ionization of reaction gases is achieved by electric discharge in a space between the two electrodes, thereby generating plasma
Data Source
AI summary
A linear flexible plasma generator having a function of cooling and temperature control. More efficient power control is possible, since a temperature of an electrode itself can be controlled in a state when plasma is discharged. In addition, since a temperature of the electrode surface can be decreased, use for the purposes of sterilization, neutralization, treatment, beauty treatment, and so on is possible.