公开(公告)号：US20150300878A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-22

申请号：US14753775

申请日：2015-06-29

Applicant: Cascodium Inc.

Inventor： Patrick J. COBLER ,  Scott A. RHODES ,  Paul D. BUTLER ,  Neal R. BUTLER ,  Michael R. DYNOK

IPC: G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/443

CPC classification number: G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/0291 ,  G01J3/443 ,  G01N21/67 ,  H01J37/32055 ,  H05H1/46 ,  H05H2001/4682 ,  H05K9/0037

Abstract: A pulse generator generates high voltage discharge pulses in a manner that may be controlled and monitored. Pulse generator operation may be monitored to measure characteristics associated with pulse generator operation and to produce pulse generator data representative of those characteristics. Pulse generator operation may be monitored by monitoring the discharge pulses produced by the pulse generator and/or the charging of energy storage elements within the pulse generator in preparation for a subsequent discharge pulse. The pulse generator data may be used, for example, to identify pulse generator wear or degradation, to identify problems with pulse generator operation, and/or to control pulse generator operation for improved performance. The pulse generator may also be configured and controlled to generate a high-voltage initiation pulse to initiate a subsequent discharge pulse while being contained within a relatively small form factor. The pulse generator may be used in spectroscopy systems or other systems using high voltage discharge pulses.

Abstract translation: 脉冲发生器以可以被控制和监视的方式产生高压放电脉冲。 可以监测脉冲发生器操作以测量与脉冲发生器操作相关的特性，并产生代表这些特性的脉冲发生器数据。 可以通过监视由脉冲发生器产生的放电脉冲和/或脉冲发生器内的能量存储元件的充电来监视脉冲发生器操作，以准备随后的放电脉冲。 例如，脉冲发生器数据可以用于识别脉冲发生器磨损或劣化，以识别脉冲发生器操作的问题和/或控制脉冲发生器操作以改善性能。 也可以配置和控制脉冲发生器以产生高电压起始脉冲，以便在相对较小的形状因子中包含随后的放电脉冲。 脉冲发生器可用于光谱系统或使用高压放电脉冲的其他系统。