Circuit-Based Model for a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Lamp Using the Finite Volume Method

Author

El-Deib, Amgad A. ; Dawson, Francis ; Bhosle, Sounil ; Zissis, Georges

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Volume

38

Issue

9

fYear

2010

Firstpage

2260

Lastpage

2273

Abstract

A physically based circuit model for the dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) lamp using the finite-volume method is developed in this paper. This model provides the electrical and optical characteristics of the lamp. Using this model, the influence of the electrical excitation on the lamp efficiency can be investigated. A model order-reduction technique which preserves the circuit-based formulation and provides sufficient accuracy has been developed. The reduced-order circuit-based model facilitates the design of a DBD lamp driver with short simulation times.

Keywords

circuit simulation; dielectric materials; discharge lamps; discharges (electric); driver circuits; finite volume methods; DBD lamp driver; dielectric barrier discharge lamp; electrical characteristics; electrical excitation; finite volume method; optical characteristics; order-reduction; physically based circuit model; short simulation times; Circuit simulation; Dielectrics; Driver circuits; Electric breakdown; Equations; Finite volume methods; Integrated circuit modeling; Ionization; Lamps; Mathematical model; Plasma temperature; Plasmas; Power system modeling; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors; Circuit modeling; finite volume methods (FVMs); plasma devices; reduced order systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2010.2057260

Filename

5540304