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In the paper, different types of energy generated by the underwater plasma discharging are analyzed and calculated. Together with data of the discharge voltage, discharge current, shock wave signal and the bubble wave, the method for calculating the resistance of the channel is deduced, based on the conversation of energy. With the method, a time-varying resistance model R(t) about the discharge channel is built up (Eq11) and some simulations were done. Moreover, the discharge circuit loop equation is deduced based on the proposed time-varying resistance model. By using the finite difference method, the discharge voltage and current are computed (Eq14-15). The simulation results are in a good agreement with the experimental result (Fig.4). The result in this paper provides guidance for the research of the discharging channel characteristics, the design of its circuit, the controlling of the energy conversion and the enhancement of the efficiency of the electricity to sound.
National Natural Science Foundation of China (10974154); National Innovation Project of China for Undergraduates (091069935); NWPU Sci-tech Innovation Foundation (2007KJ01021).
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Lei, K., Li, N., Huang, H., Huang, J., Qu, J. (2011). The Characteristics of Underwater Plasma Discharge Channel and Its Discharge Circuit. In: Lee, J. (eds) Advanced Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 87. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19712-3_79
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