Documentation of Instruments Required for Corona

Discharge Spectroscopy

Submitted by,

Ganesh Avhad
(Roll no. 134070002)

Under the guidance of,

Prof. S. V. Kulkarni
&
Prof. Himanshu Bahirat

Department of Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai, 400076
Feb 2016

Contents
List of Figures

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1 Introduction

1.1

Corona Discharge Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.2

Optical Signal Analysis Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.2.1

Collamator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.2.2

Anti Solarization fibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.2.3

Spectrometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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List of Figures
1.1

Attenuation charactrestic of glass fibre and anti solarization fibre . . .

1.2

Block Diagram of Experimental setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Corona discharge in air produces optical signal in the ultra violet region,ultra sonic
waves, thermal signatures and radio waves in the range of 0.2 to 10 MHz. Optical
signals generated by discharge will be analysed with the help of spectrometer. Thermal signatures will be alnalysed using thermal imaging camera, audio signatures by
using fibre optic interferrometer and radio waves by using antenna reciver.

1.1

Corona Discharge Setup

For production of corona discharge point and plane electrode geometry is used. AC
voltage of 100 KV is apllied between the electrodes. The elctric field field produced
between the electrodes is non uniform in nature.

1.2

Optical Signal Analysis Setup

Optical signal generated by corona discharge is focused into the anti solarization
fibre with the help of quartz collamator. Then the collected light is guided to the
spectrometer for analysis.

1.2.1

Collamator

Ultra violet light is easily absorbed by glass material hence to prevent absorption
quartz material is used.

1.2.2

Anti Solarization fibre

Normal glass fibre has higher attenuation in ultra violet region as compared to anti
solarization fibre as shown in Fig.1.1

Figure 1.1: Attenuation charactrestic of glass fibre and anti solarization fibre

1.2.3

Spectrometers

Most of them spectrometer gets saturated in ultra violet region. The block diagram
Table 1.1: Spectrometers
Spectrometer

Manufacturer

Range

USB 4000

Ocean Optics

190 to 890 nm

USB 4000

Ocean Optics

210 to 445 nm

HR 2000+

Ocean Optics

190 to 1090 nm

Auaspec 2048L

Aventes

200 to 1100 nm

of experimental setup is as shown in Fig.1.2

Figure 1.2: Block Diagram of Experimental setup