Patent ID: 6718272
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: H01J,H02H,H05H

Abstract:
An apparatus for the detection of and recovery from a plurality of electrical load transients in a plasma generator system, said plasma generator system comprising a plasma chamber and a power amplifier providing a power output to the plasma chamber, said apparatus comprising:a sensor, said sensor detecting an electrical transient in said plurality of electrical transients and outputting a first signal when said electrical transient is detected; a first circuitry for receiving said first signal, said first circuitry controlling said power output from said power amplifier in response to the first signal and outputting a second signal communicating the controlled power output; and, a second circuitry for receiving said second signal, said second circuitry outputting a reset signal to said first circuitry, wherein said first circuitry receives said reset signal and resets said power output in response to said reset signal.