RF POWER SUPPLY
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1. An RF power supply for generating an output power larger than 500 W at an output frequency of at least 3 MHz, the RF power supply comprising:
- at least one inverter that is configured to be connected to a DC power supply and that has with at least one switching element, that is supplied with a floating reference potential in operation;
at least one output network coupled to the at least one inverter; and
an accompanying line connecting an electrical component of the inverter at a floating reference potential to an access point at a non-floating potential.
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Abstract
An RF power supply, in particular a plasma supply device, for generating an output power greater than 500 W at an output frequency of at least 3 MHz includes at least one inverter connectable to a DC power supply, which inverter comprises at least one switching element and an output network. An accompanying line connects an electrical component to the inverter by a lead-in of the output network.
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1. An RF power supply for generating an output power larger than 500 W at an output frequency of at least 3 MHz, the RF power supply comprising:
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at least one inverter that is configured to be connected to a DC power supply and that has with at least one switching element, that is supplied with a floating reference potential in operation; at least one output network coupled to the at least one inverter; and an accompanying line connecting an electrical component of the inverter at a floating reference potential to an access point at a non-floating potential. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for operating an RF power supply including a driver power supply for a driver of an inverter, wherein the reference potential of a switching element of the inverter is on a floating potential in operation, the method comprising:
via an accompanying line, feeding a supply current of the driver into an access point of an output network that is at an essentially non-floating potential. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for operating an RF power supply including an inverter, a driver of the inverter, and an output network, wherein a switching element of the inverte is on a floating reference potential, the method comprising:
via an accompanying line, feeding a driver output signal for the switching element into an access point of the output network that is at a non-floating potential. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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