Abstract— The paper discusses modelling and simulation problems for the technological process of plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) of light alloys, presented as an electric load, for the purposes of the process understanding and control. It is shown that the transient processes of voltage and current during PEO can be simulated by a second order nonlinear circuit consisting of resistors, capacitors, an inductor and ideal diodes. The properties of the circuit components follow the coating growth; this dependency can be used for the process control.
Index Terms— Equivalent circuit, modelling, plasma electrolytic oxidation, transient process.
A. R. Fatkullin is with the Kumertau branch of Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Kumertau, Bashkortostan 453300 Russian Federation (e-mail: checkmate2007@yandex. ru).
E. V. Parfenov is with the Department of Theoretical Basis of Electrical Engineering, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Bashkortostan 450000 Russian Federation (e-mail: pev_us@yahoo. com).
A. L. Yerokhin is with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 3JD UK, (e-mail: a.yerokhin@sheffield. ac.uk).
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Cite: Azamat R. Fatkullin, Evgeny V. Parfenov, and Aleksey Yerokhin, " Equivalent Circuit Modelling for Pulsed Bipolar Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Process," International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 63-67, 2015.