简介：AnexperimentalsystemofACarcdischargeinwaterwasdesignedwithpole-poleelectrodesandapeakvoltageof1500Vandatestcircuitwassetupusingvirtualinstrumenttechnology.ThemechanismofanACplasmaarcgeneratedinwaterwasanalyzed.ThevoltagecurrentcharacteristicoftheACplasmaarcwasobtainedfromthewaveform.Thetemperaturecharacteristicwastestedwithaspectrumdiagnosissystem,andtheeffectofdifferentelectrodematerialsonthestrikingvoltageandpeakcurrentwasanalyzed.Theresultsshowthatwhenapowersupplyof6kWisappliedonelectrodeswithagapof2mminwater,thestrikingvoltageisfrom900Vto1300V,thearcvoltageisfrom40Vto100V,thearccurrentisfrom2Ato7A,andthezerorestperiodisfrom1msto2ms.Inaddition,thearcvoltageandcurrentaredifferentforelectrodesinaluminum,copperandstainlesssteel.Thearcvoltageislowerandthecurrentishigherforanaluminumelectrodethanthoseforcopperandstainlesssteelones.Thehighesttemperatureofthearcis7643K.