The corona discharge with a multi-point-toplane configuration has been analyzed, especially on its
electrical characteristics. The electrical analysis of this
type of plasma reactor is macroscopically similar to the IV characteristics. By using the I-V. characteristics and
the formulation which has been modified to include a
factor of the number of point electrodes, the mobility of
the charge carriers has been determined. The mobility
that has been determined is the mobility of positive
nitrogen ions according to the type of positive corona
discharge. At the cathode in the form of a copper plate, a
sample of rice is placed so that the sample is subjected to
irradiation, the treatment of plasma species can cause
accelerated rice growth. Ion mobility is carried out under
atmospheric conditions with variations in the distance
between the electrodes and. I-V characteristics are
different because of the different distances so that the
mobility is also different. The value of mobility obtained
with the sample between the electrodes is always higher
than without the sample rising. Ion irradiation was
carried out by corona discharge with a high voltage (HV)
at 4 kV DC and a current of 150 A at a distance of d = 2
cm. The rice has been irradiated were a premium types
from Demak Regency, Central Java Indonesia. The
results showed that plasma radiation can increase the
growth of premium rice which includes the percentage of
germination speed, root length, stem length, and rice
mass. The optimum irradiation time for the growth of
premium types of rise observed for 15 days was 30
minutes. The results showed that the total nitrogen
content increased proportionally with the length of
irradiation time. The high nitrogen content in rice seeds
can be caused by the infiltration of positive nitrogen ions.
It is suspected that nitrogen ions are deposited into rice so
that rice has an optimum nitrogen content which can
accelerate growth.
Keywords :
Plasma Corona; Electric Field in Multi Point to Plane; Plasma Generation, accelerate growth of rice.