Fig. 1. Equivalent circuit of the firing current path
Fig. 2. Measurement setup for firing test
Fig. 3. Measured current and voltage waveform of the LEEFI
Fig. 4. Relationship of the specific action and the proposed resistivity model
Fig. 5. Calculated parasitic inductance and resistance: (a) Inductance, (b) Resistance
Fig. 6. Experimental verification of the calculated parasitic impedance
Fig. 7. Experimental verification of the proposed resistivity model for specific action
Table 1. Specific action at burst time
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