Abstract
High-Voltage pulse generators are commonly used in biotechnology, medicine, industrial applications, food processing and drinking water purification. The dc-dc boost converter has been used before in pulsed applications for its ability to amplify a relatively low input dc voltage to a high-voltage output. A high-voltage solid-state chopping switch is then used to chop the generated high output voltage. In this work, a boost-converter based ringing circuit with high voltage gain is proposed for water treatment applications. The basic concept of the proposed approach depends on operating the boost converter under discontinuous current conduction. With the proposed approach, the chopping high-voltage switch at the output stage is eliminated, which positively affects the system cost and efficiency. A full-design of the circuit and passive components is presented to ensure that the desired pulse specifications are achieved. The proposed approach has been validated using simulation and experimental results.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 7556482 |
Pages (from-to) | 2088-2094 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 1994-2012 IEEE.
Keywords
- Pulsed power system
- pulse generator
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering