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000147641 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1108/COMPEL-07-2023-0285
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000147641 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3743-8199$$aÁlvarez Gariburo, Ignacio Jesús$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000147641 245__ $$aA versatile plasma generation power supply featuring a multilevel converter for arbitrary waveforms generation
000147641 260__ $$c2024
000147641 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000147641 5203_ $$aPurpose
Plasma technology has become of great interest in a wide variety of industrial and domestic applications. Moreover, the application of plasma in the domestic field has increased in recent years due to its applications to surface treatment and disinfection. In this context, there is a significant need for versatile power generators able to generate a wide range of output voltage/current ranging from direct current (DC) to tens of kHz in the range of kVs. The purpose of this paper is to develop a highly versatile power converter for plasma generation based on a multilevel topology.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper proposes a versatile multilevel topology able to generate versatile output waveforms. The followed methodology includes simulation of the proposed architecture, design of the power electronics, control and magnetic elements and test laboratory tests after building an eight-level prototype.
Findings
The proposed converter has been designed and tested using an experimental prototype. The designed generator is able to operate at 10 kVpp output voltage and 10 kHz, proving the feasibility of the proposed approach.
Originality/value
The proposed converter enables versatile waveform generation, enabling advanced studies in plasma generation. Unlike previous proposals, the proposed converter features bidirectional operation, allowing to test complex reactive loads. Besides, complex waveforms can be generated, allowing testing complex patterns for optimized cold-plasma generation methods. Besides, unlike transformer- or resonant-network-based approaches, the proposed generator features very low output impedance regardless the operating point, exhibiting improved and reliable performance for different operating conditions.
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000147641 591__ $$aENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC$$b303 / 366 = 0.828$$c2024$$dQ4$$eT3
000147641 593__ $$aApplied Mathematics$$c2024$$dQ3
000147641 593__ $$aComputer Science Applications$$c2024$$dQ3
000147641 593__ $$aComputational Theory and Mathematics$$c2024$$dQ3
000147641 593__ $$aElectrical and Electronic Engineering$$c2024$$dQ3
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000147641 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-8399-4650$$aSarnago, Hector$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000147641 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1284-9007$$aLucia, Oscar$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000147641 7102_ $$15008$$2785$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ingeniería Electrón.Com.$$cÁrea Tecnología Electrónica
000147641 773__ $$g43, 6 (2024), 1162-1173$$pCompel$$tCOMPEL-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR COMPUTATION AND MATHEMATICS IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING$$x0332-1649
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