[PDF] Top 20 A modular multilevel based high-voltage pulse generator for water disinfection applications

... generate high voltage (HV) pulses with a predefined magnitude and ...rectangular pulse generation for water disinfection applications is ...H-bridge modular ... See full document

... Abstract— High voltage (HV) pulses are used in pulsed electric field (PEF) applications to provide an effective electroporation process, a process in which harmful microorganisms are disinfected when ... See full document

... HV pulse generator topology for electroporation ...low voltage dc input supply. The amplified HV voltage is chopped with two MMC arms incorporating small clamping ...of pulse widths and ... See full document

... treatment. Pulse-waveform shape, voltage magnitude, pulse duration, and pulse repetition rate are the basic controllable variables required for particular PEF ...custom-made pulse ... See full document

... proposed based on isolated input- parallel/output-series (IPOS) voltage-boosting modules (VBMs) and ...core based transformers which have low leakage and magnetizing inductance and are suitable for ... See full document

... The disinfection process in water treatment is a crucial step before piping the water to homes and ...the water. The disinfection process aims to kill any remaining parasites, bacteria, ... See full document

... wind applications, a modular converter and generator structure is even ...medium-voltage multilevel converter topologies for wind power applications, papers [9]– [12] investigate ... See full document

... MG based structures is the best- switched capacitor ...the applications with low voltage input sources, MG structures may utilize a large number of modules which lead to control complexity and also ... See full document

... HV pulse appears across the ...relatively high charging resistance to limit the charging ...the pulse generation repetition rate and/or the number of utilized ...positive pulse polarity and ... See full document

... HV pulse generation is possible by sequentially charging the SM capacitors during the generated pulse null load voltage durations through a resistive-inductive branch and reverse- blocking switches ... See full document

... any voltage droop compensation, the proposed BMPG has smaller capacitor sizes and a lower number of modules, therefore, it has a smaller ...input voltage, the voltage stresses on the unipolar BMPG ... See full document

... required pulse peak voltage) are charged sequentially from an LV DC input then discharged in series across the load, forming unipolar HV pulses, as shown in ... See full document

... the voltage of each battery module needs to be monitored so that when the voltage increases or decreases very fast, we will know the SoC is about going to 100% or 0% according to the SoC curve of the ... See full document

... the voltage are ...resulting voltage power characteristic has their multiple maxima, which constitutes a problem, because most MPPT algorithms converge to the local maximum which depending on the starting ... See full document

... using modular multilevel converters (MMC) in variable-speed drives, this paper proposed a new hybrid MMC topology which can significantly reduce the capacitor voltage ripple, particularly at low ... See full document

... input voltage from the PV arrays as well as the number of the ...nominal voltage of 300V to the terminals of each of the 50 ...input voltage, see ... See full document

... ide applications in laser Q -switching [1, 6-8], The avalanche transistors normally connected in series are operated close to their avalanche breakdown ...switching pulse appear on Pockels ...and ... See full document

... grid voltage operation, the converter chain-links exchange unequal amounts of power with the grid requiring an appropriate remedial ...hybrid modular multilevel converter (PH-M2L-VSC) allowing PQ ... See full document

... the high energy storage devices which are not present in present ...many applications like electric traction and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) where high power levels are needed during short period ... See full document

... inverter-based multilevel inverter is presented in this ...VSI based two level inverters are connected in cascade through open-end windings of a three-phase transformer and filter ... See full document