@inproceedings{9e18469ba7c84fb28d88f2ff0435ee4b,
title = "High voltage pulse generator based on DC-to-DC boost converter with capacitor-diode voltage multipliers for bacterial decontamination",
abstract = "High voltage pulse generators can be used effectively in water treatment applications, as applying a pulsed electric field on the infected sample guarantees killing of harmful germs and bacteria. In this paper, a new high voltage pulse generator with closed loop control on its output voltage is proposed. The proposed generator is based on DC-to-DC boost converter in conjunction with capacitor-diode voltage multiplier (CDVM), and can be fed from low-voltage low-frequency AC supply, i.e. utility mains. The proposed topology provides transformer-less operation which reduces size and enhances the overall efficiency. A Detailed design of the proposed pulse generator has been presented as well. The proposed approach is validated by simulation as well as experimental results.",
keywords = "Pulse Generator, voltage multiplier, water treatment",
author = "Ahmed Elserougi and Shehab Ahmed and Ahmed Massoud",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2015 ; Conference date: 09-11-2015 Through 12-11-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1109/IECON.2015.7392119",
language = "English (US)",
series = "IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "322--326",
booktitle = "IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society",
address = "United States",
}