@inproceedings{61b1ef72c79f483398ca3871de42d34e,
title = "Low-voltage DC input, high-voltage pulse generator using nano-crystalline transformer and sequentially charged MMC sub-modules, for water treatment applications",
abstract = "This paper proposes a new high-voltage Pulse Generator (PG), fed from low voltage dc supply Vs. This input supply voltage is utilized to charge two arms of series-connected modular multilevel converter sub-module capacitors sequentially through a resistive-inductive branch, such that each arm is charged to NVs. With a step-up nano-crystalline transformer of turns ratio, the proposed PG is able to generate bipolar rectangular pulses of peak, at high repetition rates. However, equal voltage-second area of consecutive pulse pair polarities should be assured to avoid transformer saturation. Not only symmetrical pulses can be generated, but also asymmetrical pulses with equal voltage-second areas are possible. The proposed topology is tested via simulations and a scaled-down experimentation, which establish the viability of the topology for water treatment applications.",
keywords = "Bipolar pulses, Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC), Nano-crystalline transformer, Pulse generator, Rectangular pulse-waveform",
author = "Elgenedy, {M. A.} and Massoud, {A. M.} and D. Holliday and S. Ahmed and Illiams, {B. W.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.; 9th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017 ; Conference date: 01-10-2017 Through 05-10-2017",
year = "2017",
month = nov,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1109/ECCE.2017.8096423",
language = "English (US)",
series = "2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "2144--2149",
booktitle = "2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017",
address = "United States",
}
