Three cell flying capacitor inverter for dielectric barrier discharge plasma applications



Título del documento: Three cell flying capacitor inverter for dielectric barrier discharge plasma applications
Revista: Brazilian journal of physics
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000403508
ISSN: 0103-9733
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Instituto Tecnológico de Toluca, Toluca, Estado de México. México
2Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Laboratorio de Física de Plasmas, México, Distrito Federal. México
Año:
Periodo: Jun
Volumen: 39
Número: 2
Paginación: 264-269
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico
Resumen en inglés It is reported the design, construction and initial tests of a three cell flying capacitor inverter (TCFCI) in a half-bridge configuration. The device operates at a 200 kHz frequency which leads to a voltage output at 12.5 kHz presenting an acceptable response in an open-loop configuration. These features outdo those reported in the current multilevel converter literature. The TCFCI is driven by pulse width modulation, following a phase shift (PS-PWM) control strategy, in order to generate a steady AC voltage signal. This inverter is used to excite a dielectric barrier discharge cell (DBDC) intended for cold plasma generation at room pressure. Some results obtained for two different kinds of atmosphere, helium and argon, are presented. All the system having been tested, early recorded voltage and current waveforms, are included. Finally, three methods for calculating the related electric efficiency of the discharge cell are discussed
Disciplinas: Ingeniería
Palabras clave: Ingeniería electrónica,
Circuitos eléctricos,
Capacitores,
Plasma,
Descargas eléctricas
Keyword: Engineering,
Electronic engineering,
Electric circuits,
Capacitors,
Plasmas,
Electric discharges
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