Compared with a sinusoidal operation, pulsed operation has more homogeneity and more efficiency in dielectric barrier discharge. In this paper, an improved pulse adder is designed and assembled to create repetitive hi...Compared with a sinusoidal operation, pulsed operation has more homogeneity and more efficiency in dielectric barrier discharge. In this paper, an improved pulse adder is designed and assembled to create repetitive high voltage rectangular pulses when resistive loads or capacitive loads exist. Beyond the normal pulse adder based on solid-state switches, additional metal- oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors are used in each stage for a faster falling edge. Further, the voltage difference between stages is eliminated by balancing windings. In this paper, we represent our theoretical derivation, software simulations and hardware experiments on magnetic self-balance. The experiments show that the voltage difference between stages is eliminated by balancing windings, which matches the result of simulations with almost identical circuits and parameters.展开更多
文摘Compared with a sinusoidal operation, pulsed operation has more homogeneity and more efficiency in dielectric barrier discharge. In this paper, an improved pulse adder is designed and assembled to create repetitive high voltage rectangular pulses when resistive loads or capacitive loads exist. Beyond the normal pulse adder based on solid-state switches, additional metal- oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors are used in each stage for a faster falling edge. Further, the voltage difference between stages is eliminated by balancing windings. In this paper, we represent our theoretical derivation, software simulations and hardware experiments on magnetic self-balance. The experiments show that the voltage difference between stages is eliminated by balancing windings, which matches the result of simulations with almost identical circuits and parameters.
