Title :
A high voltage pulse generator for Pulsed Electric Field pasteurization
Author :
Rocher, Edgar García ; Palomares, Rubén Alejos ; Sánchez, Pedro Bañuelos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Electron. & Mechatron., Univ. de las Americas Puebla, Cholula, Mexico
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and implementation of a pulse generator for food pasteurization. Such generator generates a high voltage (15 kV) square wave with a frequency in the range from 250 Hz to 30 kHz. The high voltage supplies two electrodes where, between them, the food is placed and then pasteurized. This pulse generator will be used by the Department of Food Engineering of Universidad de las Americas Puebla. Experimental results are shown in this paper to prove the proposed generator.
Keywords :
electric fields; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; electrodes; food pasteurization; frequency 250 Hz to 30 kHz; high voltage pulse generator; pulsed electric field pasteurization; Capacitors; DC-DC power converters; Diodes; Electrodes; Frequency; IEEE members; Power transformers; Pulse generation; Rectifiers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Communications and Computer (CONIELECOMP), 2010 20th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cholula
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5352-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5353-5
DOI :
10.1109/CONIELECOMP.2010.5440755
