A 2.0 kW pulsed corona system for inducing chemical reactions

Author

Yan, K. ; van Heesch, E.J.M. ; Pemen, A.J.M. ; Huijbrechts, P.A.H.J. ; van Gompel, F.M. ; Matyas, Z. ; Van Leuken, H.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

592

Abstract

This paper discusses a voltage pulse generator for producing streamer corona plasma. The generator consists of three resonant charging circuits, a transmission line transformer (TLT), and a self-triggered spark-gap switch. Voltage pulses in the order of 100 kV, rise time of 20-50 ns, pulse duration of 100-200 ns, pulse repetition rate of 1-1000 pps, corona energy of 0.5-3.0 J/pulse, and the average corona power of 2.0 kW have been achieved with total energy conversion efficiency of 65-85%. Detailed discussions on elements of the system are presented in this paper

Keywords

corona; plasma chemistry; plasma production; pulse generators; pulse transformers; pulsed power supplies; pulsed power switches; resonant power convertors; spark gaps; 100 kV; 100 to 200 ns; 2 kW; 20 to 50 ns; 65 to 85 percent; chemical reactions; corona energy; corona power; pulsed corona system; resonant charging circuits; self-triggered spark-gap switch; streamer corona plasma production; total energy conversion efficiency; transmission line transformer; voltage pulse generator; voltage pulses; Chemicals; Corona; Distributed parameter circuits; Plasma chemistry; Power transmission lines; Pulse generation; Pulse transformers; RLC circuits; Resonance; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE

Conference_Location

Rome

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6401-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.2000.881171

Filename

881171