• DocumentCode
    3364019
  • Title

    Electronic voltage ratchet (EVR): a high voltage source

  • Author

    Menendez, J.C. ; Ehsani, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    4-9 Oct 1992
  • Firstpage
    936
  • Abstract
    A novel high voltage source called the electronic voltage ratchet (EVR) is described which utilizes a series resonant topology with silicon controlled rectifiers. Computer simulation revealed that the gain of a practical EVR was greater than that of a practical series resonant inverter (AC) or boost converter (DC). The output voltage waveform was either AC or DC. A prototype circuit was built and tested in the laboratory in order to confirm the theoretical predictions
  • Keywords
    power supply circuits; thyristor applications; AC; DC; circuit testing; computer simulation; electronic voltage ratchet; gain; high voltage source; output voltage waveform; series resonant topology; silicon controlled rectifiers; Analog-digital conversion; Circuit testing; Circuit topology; Computer simulation; Laboratories; Prototypes; Resonance; Resonant inverters; Thyristors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Houston, TX
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0635-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IAS.1992.244446
  • Filename
    244446