Cascaded boost converter-based high-voltage pulse generator for pulsed electric field applications

• Autorzy: Krishnaveni S. , Rajini V.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/aee.2021.137578

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Food processing technologies for food preservation have been in constant development over a few decades in order to meet current consumer’s demands. Healthy competitive improvements are observed in both thermal and non-thermal food processing technology since past two decades due to technical revolution. Among these novel technologies, pulsed electric field food processing technology has shown to be a potential non-thermal treatment capable of preserving liquid foods. The high-voltage pulse generators specifically find their applications in pulsed electric field technology. So, this paper proposes a new structure of a high-voltage pulse generator with a cascaded boost converter topology. The choice of a cascaded boost converter helps in selecting low DC input voltage and hence the size and space requirement of the high-voltage pulse generator is minimized. The proposed circuit is capable of producing high-voltage pulses with flexibility of an adjusting duty ratio and frequency. The designed circuit generates a maximum peak voltage of 1 kV in the frequency range of 7.5–20 kHz and the pulse width range of 0.8–1.8 μs. Also, the impedance matching between the cascaded boost converter and the high-voltage pulse generator is found simple without further additional components. The efficiency can be improved in the circuit by avoiding low frequency transformers.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

food processing; MOSFET; pulsed electric field; cascaded boost converter; high voltage pulse

PL

przetwórstwo spożywcze; MOSFET; pulsacyjne pole elektryczne; kaskadowy konwerter doładowania; impuls wysokiego napięcia

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Electrical Engineering
• Czasopismo: Archives of Electrical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 70, nr 3
• Strony: 631--641
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., rys., tab., wz.

Twórcy

autor

Krishnaveni S.

• Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering India

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1890-3462

autor

Rajini V.

• Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering India

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).