Topology of a high voltage pulse generator using parasitic parameters of autotransformers for non-thermal plasma generation

In the article a converter topology for high voltage, nanosecond pulse generation is introduced. Proposed topology uses parasitic parameters of autotransformers as circuit components. Introduced converter was used to generate Pulsed Corona Discharge (PCD). Numerical analysis and results of laboratory measurements of the properties of proposed topology are presented. The voltage pulse was obtained with a duration less than 100ns, voltage amplitude of 15.3kV, with the power of 4kV. The peak power delivered to the reactor amounted to 260kW.