Title :
Feasibility Studies of EMTP Simulation for the Design of the Pulsed-Power Generator Using MPC and BPFN for Water Treatments
Author :
Choi, Jaegu ; Yamaguchi, Takahiro ; Yamamoto, Kunihiro ; Namihira, Takao ; Sakugawa, Takashi ; Katsuki, Sunao ; Akiyama, Hidenori
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng, Kumamoto Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper, a pulsed-power generator that consists of a magnetic pulse compressor (MPC) and a Blumlein-type pulse forming network (BPFN) has been developed. The pulsed-power generator can be operated with high repetition rate, long lifetime, and high reliability for water treatments such as sterilization of microorganisms, decomposition of harmful materials, and ozone generation. An informative explanation about the simulation methodology using electromagnetic transient program was presented in order to give guidance for more efficient design of the pulsed-power generator with MPC and BPFN. The comparison study of the simulation result with the experimental result was carried out. As a result, it was found that the simulation results and the experimental results with the manufactured MPC and BPFN showed a reasonable agreement. In addition, a large volume of streamer discharge was successfully generated in water with the developed system
Keywords :
EMTP; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; water treatment; Blumlein-type pulse forming network; EMTP simulation; electromagnetic transient program; magnetic pulse compressor; microorganism sterilization; ozone generation; pulsed-power generator; streamer discharge; water treatments; EMTP; Electromagnetic transients; Magnetic materials; Permeability; Photonic crystals; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Pulse transformers; Pulsed power supplies; Blumlein-type pulse forming network (BPFN); electromagnetic transient program (EMTP); magnetic pulse compressor (MPC); pulsed power; water treatments;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2006.883384
