A Modular Multilevel Generic Pulse-Waveform Generator for Pulsed Electric Field Applications

Elgenedy, Mohamed A. and Darwish, Ahmed and Ahmed, Shehab and Williams, Barry W. (2017) A Modular Multilevel Generic Pulse-Waveform Generator for Pulsed Electric Field Applications. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 45 (9). pp. 2527-2535. ISSN 0093-3813

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Abstract

High-voltage (HV) pulses are used in pulsed electric field (PEF) applications to provide an effective electroporation process, a process in which harmful microorganisms are disinfected when subjected to a PEF. Depending on the PEF application, different HV pulse specifications are required such as the pulse-waveform shape, the voltage magnitude, the pulse duration, and the pulse repetition rate. In this paper, a generic pulsewaveform generator (GPG) is proposed, and the GPG topology is based on half-bridge modular multilevel converter (HB-MMC) cells. The GPG topology is formed of four identical arms of series-connected HB-MMC cells forming an H-bridge. Unlike the conventional HB-MMC-based converters in HVdc transmission, the GPG load power flow is not continuous which leads to smaller size cell capacitors utilization; hence, smaller footprint of the GPG is achieved. The GPG topology flexibility allows the controller software to generate a basic multilevel waveform which can be manipulated to generate the commonly used PEF pulse waveforms. Therefore, the proposed topology offers modularity, redundancy, and scalability. The viability of the proposed GPG converter is validated by MATLAB/Simulink simulation and experimentation.

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
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23 May 2018 10:50
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