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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2003
Joseph Yampolsky, Torrance, CA (US);
Joseph Yampolsky, Torrance, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A solid-state high-voltage pulse generator based on a three-phase chopper capacitance charger is described. In a first phase, an intermediate capacitor is resonance-charged via a diode. In a second phase, the intermediate capacitor is discharged to the load through one or more solid-state switches. In a third phase, the energy remaining in the intermediate capacitor is returned to a power-supply filter capacitor. In one embodiment, the three-phase chopper includes an intermediate capacitor that is charged by first and fourth branches of a bridge and discharged by second and third branches of a bridge. In one embodiment, each branch of the bridge includes a diode in series with an inductor. In one embodiment, a composite solid-state switch connects the intermediate capacitor to a primary winding of an output transformer such that the intermediate capacitor discharges through the primary winding. In one embodiment, a secondary winding of the output transformer is provided to an output load. In one embodiment, the output load is a reactive load. In one embodiment, the output load is a capacitive load.