Journal article
Medium Voltage Pulse Power Generator for Accurate Current Interruption
IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982), pp 1-1
16 May 2022
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Abstract
High power one-shot pulse generators that respond quickly to a trigger are needed for industrial, scientific, and medical applications. A fast-response, flat-top current pulse can help dc circuit interrupters achieve zero current switching, which alleviates arcing, reduces semiconductor device stress, and improves circuit design. We overcome several challenges in designing high voltage and high current accurate pulse generators, including: (a) parasitics from the necessary large physical format that degrade pulse quality and complicate design; (b) modularity that is economical in using fewer lower voltage semiconductor switches; (c) optimality in the trade-off among response time, pulse flat-top duration, and component selection. We present a design method and hardware results for a modular 4.5 kV pulse generator that delivers a 100A peak current pulse for an 800 ns flat-top duration and 1% accuracy, which can potentially scale to tens of kilovolts.
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- Title
- Medium Voltage Pulse Power Generator for Accurate Current Interruption
- Creators
- Xin Zan - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1259 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109Daniel Roman - Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1259 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United StatesReza Kheirollahi - Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Drexel University, 6527 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-2816Xiaonan Lu - College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19122Sheng Zheng - N/A, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37932Fei Lu - Drexel UniversityAl-Thaddeus Avestruz - EECS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109Xuanyong Lu - Microbiology and Immunology
- Publication Details
- IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982), pp 1-1
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Grant note
- DE-AR0001114 / Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy ARPA-E U.S. Department of Energy
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000928140500034
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85130429837
- Other Identifier
- 991019173441904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Automation & Control Systems
- Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
- Instruments & Instrumentation