A High-Power Capacitor Charger Using IGCTs in a Boost Converter Topology
A compact high-power capacitor charger with a boost converter topology is developed using high-power integrated gate-commutated thyristors as switches and a high-energy density coil as inductive buffer storage. This paper describes the design and the corresponding experimental investigations of the...
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Veröffentlicht in: | IEEE transactions on plasma science 2013-10, Vol.41 (10), p.2600-2604 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A compact high-power capacitor charger with a boost converter topology is developed using high-power integrated gate-commutated thyristors as switches and a high-energy density coil as inductive buffer storage. This paper describes the design and the corresponding experimental investigations of the charger in combination with a powerful dc current source, a flywheel energy storage system. A 900-μF capacitor could be charged up to ~ 5 kV within 100 ms. The average charging power of the converter is . The results show that the described capacitor charger is a cost-effective and compact alternative to commercially available products. |
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ISSN: | 0093-3813 1939-9375 |
DOI: | 10.1109/TPS.2013.2256110 |