Industrial Applications of Pulsed Power Technology

Syed Mohammad Ashraf 12104182 IIT Kanpur

Outline of the Presentation

Introduction

Pulsed Power Generators

Biological Applications

Treatment of Exhaust Gases By Pulsed Streamer Discharge

Pulsed Discharges in Liquid-Mixture Other Applications Conclusions
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Introduction
Pulsed power deals with the generation of extremely high power, short duration impulses Mainly developed for nuclear fusion studies and for military defence applications Repetitively operated pulsed power generators with a moderate peak power have been developed Food processing, medical treatment, water treatment, exhaust gas treatment, ozone generation etc
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Pulsed Power Generators

60 kV, 3 J pulses with a 15 ns rise time, 100 ns duration, and 500 Hz repetition frequency
The circuit of a magnetic pulse compressor (MPC) for treatment of pollutants 4

Pulsed Power Generators

A typical pulsed power modulator circuit for water sterilization

20 kV at a repetition rate of 2 kHz

Biological Applications
Gas discharges are selected for sterilization of Escherichia coli and other bacteria for decontamination of air A pulsed streamer discharge that is generated at a wire or pin electrodes has been used for such purposes Pulsed electromagnetic fields sterilization or inactivation of decontamination are selected for bacteria in water

Biological Applications
Gas discharges were used for cultivation of mushrooms. Twofold gain of Shiitake mushrooms

Buna-shimeji mushroom and eringi mushroom crops increased by 15 %

Electromagnetic field has attracted attention for cancer treatment (greater than 10 MHz )

Treatment of Exhaust Gases By Pulsed Streamer Discharge

Experimental set-up for simulated gas treatment

Maximum voltage of 100 kV and a duration of several ns

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Pulsed Discharges in Liquid-Mixture

Treatment of up to 200 L/h of wastewater and up to 5000 m3/h of polluted gas

System for polluted water treatment. 9

Other Applications
Surface heating (annealing) by laser or microwave irradiation, synthesis of nano-composite powders, and joining of solid materials Ruby-, Ti:sapphire-, excimer XeCl-, and CO2-laser have been employed for surface modification The surface temperature of TiN rises to 6,000 K within 2 ns by irradiation using a XeCl laser

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Conclusion
Repetitively operated pulsed power generators with a moderate peak power have been developed These generators are compact, reliable, maintenance, and have high reproducibility low

Food processing, medical treatment, water treatment, exhaust gas treatment, ozone generation, engine ignition, ion implantation and others, etc.

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