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The study of this article mainly focuses on the assessment and performance of current and voltage inverters in ozone generation, applying power density modulation (PDM) and typical operation. The topologies designed were a voltage-source full-bridge inverter (VSFBI), a current-source full-bridge inverter (CSFBI), and a CSFBI without considers the PDM. The inverters were analyzed and implemented considering an inductor–capacitor–capacitor (LCC) series–parallel resonant tank for the VSFBI and an LC parallel resonant tank for the CSFBI. The duty cycle impact (Dm) of the modulation signal was analyzed, and all inverters were compared. Based on the results, the decrease in Dm allows increasing the ozone generation because of avoiding the dissociation of the ozone molecules. The maximum concentration and efficacy presented by the VSFBI in ozone production were 620 gr/m3 and 0.155 gr/min. Also, the maximum electrical efficiency was 91%; it was presented by the CSFBI without PDM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposed the use of a ringer, a self-switched inductive storage system, for applications involving reluctance accelerators, a kind of electromagnetic launcher, and compatible with applications where portability is a requirement. There will be shown three different useful approximations for the analysis of the ringer, employed as a power source for a reluctance accelerator. First, it described the equations governing the que behavior of an ideal unloaded ringer, and then the equations for the ringer with an uncoupled inductive load, and ultimately a Lagrangian model for the ringer as an inductive power source for a reluctance accelerator, capable to make predictions about the currents through the circuits and the exit speed of the projectile for a given firing. The accuracy of the predictions made with the third approximation, the Lagrangian model, was tested experimentally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The arrangement of the full-bridge, current-source inverter as a power supply for ozone generators providing high power factor (PF) and high electrical efficiency in a single stage is the main contribution of this paper. The corresponding design, simulation, and experimental results are presented. Also, the use of the current-fed, full-bridge resonant inverter for PF correction in ozone generation applications is discussed. The proposed power supply consists of an ac supply, a single rectifier bridge, an input inductor to the inverter, four switches, an LC parallel resonant tank, a resonant transformer, and a set of ozone generating cells. Experimental results with the proposed topology provided 96% for PF, 91% for electrical efficiency, and ozone production of 614 mgO3/min, satisfying the requirements of the standard 61000-3-2, class A. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]