Improvement of ozone yield using double loop type inductive energy storage circuit.

A ns pulse voltage was used to drive a coaxial geometry corona reactor to synthesis ozone with high energy yield. The ns pulse voltage was produced using an inductive energy storage system pulsed power generator using semiconductor opening switch (SOS) diodes. First recovery diodes were used as SOS diodes in the inductive energy storage system pulsed power generator to produce short-pulse high voltage with high-repetition rate. The pulse voltage of 12 ns width and 17 kV peak voltage was produced at charging voltage of −5 kV and was applied to a 1 mm diameter center wire electrode in the coaxial geometry reactor. The copper cylinder of 19 mm inner diameter was used as outer electrode and was connected to a ground. The ozone yield of 230 g/kWh was obtained using ns narrow pulse voltage. This value is almost 20% higher than 190 g/kWh obtained by 60 ns width pulse. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]