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Optimal design and implementation of a half-cycle generator with the range of 400 A and 100 kHz frequency

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In this paper, a double-layer half-cycle generator (HCG) has been designed and built. The proposed HCG creates sinusoidal flow with 400 A peak and 5 µs pulse width which feeds RLC load with 100 kHz work frequency, within resonance mode. Previous HCGs have been designed based on saturable reactor (SR). It should be noted that SR is a nonlinear element, and it will be distanced from its desirable performance upon change of temperature and under impact; however, a double-layer HCG has been proposed with no such defects. In proposed HCG, thyristor has been used instead of SR which is controllable, and it has none of aforementioned problems. Also, when SR is eliminated, its reverse retrieval needs no minority carriers. This way, sweep-out circuit may be also eliminated. From among other advantages of proposed HCG, reduction in number of circuit layers may be referred to, comparing to previous HCG. This results in reduction in number of equipment which in turn optimizes proposed HCG, in terms of volume and manufacturing costs. Finally, proposed HCG has been simulated in Matlab, while it has been implemented practically. Comparing simulation results and laboratory sample confirms correctness of relationships, in analytical design of HCG.

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    Mohammad Reza Alizadeh Pahlavani, Mojtaba Shahraeini, Arash Dehestani Kolagar & Mahdi Mosayebi

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Alizadeh Pahlavani, M.R., Shahraeini, M., Dehestani Kolagar, A. et al. Optimal design and implementation of a half-cycle generator with the range of 400 A and 100 kHz frequency. Electr Eng 102, 1739–1753 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-020-00981-0

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