Design an‎d Simulation of a Voltage-multiplier-based High Step-Up DC-DC Converter for Water Treatment Applications

9/27/2026 12:00:00 AM

Water, as one of the essential elements for preserving life an‎d the continuation of the Earthʹs life an‎d living organisms, holds great importance. However, it must be noted that in case of its improper cleanliness an‎d sweetness, it can be a factor for the transmission of diseases an‎d even mortality. For this reason, access to fresh, clean, an‎d healthy water for drinking purposes is a very necessary matter. Research conducted in recent decades has proposed a modern an‎d suitable method for water disinfection with the help of power electronic circuits. In this research, first, the conventional water treatment methods are examined, an‎d then the types of power electronic pulse circuits an‎d their evolution are introduced. Subsequently, the effective factors on the treatment process, the constituent components, an‎d the power electronic pulse circuits are examined in detail. In this research, a DC-DC converter of the voltage multiplier type with a working frequency of 50 kHz based on the voltage multiplier an‎d the interleaved technique of two three-winding coupled inductors along with a three-winding built-in transformer is introduced, an‎d its equations an‎d design procedure are also included next. This converter converts a DC voltage to a DC voltage with a very high level. This energy is stored in several capacitors an‎d, with the help of the pulse-forming unit, is converted into a uni-polar pulse. The characteristics of the generated pulse include: a uni-polar pulse with two amplitudes of 1200 Volts an‎d 800 Volts with a switching frequency of 20 kHz an‎d a pulse width of 1 microsecond. The results of the construction an‎d simulation of the proposed circuit with a scale of one-tenth compared to the original version are examined an‎d included in separate chapters. Finally, the proposed DC-DC converter is compared with several similar converters, an‎d suggestions for its improvement an‎d efficiency increase are presented.

الكترونيك قدرت , مبدل افزاينده , تصفيه آب , سلف تزويج

power electronics , boost converter , water treatment , coupled inductor

Ahmadreza Ghanaatian

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