High-voltage power supply system
AssigneeRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
InventorEdwin Fohtung
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Abstract
A high-voltage power supply system including a high-voltage regulator, a function generator, and a triggering circuit. The high-voltage regulator includes a microcontroller, a digital-to-analog convertor in communication with the microcontroller, and a high-voltage DC-DC converter in communication with the digital-to-analog converter. The function generator includes a high-voltage inverter including one or more MOSFET switches. The high-voltage inverter is in communication with the microcontroller of the high-voltage regulator. The triggering circuit includes one or more high-voltage electromechanical switches.
Claims18
A high-voltage power supply system, comprising:
- a high-voltage regulator, comprising;
- a microcontroller;
- a digital-to-analog converter in communication with the microcontroller;
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- a high-voltage DC-DC converter in communication with the digital-to-analog converter;
- a function generator comprising a high-voltage inverter including one or more MOSFET switches, wherein the high-voltage inverter is in communication with the microcontroller of the high-voltage regulator;
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- a triggering circuit comprising one or more high-voltage electromechanical switches;
- wherein the triggering circuit further comprises one or more reed relay switches, at least one NOR, and at least one Darlington array.
A method for providing a high-voltage power supply, comprising:
- communicating a first control code from a microcontroller to a digital-to-analog converter;
- generating a programmable high voltage via a high-voltage DC-DC converter in communication with the digital-to-analog converter;
- transmitting the programmable high voltage to a function generator;
- communicating a second control code from the microcontroller to the function generator;
- generating, via the function generator, a programmable high-voltage square wave;
- transmitting the programmable high voltage square wave to a triggering circuit;
- communicating a third control code from the microcontroller to the triggering circuit;
- operating one or more electromechanical switches of the triggering circuit to transmit the programmable high-voltage square wave to one or more of a plurality of output pins of the triggering circuit;
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- transmitting the programmable high-voltage square wave to a cartridge comprising a plurality of electrical plates and a socket, wherein the plurality of electrical plates are in communication with the plurality of output pins of the triggering circuit, and wherein a multiferroic material sample is positioned in the socket of the cartridge.
A thermal stage system, comprising:
- a chamber comprising an inlet port for a first fluid and an outlet port for the first fluid;
- a cartridge positioned inside the chamber, the cartridge comprising a plurality of electrical plates and a socket having a plurality of pins;
- wherein the socket of the cartridge is configured to retain a multiferroic material;
- a conduit at least partially surrounding the cartridge inside the chamber, the conduit housing a second fluid;
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- a high-voltage source, comprising:
- a high-voltage regulator, comprising;
- a microcontroller;
- a digital-to-analog converter component in communication with the microcontroller;
- and
- a high-voltage DC-DC converter in communication with the digital-to-analog converter;
- a function generator comprising a high-voltage inverter including one or more MOSFET switches, wherein the high-voltage inverter is in communication with the microcontroller of the high-voltage regulator;
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- a triggering circuit comprising one or more high-voltage electromechanical switches and a plurality of output pins in communication with the plurality of electrical plates of the cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.