High voltage generation systems and methods
AssigneeApplied Energetics, Inc.
InventorRichard J. Adler
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Abstract
Systems and methods presented herein generally provide for the controlled voltage of bipolar electrical energy through the selected operation of power stages. In one embodiment, a system that provides electrical energy includes a power supply and at least two power stages coupled to the power supply. The power stages are operable to selectively output electrical energy. By selecting the number of power stages which are turned on at a given time the total voltage of the electrical energy is controlled at that time. The system may further include one or more controllers coupled to the power stages to control selection of the power stages and thereby vary the output voltage.
Claims23
A bipolar electrical energy generator, including:
- a power supply that provides electrical energy;
- and
- a plurality of power stages coupled to the power supply, wherein the power stages are operable to receive the electrical energy and cooperatively provide a bipolar voltage waveform from the received electrical energy, wherein each power stage provides an incremental voltage step to the bipolar voltage waveform.
A method of providing bipolar electrical energy, including:
- generating electrical energy;
- providing the electrical energy to a plurality of power stages;
- and
- controlling operability of the power stages to provide a selectively incremental output voltage that varies between positive and negative voltages over time and thereby provide the bipolar electrical energy.
A system that provides bipolar electrical energy, including:
- means for generating electrical energy;
- means for providing the electrical energy to a plurality of power stages;
- and
- means for controlling operability of the power stages to provide a selectively incremental output voltage that varies between positive and negative voltages over time and thereby provide the bipolar electrical energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.