High voltage generator using boost/flyback hybrid converter for stun gun applications

  • S. Y. Tseng*
  • , C. M. Yang
  • , K. C. Wang
  • , G. W. Hsu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper presents high voltage generator for stun gun applications. The proposed high voltage generator consists of coupled-inductor boost and flyback converters, which adopts active clamp circuit to recover energy stored in leakage inductances of coupled inductor and transformer simultaneously. With this approach, coupled-inductor boost converter can boost voltage of battery up to high output voltage for driving flyback converter, while flyback converter is adopted to step up output voltage up to the desired voltage of capacitated paralysis for convicts conferring. Furthermore, the proposed generator can use single active clamp circuit to recover energies trapped in leakage inductors of two converters. As a result, the proposed generator can reduce cost, weight and size and increase conversion efficiency significantly. Compared with conventional stun gun, the proposed one can achieve 210 ten-second firings which is more than 1.4 times operation of the conventional one. Finally, a prototype under maximum output voltage of 30 kV and maximum output current of 5 mA has been implemented to verify feasibility of the proposed high voltage generator.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAPEC 2010 - 25th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
Pages1849-1856
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event25th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2010 - Palm Springs, CA, United States
Duration: 21 02 201025 02 2010

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Conference

Conference25th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPalm Springs, CA
Period21/02/1025/02/10

Keywords

  • Active clamp flyback converter
  • Couple-inductor boost converter
  • High voltage generator
  • Stun gun

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