High-Voltage Power Supply: Design Considerations and Optimization Techniques
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High-Voltage Power Supply: Design Considerations and Optimization Techniques

1 Department of Telecommunications Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
2 Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science Engineering, University of Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
3 School of Computer Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
4 Department of Aerospace Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
5 Institute of Automation, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
* Corresponding Author: Faizan Zahid, [email protected]
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Abstract

The main goal of this study is to design and develop a half-bridge inverter architecture specifically for high-voltage power supply applications. An effective, small, and affordable system that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current(AC) can be built, thanks to the IR2151 chip’s dependable characteristics and performance. To get the desired output voltage, the transformer first increases the voltage and then the voltage is increased with a voltage-doubling rectifier (VDR) circuit. The study emphasizes how crucial it is to choose components carefully and simulate the circuit design and implementation process to guarantee dependable performance. The experimental results validate the suggested architecture’s operational efficacy and viability. Moreover, the system’s control mechanisms are strengthened by integrating Fractional Order PID (FOPID) and Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers. These controllers provide vital feedback for stable output voltage and improved flexibility under transient situations. This study significantly advances the field by addressing key challenges such as size reduction, cost optimization, and improved control strategies, which are critical for high-voltage applications.

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High-Voltage Power Supply: Design Considerations and Optimization Techniques

Keywords

high-voltage power supply half-bridge inverter IR2151 Chip voltage doubling rectifier (VDR) DC to AC Conversion circuit design and simulation fractional order PID

Data Availability Statement

Data will be made available on request.

Funding

This work was supported without any funding.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Rajput, S., Zahid, F., Dahri, F. H., Assar, N. A., & Channa, I. A. (2025). High-Voltage Power Supply: Design Considerations and Optimization Techniques. ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control, 2(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.62762/TSCC.2024.741277
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  title = {High-Voltage Power Supply: Design Considerations and Optimization Techniques},
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  year = {2025},
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  abstract = {The main goal of this study is to design and develop a half-bridge inverter architecture specifically for high-voltage power supply applications. An effective, small, and affordable system that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current(AC) can be built, thanks to the IR2151 chip’s dependable characteristics and performance. To get the desired output voltage, the transformer first increases the voltage and then the voltage is increased with a voltage-doubling rectifier (VDR) circuit. The study emphasizes how crucial it is to choose components carefully and simulate the circuit design and implementation process to guarantee dependable performance. The experimental results validate the suggested architecture’s operational efficacy and viability. Moreover, the system’s control mechanisms are strengthened by integrating Fractional Order PID (FOPID) and Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers. These controllers provide vital feedback for stable output voltage and improved flexibility under transient situations. This study significantly advances the field by addressing key challenges such as size reduction, cost optimization, and improved control strategies, which are critical for high-voltage applications.},
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