Patent ID: 6018471
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A62D,B01D,C03B,C10B,C10J,C10K,F02B,F02C,F02G,F23G,H05B,H05H,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Abstract:
A power supply source for supplying direct current to first, second and third arc plasma electrodes in a waste conversion unit, the power supply source comprising:a transformer having first, second and third primary windings and first, second and third secondary windings, the first, second and third primary windings connected to an AC power source that provides an AC current and an AC voltage;first, second and third current limiting reactors respectively connected to the first, second and third secondary windings;first, second and third switches respectively connected in series to the first, second and third current limiting reactors;first, second and third rectifiers for converting the AC power to DC power having a DC current and a DC voltage, the rectifiers each having first and second outputs; andfirst, second and third DC inductors, each inductor having first and second ends, the first ends of the first, second and third inductors respectively connected to the first outputs of the first, second and third rectifiers, and the second ends of the first, second and third inductors respectively connected to the first, second and third arc plasma electrodes.