Vacuum Plasma Generator
First Claim
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- Vacuum plasma generator with a generator output (9, 9′
) for feeding a plasma discharge (10) for the treatment of workpieces (5) in a vacuum chamber (2) with an AC voltage mains connection (6a), a mains rectifier configuration (6) for the conversion of the mains AC voltage into a DC voltage, a smoothing capacitor (6b), a first stage as a clocked DC/DC voltage converter (7) with means for setting the DC output voltage which forms an intermediate circuit voltage (Uz), comprising a controlled power switch (7a) which feeds the primary winding of a transformer (14) and whose secondary winding is connected to a rectifier (15) and a downstream intermediate circuit capacitor (12) and forms a floating transformer secondary circuit (23), wherein this circuit is connected with a downstream second stage which forms a pulse output stage (8) and this output stage is connected to the generator output (9, 9′
), characterized in that the DC-DC voltage converter (7) comprises at least two floating transformer secondary circuits (23) and includes a change-over device (20) with a switch control (22) for the optional parallel or serial connection of the floating transformer secondary circuits (23).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vacuum plasma generator for providing a plasma discharge (10) for treating work pieces (5) by way of a pulsed plasma process in a vacuum chamber (2). Said vacuum plasma generator comprises a generator output (9, 9′) having an AC mains supply (6a), an AC/DC mains rectifier system (6) for rectifying the AC mains voltage to a DC voltage, a filter capacitor (6b), a first stage as clocked DC/DC voltage converter (7) with means for adjusting the DC output voltage which produces an intermediate circuit voltage (Uz), comprising a controlled power switch (7a) which feeds the primary winding of a transformer (14) and the secondary winding of which is connected to a rectifier (15) and a downstream intermediate capacitor (12) and configures a floating transformer secondary circuit (23). Said secondary circuit is connected to a downstream second stage which is a pulse output stage (8) and is connected to the generator output (9, 9′). The DC/DC voltage converter (7) has at least two floating transformer secondary circuits (23) and comprises a switch-over device (20) with a switch controller (22) for optionally switching the floating transformer secondary circuits (23) in parallel or in series.
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19 Claims
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1. :
- Vacuum plasma generator with a generator output (9, 9′
) for feeding a plasma discharge (10) for the treatment of workpieces (5) in a vacuum chamber (2) with an AC voltage mains connection (6a), a mains rectifier configuration (6) for the conversion of the mains AC voltage into a DC voltage, a smoothing capacitor (6b), a first stage as a clocked DC/DC voltage converter (7) with means for setting the DC output voltage which forms an intermediate circuit voltage (Uz), comprising a controlled power switch (7a) which feeds the primary winding of a transformer (14) and whose secondary winding is connected to a rectifier (15) and a downstream intermediate circuit capacitor (12) and forms a floating transformer secondary circuit (23), wherein this circuit is connected with a downstream second stage which forms a pulse output stage (8) and this output stage is connected to the generator output (9, 9′
), characterized in that the DC-DC voltage converter (7) comprises at least two floating transformer secondary circuits (23) and includes a change-over device (20) with a switch control (22) for the optional parallel or serial connection of the floating transformer secondary circuits (23). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- Vacuum plasma generator with a generator output (9, 9′
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