A Modular Optically Powered Floating High Voltage Generator

The feasibility of fully floating high voltage (HV) generation was demonstrated producing a prototype of a modular HV system. The primary power source is provided by a high efficiency semiconductor power cell illuminated by a laser system ensuring the floating nature of each module. The HV is then generated by dc-dc conversion and a HV multiplier. The possibility of series connection among modules was verified. (C) 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4790420]