https://doi.org/10.

46813/2023-143-083
OZONE GENERATOR BASED ON SURFACE DIELECTRIC BARRIER
DISCHARGE WITH PULSE POWER SUPPLY

A.S. Lozina1, A.V. Taran1, I.E. Garkusha1,3, P.M. Vorontsov2, V.V. Krasnyi1,
Yu.P. Gnidenko3, A.V. Klosovskij1, О.G. Chechelnitskij1

1
Institute of Plasma Physics, National Science Center
“Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology”, Kharkiv, Ukraine;
2
Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology
National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine;
3
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

E-mail: [email protected]
A pilot model of an ozone generator with a pulsed power supply has been developed. The ozone generator can be
used for disinfection of domestic and industrial premises, in medicine and the chemical industry. Ozone is generated
by a surface dielectric barrier discharge reactor (SDBD), consisting of 18 parallel-connected quartz tubes, inside and
outside of which spiral the stainless steel high-voltage electrodes are wound. The measurements of the main
parameters of the ozone generator showed that the ozone concentration reached 57 mg/l, and the output ozone
concentration is 9.4 g/h. The developed design takes into account the technical features of the implementation of a
particular type of discharge used, allows reducing energy consumption for ozone generation, having improved output
parameters.
PACS:52.70.Ds;52.70Kz

INTRODUCTION Ozone technologies and solutions are used in various

areas of everyday life, the agricultural sector, trade,
Ozone is a powerful oxidizing and disinfecting agent, logistics and industry [3–8].
naturally destroying harmful microorganisms and An ozonator is a device that generates ozone from the
compounds by oxidizing them. Oxidation occurs when air. The ozonator generates ozone from ordinary air. The
ozone molecules come into contact with oxidizing remaining ozone is again converted into oxygen after the
substances, including microorganisms (viruses, molds process of ozonization. This is another benefit of
and bacteria), organic and inorganic materials (iron and ozonation. In the modern world, the environmental factor
manganese). Ozone suppresses viruses, partially is becoming more and more decisive when choosing
destroying their shell. The process of reproduction stops disinfectants, therefore, the absence of harm to the
and the ability of viruses to connect with the cells of the environment makes ozonators the most preferable for air
body is disrupted. Under the influence of ozone on and water disinfection. Today, ozonators are becoming
microorganisms, including yeast, their cell membrane is more in demand due to COVID-19 pandemic.
locally damaged, which leads to death or the inability to In the Institute of Plasma Physics of the NSC KIPT,
reproduce. It has been established that gaseous ozone a series of ozonators have been developed that generates
kills almost all types of bacteria, viruses, molds and a surface dielectric barrier discharge to form ozone from
yeast-like fungi and protozoa. At concentrations of 1 to passing air. They have a flexible system of settings and
5 mg/l for 4...20 min, it leads to the death of 99.9 % of are autonomous and mobile sanitary devices for
staphylococci, streptococci, mucobacteria, Escherichia disinfection of enclosed spaces up to 500 m3 [9]. In the
and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus, Klebsiella, present research, a pilot model of an ozone generator with
Salmonella, dysentery pathogens and others [1]. pulse power supply has been developed.
Ozone is environmentally friendly and eliminates the
risk of chemical residues. Ozone can replace chlorine, hot 1. EXPERIMENTAL SETUP
water and steam. In turn, this reduces the consumption of
chemicals, saves water and energy for its heating. The General view of the ozone generator is shown in
versatility of ozone makes it a great alternative to Fig. 1. On the front panel of the device there is a network
traditional disinfection methods, saving you money while toggle switch, a timer that allows you to set the required
still delivering guaranteed results. The effectiveness of operating time of the ozone generator, a grid for air inlet
the use of ozone for the destruction of the virus on with its subsequent conversion into ozone.
surfaces and air was confirmed by the international
organization International Scientific Committee of
Ozone Therapy (ISCO3) [2].

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 Fig. 2. Block diagram of the ozone generator

Air ignition of the reactor is structurally carried out

both from the outside of the tubes and from the inside.
Visual observation of the ozone reactor showed that the
discharge plasma not only covers the spiral electrodes,
but also fills the volume between the turns of the
Fig. 1. General view of the ozone generator windings. With an increase in the voltage on the
electrodes of the reactors, the number of micro-
The block diagram of the ozone generator is shown in discharges increases and the color of the discharge glow
Fig. 2. The scheme consists of: changes, which causes an increase in the active power of
1. “Network” toggle switch, which turns on the ozone the reactor, this characterizes the discharge in the reactor.
reactor purge fan and brings all the elements of the device
into working condition. 2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
2. Fuse.
3. A filter that filters out the high frequencies A circuit of a switching power supply has been
generated by the ozone reactor and prevents them from developed for а power the spiral windings of the reactor.
passing into the network. The circuit was developed on the basis of the PWM
4. A fan designed to cool all elements of the ozonator controller TL494 (pulse-width modulation). For optimal
circuit. operation of the ozone reactor, the PWM controller
5. AC-DC modular power supply with an output generates voltage pulses of a certain frequency and
voltage of 12 V. The module is designed to power the duration. Supplied to the input MOSFETs, the load of
cooling fan and the switching power supply circuit of the which is a high-voltage transformer that steps up the
ozone reactor. voltage to 6.5...7.0 kV, from the output of the
6. Pulsed ozone reactor source. transformer, the high-voltage voltage is supplied to the
7. A timer that allows applying mains voltage to the ozone reactor module.
reactor's switching power supply board. The timer has The power consumption of the ozonator, ozone
two modes of operation: constant switching on and concentration, and air flow rate were measured. The
switching on of the ozone reactor up to 30 min with a step ozone concentration was measured on an automated
of 2 min. stand using an MDR-2 monochromator (LOMO) and
8. High-voltage transformer, which increases the PMT.
pulse voltage coming from the PWM controller up to The ozone yield rate could also be calculated
6.5...7 kV. theoretically from equation (1)
9. A fan creating an air flow of 165 m3/h. The fan is 𝑦⁄𝐴 = 𝑉 2 𝑓𝜀/𝑑, (1)
designed to purge the ozone reactor. A – is ozone yield per unit area of electrode surface; V –
10. Ozone reactor. The ozone reactor is a module voltage across the discharge gap; f – frequency of applied
assembled from 18 quartz tubes, 15 cm long, with an voltage; ε – dielectric constant; d – thickness of dielectric
outer diameter of 6 mm. Spiral-shaped windings are and air gas. The power dissipated during the ozone
wound inside and outside the tubes with stainless steel generation is calculated by Manley equation (2).
wire, which are high-voltage electrodes. All electrodes of
𝐶𝑑
the 18 tubes are connected in parallel. 𝑃 = 4𝑓𝐶𝑑 × + 𝐶𝑔 × 𝑉𝑚𝑖𝑛 (𝑉̂ − 𝑉𝑚𝑖𝑛 ), (2)
𝐶𝑔
11. Plastic housing for ozone reactor.
The ozone reactor is housed in a plastic housing where f is the applied frequency (Hz); Cd is the
through which the purge passes. The switching power capacitance of dielectric (F); 𝐶𝑔 is the capacitance of gas
supply creates a surface dielectric barrier discharge gap (F); 𝑉̂ is the peak value of applied voltage (V), and
(SDBD) on the surface and inside the tubes. SDBD is one Vmin is the minimum external voltage to initialize
of the most effective methods for obtaining near-surface discharge (V). Equations (3) and (4) show how the
plasma in various plasma technologies [10–15]. capacitances of gas gap (𝐶𝑔 ) and dielectric layer (Cd) can
be expressed for a cylindrical DBD

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ГЕНЕРАТОР ОЗОНУ НА ОСНОВІ ПОВЕРХНЕВОГО БАР’ЄРНОГО ДІЕЛЕКТРИЧНОГО РОЗРЯДУ

З ІМПУЛЬСНИМ ДЖЕРЕЛОМ ЖИВЛЕННЯ

А.С. Лозіна, А.В. Таран, I.Є. Гаркуша, П.М. Воронцов, В.В. Красний, Ю.П. Гніденко,
А.В. Клосовський, О.Г. Чечельницький
Розроблено пілотну модель генератора озону з імпульсним живленням. Генератор озону можна
використовувати для дезінфекції побутових і промислових приміщень, у медицині та хімічній промисловості.
Озон генерується реактором поверхневого діелектричного бар'єрного розряду, що складається з 18
паралельно з'єднаних кварцових трубок, всередині і зовні яких розташовані спіральні обмотки з нержавіючої
сталі, що служать високовольтними електродами. Вимірювання основних параметрів генератора озону
показало, що концентрація озону досягла 57 мг/л, а вихідна концентрація озону становить 9,4 г/год.
Розроблена конструкція враховує технічні особливості реалізації конкретного виду розряду, що
використовується, дозволяє знизити енерговитрати на генерацію озону і покращити вихідні параметри.

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