| CPC H03K 3/57 (2013.01) [H02M 3/07 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |

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1. A high voltage bipolar pulsing power supply comprising:
a DC source;
an energy storage capacitor coupled with the DC source;
a first high voltage switch electrically coupled with the DC source and the energy storage capacitor;
a first diode arranged across the first high voltage switch;
a second high voltage switch electrically coupled with the DC source and the energy storage capacitor;
a second diode arranged across the second high voltage switch;
a third high voltage switch arranged in series between the first high voltage switch and ground;
a third diode arranged across the third high voltage switch;
a fourth high voltage switch arranged in series between the second high voltage switch and ground;
a fourth diode arranged across the fourth high voltage switch; and
an output having a first lead electrically coupled between the first high voltage switch and the third high voltage switch and a second lead electrically coupled between the second high voltage switch and the fourth high voltage switch, the output providing a plurality of high voltage pulses where each pulse of the plurality of pulses includes a positive pulse having a voltage greater than about 500 volts and a negative pulse having a negative voltage less than about 500 volts, and wherein the output produces a waveform having a repeating pattern of a plurality of positive pulses followed by one or more negative pulses.
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