| CPC H02M 3/33523 (2013.01) [H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 7/5387 (2013.01); H03H 7/01 (2013.01); H05G 1/20 (2013.01); H03K 3/57 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims | 

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               1. A high voltage power system comprising: 
            a power supply; 
                a plurality of switches electrically coupled with the power supply; 
                a transformer comprising: 
                a transformer core; 
                  a primary winding wound around the transformer core, the primary winding electrically coupled with the plurality of switches; and 
                  a secondary winding wound around the transformer core; and 
                an output electrically coupled with the secondary winding of the transformer, wherein opening and closing the plurality of switches produces an output of a plurality of high voltage pulses with a pulse width less than 500 ns, an amplitude greater than 1 kV, and a pulse repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz; 
                wherein the transformer provides galvanic isolation between the output and ground; 
                wherein the plurality of switches are disposed between the power supply and the transformer. 
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