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Pulsed power refers to the science and technology of accumulating energy over a relatively long period of time and releasing it as a high-power pulse composed of high voltage and current over a short period of time; as such, it has extremely high power but moderately low energy. Pulsed power is produced by transferring energy generally stored in capacitors and inductors to a load very quickly through switching devices. Applications of pulsed power continue expansion into fields including the environment, recycling, energy, defense, material processing, medical treatment, plasma medicine, and food and agriculture.

Building upon the development of pulsed power generators which offer both high repetition and performance, scientists are now able to investigate effects of pulsed power on living organisms, and their research has expanded to encompass a new field known as bioelectrics. Section 2.1 summarizes pulsed power technology with a focus on this new field. Section 2.2 summarizes the basics of electric circuits, while Sect. 2.3 discusses pulsed power generators utilized for bioelectrics. Section 2.4 describes switches as a key technology. Measurement tools of pulsed power are shown in Sect. 2.5, and delivery of electric pulses to biological tissues using antennas is described in Sect. 2.6.

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  1. Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

    Hidenori Akiyama & Sunao Katsuki

  2. Lisbon Engineering Superior Institute, Lisbon, Portugal

    Luis Redondo

  3. Iwate University, Iwate, Japan

    Masahiro Akiyama

  4. Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    A. J. M. Pemen, T. Huiskamp, F. J. C. M. Beckers & E. J. M. van Heesch

  5. Demcon, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    G. J. J. Winands

  6. Moog-Bradford, Heerle, The Netherlands

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  7. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

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  8. Vabrema, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    J. W. M. van Bree

  9. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA

    Shu Xiao & Ross Petrella

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Akiyama, H. et al. (2017). Pulsed Power Technology. In: Akiyama, H., Heller, R. (eds) Bioelectrics. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56095-1_2

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