Experimental Results of a Cost-Effective Ozone Generator for Water Treatment in Colombia

Obtaining high-quality cost-effective water, minimizing the public health risk generated by pathogenic elements or disinfection sub-products such as trihalomethane and/or chlorophenol, has made necessary the use of technologies different to chlorination. In this paper, we present the implementation of a high-voltage, high-frequency flyback inverter to generate ozone, and outline the main characteristics and uses of a prototype of water ozonation from a well for a hospital in Colombia. With the prototype, the ozone dose can be adjusted through the duty cycle modulation; switching was done with a Mosfet and the voltage signal was increased with a ferrite technology transformer. The source is characterized by its simplicity, good performance and low cost.