Compact 1000 pps high-voltage nanosecond pulse generator

Author

Gubanov, Vladimir P. ; Korovin, Sergei D. ; Pegel, Igor V. ; Roitman, Albert M. ; Rostov, Vladislav V. ; Stepchenko, Aleksei S.

Author_Institution

Inst. of High-Current Electron., Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia

Volume

25

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

258

Lastpage

265

Abstract

A compact high-voltage nanosecond generator is described with pulse repetition rate of up to 1000 pps. The generator includes a 30-Ω coaxial forming line charged by a built-in Tesla transformer with high coupling coefficient, and a high voltage (N₂) gas gap switch with gas circulating between the electrodes. The maximum forming line charge voltage is 450 kV, the pulse duration is ~4 ns, and its amplitude for a matched load is up to 200 kV. The generator has been applied to create powerful sources of ultrawide-band electromagnetic radiation and nanosecond microwave pulses

Keywords

coaxial cables; pulse generators; pulse transformers; pulsed power switches; pulsed power technology; switchgear; 200 kV; 450 kV; built-in Tesla transformer; coaxial forming line; high coupling coefficient; high voltage gas gap switch; high-voltage nanosecond pulse generator; nanosecond microwave pulses; ultrawide-band electromagnetic radiation; Coaxial components; EMP radiation effects; Electrodes; Electromagnetic radiation; High power microwave generation; Microwave generation; Power generation; Pulse generation; Pulse transformers; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.602497

Filename

602497