Title :
Repetitive Linear Transformer Driver Using Power MOSFETs
Author :
Jiang, Weihua ; Tokuchi, Akira
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nagaoka Univ. of Technol., Nagaoka, Japan
Abstract :
A compact pulsed-power generator based on a linear-transformer-driver scheme has been developed and tested. It consists of ten modules using a total number of 350 power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors as switches. It is capable of generating a peak output voltage of 9 kV and a peak output current of 175 A, with a pulselength of ~ 42 ns and a repetition rate of 1 kHz. The overall system efficiency is estimated to be ~ 59%.
Keywords :
driver circuits; power MOSFET; power transformers; pulsed power supplies; compact pulsed-power generator; current 175 A; frequency 1 kHz; peak output voltage; power MOSFET; power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors; repetitive linear transformer driver; voltage 9 kV; Capacitors; Discharges; Educational institutions; Generators; MOSFETs; Magnetic cores; Voltage control; Power electronics; power metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs); pulse generation; pulsed-power systems;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2012.2200048
