Title :
Status of the Primary Test Stand (PTS) for Z-pinch Studies
Author :
Deng, Jianjun ; Xie, Weiping ; Feng, Suping ; Li, Hongtao ; Song, Shengyi ; Wang, Meng ; Gu, Yuanchao ; Xia, Minghe ; Guan, Yongchao ; Cao, Wenbin ; Tian, Qing
Author_Institution :
CAEP, Sichuan
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The Primary Test Stand (PTS) is an ultra-high power facility designed and built for Z-pinch studies at Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics. The total stored energy of PTS is 7.2 MJ. It can produce 10 MA electrical current with rise time of 90 ns. The PTS consists of 24 modules connected in parallel. Each module is based on the Marx generator-PFL technique scheme with laser-triggered switch. The design of the PTS is described in the paper. The prototype of the PTS module has been tested successfully. The results of the prototype will be given. One quarter of the PTS is being constructed and is to be finished this year.
Keywords :
Z pinch; Marx generator-PFL method; Primary Test Stand; Z-pinch; electrical current; laser-triggered switch; total stored energy; ultrahigh power facility; Design engineering; Laser theory; Physics; Power engineering and energy; Prototypes; Switches; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2007. ICOPS 2007. IEEE 34th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0915-0
DOI :
10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346318
