Title :
Design of a Cockcroft-Walton cascade rectifier for triggering flashlamps
Author :
Yan, Wei ; Dawson, F.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
This paper describes two possible implementations for a Cockcroft-Walton cascade rectifier connected in series with a sustaining current supply. The rectifier is used to initiate the electrical breakdown process in a flashlamp whereas the sustaining supply maintains the current during the post breakdown period. The analysis for a distributed parameter and lumped parameter implementation is presented. Finally, factors which influence the design of the rectifier circuit are summarized
Keywords :
electric breakdown; lamps; network synthesis; rectifiers; trigger circuits; Cockcroft-Walton cascade rectifier; design; distributed parameter; electrical breakdown; flashlamp; lumped parameter; network synthesis; sustaining current supply; trigger circuits; Breakdown voltage; Circuits; Current supplies; Distributed parameter systems; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Immune system; Lamps; Rectifiers; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1992., Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Xian
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0042-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1992.279697
