Inductive cascade with electrically-explosive current commutation to be used for electrical pulse power amplification

Summary form only given, as follows. At present the main problems of limitations on the magnetic energy transfer efficiency are solved and a possibility of development of high power systems with serially connected inductive amplification cascades is being considered. In such cascades electrically bursting switches could be successfully used with substantial enlargement of their operational parameters range. A functioning prototype of the power amplification inductive cascade with the charging time up to 350 ?s is described and experimental results at levels of the current up to 100 kA are presented. The original construction of the inductive cascade as well as the proposed scheme of connecting the electrically bursting switches made is possible to obtain high relative compression of the pulse front as well as the output current amplitude increase in the load (as compared as to the charging current value). The construction and parameters of the magnetic power amplifier for the electrophysical equipment under construction (5 MJ, 3 MA) are presented.