Green pulsed power achieved by efficient solid state pulsed power technology

Author

Crewson, Walter ; Lindholm, Mikael ; Elmquist, Klas

Author_Institution

Crewson Electron. Inc., Munsonville, NH, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

19-23 June 2011

Firstpage

1471

Lastpage

1473

Abstract

A unique solid-state pulsed power modulator technology has been developed, manufactured and refined by ScandiNova Systems during the past decade. There are now many systems installed world-wide for use in Medical, Industrial, Defense and Research applications. All these applications have in common the need for improved power efficiency - defined as output pulsed power divided by input wall-plug AC-power. The power efficiency of the traditional (old-technology) Thyratron switched PFN¹-technology is in the range of 40-60%. The new Solid State pulsed power technology provided by ScandiNova has recorded efficiency in the range 75%-85%. The improved efficiency means a reduced operational cost because of saving in power consumption, plus savings in the need for external cooling and saving in space for installation because the system can be made more compact. This means a smaller investment because of reduced cooling system and reduced size of premises.

Keywords

cooling; cost reduction; modulators; power consumption; pulse modulation; ScandiNova systems; cooling system; defense applications; green pulsed power; industrial applications; investment; medical applications; operational cost reduction; power consumption; research applications; solid state pulsed power technology; thyratron switched PFN-technology; wall-plug AC-power; Fluid flow measurement; Loss measurement; Modulation; Power measurement; Q measurement; Radio frequency; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

2158-4915

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0629-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.2011.6191665

Filename

6191665