Title :
Solid-state LTD and its application to gas discharge
Author :
Jiang, Wei ; Sugai, T. ; Sugiyama, H. ; Tokuchi, Akira
Author_Institution :
Nagaoka Univ. of Technol., Nagaoka, Japan
Abstract :
A pulsed power generator has been developed based on the circuit configuration of linear transformer driver (LTD). A total number of 720 power MOSFETs have been used as switches in a stack of 30 LTD modules. The solid-state components allow repetitive operation with good stability and long lifetime. In addition, the semiconductor switches can be actively turned off enabling pulse length control. In fact different modules can be switched at different times so that a variety of waveforms can be synthesized by using this solid-state LTD.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); power MOSFET; power semiconductor switches; pulsed power switches; LTD; gas discharge; linear transformer driver; power MOSFET; pulse length control; semiconductor switches; solid-state LTD; Circuit stability; Discharges (electric); Educational institutions; Field programmable gate arrays; Generators; Liquids; MOSFET;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Sciences (ICOPS) held with 2014 IEEE International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), 2014 IEEE 41st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2711-1
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2014.7012482
