Title :
Load Line Evaluation of a 1-MV Linear Transformer Driver (LTD)
Author :
Leckbee, Joshua ; Cordova, Steve ; Oliver, Bryan ; Johnson, David L. ; Toury, Martial ; Rosol, Rodolphe ; Bui, Bill
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
Abstract :
A seven cavity LTD system has been assembled and tested in a voltage adder configuration capable of producing approximately 1-MV into a 7-Omega, critically damped load. Individual cavities have been tested with a resistive load. The seven cavity adder has been tested with a large area electron beam diode. The output pulse when tested into a resistive load is that of an RLC circuit. When tested with a dynamic load impedance, the output voltages of the cavities have an added oscillation. The oscillation affects the output pulse shape but is not harmful to the cavity components.
Keywords :
RLC circuits; pulsed power technology; transformers; RLC circuit; critically damped load; dynamic load impedance; large area electron beam diode; linear transformer driver; load line evaluation; pulsed power technology; resistive load; voltage 1 MV; voltage adder configuration; Adders; Assembly systems; Circuit testing; Diodes; Electron beams; Impedance; Pulse circuits; RLC circuits; System testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE International Power Modulators and High Voltage Conference, Proceedings of the 2008
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1534-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1535-9
DOI :
10.1109/IPMC.2008.4743588
