DocumentCode
2396302
Title
A Pulsed Power Source For Plasma Focus Single-shot Experiments
Author
Novac, B. ; Zambreanu, V. ; Zoita, V.
Author_Institution
Institute of Atomic Physics, IFTAR
fYear
1991
fDate
16-19 June 1991
Firstpage
434
Lastpage
437
Abstract
A single shot pulsed power source was developed using two helical flux-compression generators. At an initial 5 kA current injected in the system, a Rogowski coil located in a 4 nH final inductive load recorded a peak current of more than 11 MA. For our application, the pure inductive load will be replaced by a metal foil fuse having the same inductance. The obtained conditions are sufficient to deliver, through a dielectric breakdown switch, a current of more than 2 MA with 4 /spl mu/s risetime on a plasma focus load.
Keywords
Coils; Dielectric breakdown; Energy storage; Explosives; Physics; Plasma applications; Plasma devices; Plasma sources; Power generation; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Pulsed Power Conference, 1991. Digest of Technical Papers. Eighth IEEE International
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0177-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PPC.1991.733319
Filename
733319
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