A Repetitive Pulser with Four Spark Gap Switches

Author

Liu, Z. ; Pemen, A.J.M. ; Yan, K. ; Winands, G.J.J. ; van Heesch, E.J.M.

Author_Institution

Electr. Dept., Technol. Univ. of Eindhoven

fYear

2006

fDate

14-18 May 2006

Firstpage

478

Lastpage

481

Abstract

A repetitive four spark gap switches and transmission line based pulsed power generator has been developed to study the multiple switching technology. It includes 16 1.5m-long coaxial cables, four cables in parallel per switch. By means of transmission lines, the four switches can be synchronized in nanoseconds. It can produce a pulse at a high voltage or a large current. Combined with the LCR (inductor-capacitor-resistor) trigger method, the setup can be operated repetitively and very stably. The detailed experimental results will be discussed in this paper

Keywords

coaxial cables; pulse generators; pulsed power switches; spark gaps; synchronisation; transmission lines; trigger circuits; LCR trigger method; coaxial cables; inductor-capacitor-resistor trigger method; multiple switching technology; pulsed power generator; repetitive pulser; spark gap switches; synchronization; transmission line; Coaxial cables; Distributed parameter circuits; Electrodes; Power generation; Power transmission lines; Pulse generation; Sparks; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0018-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0019-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365288

Filename

4216240