A Moderate Energy, High Repetition Rate Marx Generator System for Pulse Charging Wide Band Antenna Structures

Author

Mayes, J.R. ; Eubank, E. ; Lara, M. ; Mayes, M.G. ; Tatoian, J.

Author_Institution

Appl. Phys. Electron., L.C., Austin, TX

fYear

2006

fDate

14-18 May 2006

Firstpage

548

Lastpage

551

Abstract

An ultra compact Marx generator system is fabricated for driving a wideband antenna structure with high repetition rates. The generator is designed to deliver 100 J per pulse, with an erected voltage of 640 kV. The generator employs an inductive element charging topology, which allows the 16 stages to be rapidly charged to a maximum voltage of 40 kV. The generator also integrates a 10 kW rapid capacitor charging power supply, which compactly mates to the end of the Marx generator. Design considerations are presented, as well as experimental results.

Keywords

broadband antennas; capacitors; pulsed power supplies; Marx generator system; capacitor charging power supply; inductive element charging topology; power 10 kW; pulse charging wide band antenna structures; voltage 40 kV; voltage 640 kV; Broadband antennas; Capacitors; Power generation; Power supplies; Pulse generation; Pulsed power supplies; Space vector pulse width modulation; 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.2006.365308

Filename

4216260