Design of a high voltage resonance pulser

It is beneficial to use a resonant pulse transformer charging circuit for designing of a high voltage generator. A high voltage triple resonant generator is designed. A high voltage air core transformer is used in the circuit. Triple resonant charging circuit with the transformer is used to step up the primary voltage. The voltage step-up ratio is designed as about eleven at the charging stage. A distributed pulse forming network (PFN) is used to form a square output waveform. The output has an over-volted spark-gap switch that transfers energy to a matched resistive load with a distributed PFN. The generator is positioned in a cylindrical transformer oil tank. Height and diameter of the tank are respectively 1.06 m and 1.28 m. A dummy water load and a beam stick are used to test the generator. Design procedures and preliminary test results are discussed.