Title :
Polarity inversion on Saturn
Author :
Harper-Slaboszewicz, V.J. ; Mikkelson, K.A. ; Weber, B.V. ; Murphy, D.P. ; Commisso, R.J. ; Goyer, J.R. ; Riordan, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
June 28 2009-July 2 2009
Abstract :
Saturn is a pulsed power accelerator consisting of 36 parallel modules producing 10 MA at 1.7 MV in a 40 ns power pulse. Saturn is built to operate in negative polarity. Two methods of inverting the polarity in vacuum and driving up to 2.5 MA into a triplate MITL with a low impedance load have been built and demonstrated. Both rely on the use of a ballast inductance to invert the polarity. The first method uses a dual post-hole convolute while the second method uses no convolutes.
Keywords :
Z pinch; pulsed power supplies; Saturn accelerator; ballast inductance; current 10 MA; dual post-hole convolute; impedance load; negative polarity; parallel modules; polarity inversion; power pulse; pulsed power accelerator; time 40 ns; triplate MITL; voltage 1.7 MV; Anodes; Cathodes; Conductors; Electronic ballasts; Impedance; Inductance; Inductors; Laboratories; Power transmission lines; Saturn;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 2009. PPC '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4064-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4065-8
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.2009.5386246
