Title :
Compact Marx generator test system
Author :
Peterkin, F.E. ; Hankla, B.J. ; Stevens, J.L. ; Sharrow, J.F. ; Stoudt, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Dahlgren Div., Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA, USA
fDate :
30 June-3 July 2002
Abstract :
Marx generators have been built with a wide span of physical size and output capability, ranging from circuit board scale devices of a few stages up to systems capable of producing many Megavolts and occupying entire buildings. Our focus in this paper is the development of a capability to explore compact Marx generator (CMG) devices, where we arbitrarily define a CMG to be an apparatus consuming less than 0.5 m3 (excluding the charging and control systems). We report the development of a laboratory system that incorporates a shielded test stand with battery-powered high voltage charging supplies and a computer based control system with a graphical user interface. We briefly discuss a demonstration of the test bed capability with results from a modular CMG we have constructed.
Keywords :
automatic test equipment; graphical user interfaces; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; test facilities; battery-powered high voltage charging supplies; circuit board scale devices; compact Marx generator test system; computer based control system; graphical user interface; shielded test stand; Circuit testing; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Electromagnetic interference; Laboratories; Optical control; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; System testing; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator Symposium, 2002 and 2002 High-Voltage Workshop. Conference Record of the Twenty-Fifth International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7540-8
DOI :
10.1109/MODSYM.2002.1189500
