Tesla-charged Blumlein high-power generator

Author

Novac, Bucur M. ; Smith, Ivor R. ; Meng Wang ; Senior, Peter

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron., Electr. & Syst. Eng., Loughborough Univ., Loughborough, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

16-21 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

A repetitive 0.5 MV Tesla-charged oil-filled Blumlein pulsed power generator, with an overall energy efficiency approaching 90%, has been successfully developed by the Pulsed Power Group at Loughborough University. Using the in-house filamentary modeling technique and a detailed electrostatic analysis, the major parameters of the Tesla transformer are obtained, allowing a very accurate modeling of the unit. The design procedure for the Blumlein generator is also presented, together with the wide-bandwidth embedded sensors used for monitoring the dynamic characteristics of the overall system. Experimental results obtained during this major experimental program are compared with theoretical predictions and the way ahead is briefly introduced.

Keywords

power transformers; pulsed power technology; sensors; Loughborough University; Tesla transformer; Tesla-charged Blumlein high-power generator; electrostatic analysis; energy efficiency approaching; in-house filamentary modeling technique and; pulsed power group; theoretical predictions; voltage 0.5 MV; wide-bandwidth embedded sensors; Capacitance; Conductors; Electric fields; Electrodes; Generators; Probes; Windings;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2013 19th IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

2158-4915

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.2013.6627664

Filename

6627664