Abstract :
Summary form only given. A high-power, high-energy pulsed-power generator, based on a 415 kJ / 22 kV capacitor bank, has recently been developed at Loughborough University1. The generator can drive a high-impedance system, generating a total electrical power of many GW, while depositing a Joule energy of many tens of kJ. To remove the unwanted negative-polarity voltage precursor and at the same time sharpen the output, the arrangement needs the use of a high-power ‘diode’ in the transformer secondary winding circuit.
