Title :
Inverse Marx modulators for self-biasing klystron depressed collectors
Author_Institution :
SLAC Nat. Accel. Lab., Menlo Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel pulsed depressed collector biasing scheme is proposed. This topology feeds forward energy recovered during one RF pulse for use on the following RF pulse. The presented `inverse´ Marx charges biasing capacitors in series, and discharges them in parallel. Simulations are shown along with experimental demonstration on a 62 kW klystron.
Keywords :
capacitors; klystrons; RF pulse; biasing capacitors; inverse Marx modulators; power 62 kW; pulsed depressed collector biasing scheme; self-biasing klystron-depressed collectors;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2014.1237
