Title :
A new category of high-voltage pulser based on dynamic plasma techniques
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
fDate :
June 29 1997-July 2 1997
Abstract :
High-speed plasmas generated by low-impedance, pulsed electrical sources are used to displace and compress magnetic flux in a variety of arrangements involving multi-turn coils. The output impedance of power from these coils is much higher than the original source impedance, and the output pulse time is much shorter than the input pulse. Dynamic plasma techniques thus provide a new category of high-voltage pulser, capable of simultaneously achieving voltage multiplication and pulsetime compression. Arrangements based on implosion, inverse-pinch and coaxial plasma-gun flows are discussed.
Keywords :
magnetic flux; plasma guns; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; coaxial plasma-gun flows; dynamic plasma techniques; high-voltage pulser; implosion; inverse-pinch; magnetic flux; multi-turn coils; output impedance; output pulse time; pulsed power supplies; pulsetime compression; source impedance; voltage multiplication; Aerodynamics; Coils; Impedance; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Magnetic separation; Plasma sources; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1997. Digest of Technical Papers. 1997 11th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4213-5
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1997.679403