Title :
Performances of AMBIORIX [pulsed power generator]
Author :
Romary, Ph. ; Eyl, P. ; Angles, J.M.
Author_Institution :
CEA CESTA, CEA, Le Barp, France
Abstract :
AMBIORIX is a high pulsed power generator designed and built by the HPP team of Valduc CEA center in 1985. This generator is now located in CESTA, a center of CEA near Bordeaux (France). AMBIORIX is formed with a Marx generator (maximum energy storage=300 kJ), water coaxial and triaxial lines. Output parameters are: 0,5 /spl Omega/ impedance; 1.2 MV diode voltage; 2.4 MA load current with a 40 nsec pulse duration. Three kinds of loads can be used: two bremsstrahlung diodes (V max=1.2 MV or V max=400 kV) and a ZPINCH diode. In this paper, the authors describe the generator and give major characteristics of various loads.
Keywords :
electrical conductivity; load (electric)5615664; magnetohydrodynamic convertors; plasma jets; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; 0.5 ohm; 1.2 MV; 2.4 MA; 300 kJ; 40 ns; 400 kV; AMBIORIX pulsed power generator; Marx generator; ZPINCH diode; bremsstrahlung diodes; energy storage; load characteristics; water coaxial lines; water triaxial lines; Capacitors; Coaxial components; Diodes; Energy storage; Impedance; Power generation; Pulse generation; Switches; Voltage; Water storage;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1995. Digest of Technical Papers., Tenth IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2791-8
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1995.599756
