Title :
Transmission Line Code Modelling of the Pulsed Power Accelerator PIM, Including Suggestions to Improve the Output Voltage
Author :
Jones, A.W.P. ; Clough, S.G. ; Thomas, K.J. ; Williamson, M.C.
Author_Institution :
AWE Aldermaston, Aldermaston
Abstract :
PIM is a pulsed power accelerator based around the inductive voltage adder technique. Originally designed to drive high impedance (~100 Omega) electron beam diode loads at approximately 3MV it was found that the output voltage into a lower impedance (~40 Omega) load was closer to 1.5MV, the change in load impedance reflects changing requirements for PIM. Using a transmission line code to understand the power flow around the accelerator, the loss mechanisms have been explored and methods to reduce these suggested.
Keywords :
adders; diodes; electron beams; power transmission lines; pulsed power supplies; PIM; electron beam diode loads; inductive voltage adder technique; pulsed power accelerator; transmission line code; Coaxial components; Diodes; Electron beams; Feeds; Impedance; Load flow; Power transmission lines; Switches; Transmission lines; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9189-6
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9190-x
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.2005.300520
