Multistage Blumlein Generator

A multistage Blumlein generator has been developed and tested. The system is capable of producing nanosecond pulses at >100 kV at high repetition rate. The arrangement of multiple switched Blumleins is a new topology for producing fast high voltage pulses in a compact generator. A sequence of three-axial lines forms the basics of the multistage generator. At the output load a voltage is formed equal to the charging voltage multiplied by a number of sections. The pulse length is equal to the transmission time of each section multiplied by two. This schematic differs from Marx generator because Marx generator has two waves: a fast excitation wave and a slow current wave. The multistage Blumlein has only one speed of wave which is determined by transmissions lines. This gives the possibility to obtain a nanosecond pulse at the output.