Solid-State SOS-Based Generator Providing a Peak Power of 4 GW

Author

Bushlyakov, Alexei I. ; Lyubutin, Sergei K. ; Ponomarev, Andrey V. ; Rukin, Sergei N. ; Slovikovsky, Boris G. ; Timoshenkov, Sergei P. ; Tsyranov, Sergei N.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electrophys., Acad. of Sci., Ekaterinburg

Volume

34

Issue

5

fYear

2006

Firstpage

1873

Lastpage

1878

Abstract

This paper describes a high-current nanosecond generator providing peak power of up to 4 GW, output voltage of 0.4-1 MV, pulse length of 8-10 ns, and pulse repetition rate of 300 Hz in the continuous mode and up to 1 kHz in the burst mode of operation. The average output power is up to 30 kW at a pulse repetition rate of 1 kHz. The generator is outfitted with an all-solid-state system of energy switching. The output pulse is formed by semiconductor opening switch diodes. The electric circuit and the design of the generator have been described. Experimental results have been given. A device for the elimination of prepulses across the load has been proposed. Testing results and numerical modeling of the device have been reported

Keywords

numerical analysis; pulse generators; semiconductor diodes; semiconductor switches; 0.4 to 1 MV; 1 kHz; 4 GW; burst mode operation; energy switching; nanosecond generator; numerical modeling; solid-state semiconductor opening switch diodes; Capacitors; High power microwave generation; Microwave generation; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Pulse generation; Semiconductor diodes; Solid state circuits; Switches; Voltage; Magnetic switch; SOS diode; nanosecond high-current generator; semiconductor opening switch (SOS);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2006.881300

Filename

1710053