• DocumentCode
    2356657
  • Title

    A very-compact 50-kJ PFN generator

  • Author

    Beverly, R.E., III ; Åberg, D. ; Olsson, F. ; Jansson, M. ; Karlsson, M.

  • Author_Institution
    R.E. Beverly III & Assoc., Lewis Center, OH, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    23-27 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    357
  • Lastpage
    360
  • Abstract
    PFN-2 (Pulse Forming Network model 2) is a 6.5-kV, 50-MW, 10-ppm pulsed power system for research on ignition of combustion plasmas. An LC-network, utilizing custom air-core inductors and polypropylene capacitors, allows formation of 200-900 μs "top-hat" pulses (FWHM). Stored energy is commuted by a custom surface-discharge switch and high-speed trigger system.
  • Keywords
    pulsed power technology; LC-network; combustion plasmas; custom air-core inductors utilization; custom surface-discharge switch; energy 50 kJ; high-speed trigger system; polypropylene capacitors; power 50 MW; pulse forming network model 2; pulsed power system; time 200 mus to 900 mus; top-hat pulses; very-compact PFN generator; voltage 6.5 kV; Current measurement; Generators; Inductors; Load modeling; Monitoring; Switches; Voltage measurement; dummy load; high current; high voltage; inverse Z-pinch switch; pulse forming network; surface discharge;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC), 2010 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7131-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPMHVC.2010.5958367
  • Filename
    5958367