Induction voltage adder architectures and electrical characteristics

Author

Smith, I. ; Corcoran, P. ; Carboni, V. ; Bailey, V. ; Kishi, H. ; Johnson, D.L. ; Maenchenb, J. ; Molinab, I. ; Carlson, R. ; Fulton, D. ; Hahnc, K. ; Smith, J. ; Droemerd, D. ; Thomas, K. ; Phillips, M. ; Croxon, S. ; Forgan, R. ; Smith, I.D.

Author_Institution

Titan Pulse Sci. Div., San Leandro, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

15-18 June 2003

Firstpage

371

Abstract

In this paper we use three different designs for induction voltage adders to be used in radiographic X-ray sources to illustrate the differences between possible IVA architectures, and between their electrical characteristics as these affect the radiographic diodes that the IVAs drive. The architectures are chosen considering the spaces in which the FVAs must fit, and the electrical characteristics are determined by the approaches chosen for the IVA electrical subsystems. We describe the status of the various IVA technologies. The IVAs, (RITS, the AWE HRF and URSA) are large systems with similar output parameters in the 12-16 MV range.

Keywords

X-rays; diodes; pulsed power supplies; radiography; 12 to 16 MV; IVA architecture; IVA drive; electrical characteristic; induction voltage adder; radiographic X-ray source; radiographic diode; Conductors; Diodes; Electric variables; Electron emission; Impedance; Laboratories; Radiography; Space technology; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference, 2003. Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7915-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.2003.1277731

Filename

1277731