Title :
Pulse power conditioning with a transformer for an inductive energy storage system
Author :
Giesselmann, M. ; Zhang, J. ; Heeren, T. ; Kristiansen, E. ; Dickens, J. ; Castro, D. ; Garcia, D. ; Kristiansen, M.
Author_Institution :
Pulsed Power Lab., Texas Tech. Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
Abstract :
One of the key technologies in a high power microwave system is the pulsed power conditioning system (PPCS). For a system driven by an explosive flux compression generator, the PPCS may consist of an energy storage inductor, a fuse type opening switch and a sharpening spark gap. This paper presents the investigation of a PPCS with a pulse transformer. Before the construction of a prototype, the behavior of the PPCS was simulated using the PSpice circuit simulation code. A transformer with a primary inductance of 3.5 /spl mu/H, secondary inductance of 85 /spl mu/H and coupling coefficient of 0.75, was designed and used in the experiments. The transformer was designed with two coaxial windings. Simulation results as well as experimental waveforms are shown.
Keywords :
SPICE; circuit simulation; inductive energy storage; power transformers; pulse generators; pulse transformers; pulsed power supplies; pulsed power switches; spark gaps; transformer windings; PSpice; circuit simulation code; coaxial windings; coupling coefficient; explosive flux compression generator; fuse-type opening switch; high power microwave system; inductive energy storage system; primary inductance; pulse power conditioning; pulse power transformer; secondary inductance; sharpening spark gap; Circuit simulation; Energy storage; Explosives; High power microwave generation; Inductance; Inductors; Microwave technology; Power conditioning; Pulse transformers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 12th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5498-2
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1999.823810
