Title :
Experiments for reducing the jitter of an over-voltage triggered spark gap
Author :
Attmann, F. ; Sack, M. ; Müller, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Pulsed Power & Microwave Technol., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
For synchronizing Marx generators a low jitter is important. A main source of temporal uncertainty is the generation of seed electrons for the breakdown of the spark gap. Therefore, experiments have been performed with a single spark gap to investigate its jitter and switching behavior.
Keywords :
jitter; overvoltage protection; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; spark gaps; Marx generators; breakdown; low jitter; over-voltage triggered spark gap; seed electron generation; switching behavior; temporal uncertainty; Corona; Generators; Ignition; Jitter; Sparks; Voltage measurement; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0629-5
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.2011.6191504
