Title :
A new family of Marx generator based on resonant converter
Author :
Zabihi, Sasan ; Zare, Firuz ; Ledwich, Gerard ; Ghosh, Arindam ; Akiyama, Hidenori
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Queensland Univ. of Technol., Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel topology to generate high voltage with utilization of slow and fast power switches. New concepts used in this topology include numbers of diode-capacitor units in parallel with resonant circuits which are connected to a positive buck-boost converter. The resonant circuit reverses the voltage polarity of the capacitors. This configuration has capability of generating a flexible high voltage with certain number of capacitors. The advantage of this topology is to use slow switches, less number of diodes and capacitors compare to Marx generator. Simulations have been performed to verify the proposed topology.
Keywords :
pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; pulsed power switches; resonant power convertors; Marx generator; diode-capacitor units; positive buck-boost converter; power switches; resonant converter; Capacitors; Converters; Generators; Inductors; Semiconductor diodes; Switches; Topology; Commutation; High voltage; Marx generator; Positive buck boost converter; Pulsed power; Repetitively operated pulsed power generator; Resonant converter; Silicon-Controlled Rectifier;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5286-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5287-3
DOI :
10.1109/ECCE.2010.5617764