A hybrid pulse forming technique

Author

Cravey, W.R. ; Portnoy, W.M. ; Burkes, T.R.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

26-28 Jun 1990

Firstpage

80

Lastpage

86

Abstract

A hybrid pulse forming technique is described which combines the advantages of the transmission line and the PFN (pulse forming network). This network is able to produce a pulse of extended width and fast rise time without an excessive length of line or numerous PFN stages. Both series and parallel arrangements were theoretically and experimentally investigated, and the qualities of and problems with each were identified. As expected, discontinuities were observed for each arrangement, but their effect could be reduced by insertion of appropriate additional elements at the junction of the transmission line and the PFN; this type of filtering was found to be more successful with a parallel hybrid

Keywords

power transmission lines; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; filtering; hybrid pulse forming technique; parallel arrangements; pulse forming network; series arrangements; transmission line; Capacitance; Capacitors; Filtering; Filters; Inductance; Inductors; SPICE; Shunt (electrical); Transmission line discontinuities; Transmission lines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Modulator Symposium, 1990., IEEE Conference Record of the 1990 Nineteenth

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MODSYM.1990.201035

Filename

201035