• DocumentCode
    3202697
  • Title

    Reverse matched pulse circuits with minimum loss

  • Author

    Barth, Jon

  • Author_Institution
    Barth Electron. Inc., Boulder, NV, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    June 28 2009-July 2 2009
  • Firstpage
    1460
  • Lastpage
    1462
  • Abstract
    Pulse generation from charged transmission lines or other charged sources are well known, however such circuits are not reverse matched. This work identifies a method of constructing different types of pulse generators, while inserting a constant 2/1 voltage ratio loss includes complete absorption of energy reflected back into them. Some measurement systems require that reflections from a load of variable impedance be absorbed. By inserting a Zr resistor in series with source and a parallel shunt circuit composed of elements complimentary to those charged, which has the same Zr series resistor. This circuit reverses the reflection absorption method introduced by Bode in 1945 with complete absorption and a fixed 2/1 voltage attenuation. Reflections for dynamic impedance loads which vary during the pulse are absorbed.
  • Keywords
    electric impedance; pulse generators; resistors; transmission lines; charged transmission lines; parallel shunt circuit; pulse generators; reflection absorption; reverse matched pulse circuits; series resistor; variable impedance; voltage attenuation; voltage ratio loss; Absorption; Distributed parameter circuits; Impedance measurement; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Reflection; Resistors; Transmission line measurements; Voltage; Zirconium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Pulsed Power Conference, 2009. PPC '09. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4064-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4065-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PPC.2009.5386239
  • Filename
    5386239