Title :
Analytic model and experimental study of the UNM educational reltron´s pulsed power system
Author :
Soh, Shawn ; Schamiloglu, Edl ; Gaudet, John ; Terry, Ralph Lee
fDate :
June 28 2009-July 2 2009
Abstract :
The UNM educational reltron is driven by a 2 stage bipolar 396 J Marx generator capable of generating a maximum of 120 kV. The output voltage pulse has a rise time of less than 0.25 ¿s and a variable pulse width of 1-4 ¿s. The pulse width is controlled by a crowbar switch that shunts current away from the load. An analytic model of the Marx generator´s charging and discharging is developed. The output current of the Marx generator model is compared with the beam current simulated using the MAGIC particle-in-cell code.
Keywords :
pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; pulsed power switches; MAGIC particle-in-cell code; UNM educational reltron pulsed power system; bipolar Marx generator model; crowbar switch; energy 396 J; voltage 120 kV; Power generation; Power system analysis computing; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; Pulse generation; Pulse power systems; Pulse transformers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Switches; Voltage; Bipolar Marx Generator; Marx Charging/Discharging Model; Pulsed Power; Reltron;
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
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.2009.5386358
