Title :
Compact pulsed power generator using a Marx circuit and an optimized exploding wire
Author :
Shimomura, N. ; Nagata, M. ; Akiyama, H.
Author_Institution :
Tokushima Univ., Japan
fDate :
June 29 1997-July 2 1997
Abstract :
The pulsed power generator with an inductive energy storage system is investigated as a driver for a high power microwave source. The length and diameter of an exploding wire as an opening switch are optimized by numerical analysis taking into account the stored energy in an inductor at the beginning of wire vaporization and energy consumed for wire vaporization. Following the results of numerical analysis, a Marx circuit and a thin and long exploding wire are adopted for the developed inductive pulsed power generator. The output voltage up to 800 kV and the voltage risetime of 15 ns were obtained.
Keywords :
exploding wires; inductive energy storage; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power switches; 15 ns; 800 kV; Marx circuit; compact pulsed power generator; energy consumption; high power microwave source driver; inductive energy storage system; opening switch; optimized exploding wire; wire vaporization; Energy storage; High power microwave generation; Microwave generation; Numerical analysis; Power generation; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Switches; Voltage; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1997. Digest of Technical Papers. 1997 11th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4213-5
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1997.674563
