Design and Application of a Diode-Directed Solid-State Marx Modulator

Author

Dale, G.E. ; Kirbie, H.C. ; Haynes, W.B. ; Heath, C.E. ; Lopez, T.A. ; Romero, F.P. ; Wheat, R.M., Jr.

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM

fYear

2005

fDate

13-17 June 2005

Firstpage

1211

Lastpage

1214

Abstract

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are developing a new solid-state high-voltage Marx modulator for the generation of pulsed power. The initial application of the LANL modulator is to provide power to a magnetron that requires a 46-kV, 160-A, 5-mus rectangular pulse. This modulator technology is also being developed for other applications, including portable millimeter wave sources, a beam energy corrector for induction accelerators, and space-based power systems. The LANL solid-state modulator has several benefits, including wave shape control, switch protection, efficiency, and compactness. The present paper describes this source technology and its design.

Keywords

magnetrons; modulators; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; Los Alamos National Laboratory; beam energy corrector; current 160 A; diode-directed solid-state MARX modulator; induction accelerators; magnetrons; portable millimeter wave sources; pulsed power generation; solid-state high-voltage Marx modulator; space-based power systems; voltage 46 kV; Diodes; Induction generators; Laboratories; Millimeter wave technology; Power system protection; Pulse modulation; Pulse power systems; Solid state circuits; Space technology; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference, 2005 IEEE

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9189-6

Electronic_ISBN

0-7803-9190-x

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.2005.300572

Filename

4084442