Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9189-6
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9190-x
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.2005.300572
