Design and developement of a pulsed power system for a Vircator based HPM source

Author

Kumar, D. Senthil ; Thomas, M. Joy

Author_Institution

Dept. of High Voltage Eng., Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore, India

fYear

2006

fDate

23-24 Feb. 2006

Firstpage

433

Lastpage

437

Abstract

Pulse Forming Line (PFL) based high voltage pulsed power systems are well suited for low impedance High Power Microwave (HPM) sources such as a virtual cathode oscillator (VIRCATOR) operating in nanosecond regimes. The system under development consists of a primary voltage source that charges the capacitor bank of a Marx pulser over a long time duration. The Marx pulser output is then conditioned by a PFL to match the requirement of the HPM diode load. This article describes the design and construction of an oil insulated pulse forming line for a REB (Relativistic Electron Beam) diode used in a VIRCATOR for the generation of high power microwaves. Design of a 250 kV/10 kA/60 ns PFL, including the PSPICE simulation for various load conditions are described.

Keywords

pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; relativistic electron beams; vircators; Marx pulser; PSPICE simulation; current 10 kA; high power microwave sources; high voltage pulsed power systems; oil insulated pulse forming line; relativistic electron beam; vircator; virtual cathode oscillator; voltage 250 kV; Capacitors; Cathodes; Diodes; Impedance; Microwave oscillators; Oil insulation; Petroleum; Pulse power systems; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ElectroMagnetic Interference and Compatibility (INCEMIC), 2006 Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangalore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5203-3

Type

conf

Filename

5419743