Multimegavolt Modulator Study.

Abstract

Energy storage and switching systems related to modulator operation at voltages in excess of one million volts are discussed. Two-basic switch-closure schemes are treated in detail: the trigatron and the laser-triggered switch. Experimental determinations of multimegavolt switching range and spark gap erosion are described. Test results are presented for a high voltage pulse generator which can be controlled from ground potential by means of optical telemetry. A 1-MV prototype of a high average power, high voltage power supply developed at the High Voltage Engineering Corporation is described. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0873259

Entities

People

  • H. I. Milde
  • J. E. Hipple
  • J. J. Moriarty

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corporations
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Engineering
  • Generators
  • High Voltage
  • Modulators
  • Power Supplies
  • Prototypes
  • Pulse Generators
  • Spark Gaps
  • Storage
  • Switches
  • Switching
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy