High Performance Pulse Generator.

Abstract

The device is a compact Marx-type generator capable of producing a high-voltage burst of pulses having risetimes less than 10 nanoseconds at repetition rates up to 10 kHz. High-pressure hydrogen switches are used as the switching elements to achieve high rep-rate. A small coaxial design provides low inductance and a fast risetime. The device may be used as a high-rep-rate high-voltage trigger generator, or as a high-voltage pulse source capable of producing up to 1 MV pulses at high repetition rates.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1992
Accession Number
ADD015378

Entities

People

  • Leonard W. Hardesty
  • Michael G. Grothaus
  • Stuart L. Moran

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Elements
  • Generators
  • High Pressure
  • High Voltage
  • Hydrogen
  • Inductance
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Pulse Generators
  • Repetition Rate
  • Switches
  • Switching
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering