A low-frequency high-power arbitrary-shape voltage pulse generator

A circuit diagram and design of the arbitrary-shape bipolar voltage pulse generator with amplitudes up to 800 V and a peak output on a matched load of 400 kW are described. The generator is based on car rechargeable batteries and power insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). Results of the experiments aimed at producing high-power harmonic signals with frequencies of 50 Hz and 1 kHz are presented.     

A compact high-voltage pulse generator with opening insulated-gate bipolar transistor switch and a high pulse repetition rate

A small-size high-voltage (～20 kV) microsecond pulse generator, which is based on a pulse transformer and loaded into a reactor with a pulse corona discharge, is described. Insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) that form the switch are used in the low-voltage circuit of the generator. When the switch is open, voltage pulses with an amplitude of up to 1000 V are created across it and, hence, across the primary winding of the transformer. The pulse repetition rate of the generator is ～20000 pulses/s.     

High voltage ultrawide band pulse generator using Blumlein pulse forming line

A high voltage ultrawide band pulse generation system has been developed to radiate intense and ultrawide band electric fields for the examination of effects of the electric fields on the operation of electronic devices. As major components of the system, a helical strip∕wire type of air-cored pulse transformer and a triaxial type of Blumlein pulse forming line have been designed and fabricated to amplify and shape the output pulse, respectively. For the construction of a compact system, the pulse transformer and the Blumlein line are installed in a single cylindrical container. An ultrawide band TEM horn antenna has been fabricated to radiate the Blumlein output pulses to electronic devices. A number of experimental results demonstrate that the system is capable of providing an output pulse whose voltage is greater than 300 kV, pulse duration is ~5 ns, and rise time is ~500 ps with repetition rate of 10 Hz. The peak-to-peak value of electric field intensity of a radiated pulse is also measured to be approximately 42 kV/m at a distance of 10 m away from the antenna.     

A high voltage programmable ramp generator

In this paper, a ramp generator with programmable slope is presented. It consists of a high voltage step generator, followed by integrator. The capacitor and inductor in the integrator are designed such that they can be varied by a microcontroller. This circuit generates two bipolar ramps with fastest speed <1 ns and provides continuous speed variation from 6 to 30 ns for a ramp of 500 V. This is being developed as a part of automated streak camera for deflection of electron beam.     

A compact, low jitter, nanosecond rise time, high voltage pulse generator with variable amplitude

In this paper, a compact, low jitter, nanosecond rise time, command triggered, high peak power, gas-switch pulse generator system is developed for high energy physics experiment. The main components of the system are a high voltage capacitor, the spark gap switch and R = 50 Ω load resistance built into a structure to obtain a fast high power pulse. The pulse drive unit, comprised of a vacuum planar triode and a stack of avalanche transistors, is command triggered by a single or multiple TTL (transistor-transistor logic) level pulses generated by a trigger pulse control unit implemented using the 555 timer circuit. The control unit also accepts user input TTL trigger signal. The vacuum planar triode in the pulse driving unit that close the first stage switches is applied to drive the spark gap reducing jitter. By adjusting the charge voltage of a high voltage capacitor charging power supply, the pulse amplitude varies from 5 kV to 10 kV, with a rise time of <3 ns and the maximum peak current up to 200 A (into 50 Ω). The jitter of the pulse generator system is less than 1 ns. The maximum pulse repetition rate is set at 10 Hz that limited only by the gas-switch and available capacitor recovery time.     

A generator with a voltage inversion and output pulse amplitude doubling

A generator with a voltage inversion across storage capacitors and output pulse amplitude doubling at the load without increasing the number of stages and raising the supply voltage is described. IGBT transistors are used as switches. The special feature of the circuit design of the generator is the replacement of charging resistors by charging diodes and connection of the supply voltage through an inductor. Functional and experimental diagrams and measurement results are given.     

Multiple-circuit pulse generator for high repetition rate rare gas halide lasers

A multiple-circuit high pulse repetition frequency (PRF) pulse generator for the pumping of rare gas halide lasers is reported. With this multiple-circuit design, high PRF can be achieved by the use of existing low PRF thyratron switches and capacitors. A two-circuit pulse generator was constructed, and its performance is described. By means of this pulse generator and a blowdown-type fast transverse-flow system, high PRF laser action in XeF was obtained, typically, 6 mJ/pulse at 1 kHz or 6 W average power. High PRF laser action in N(2) was also observed.     

双塔式电压发生器地震反应计算

以直流电压发生器结构的抗震计算为例,讨论了采用不同模型对双塔结构地震反应计算结果的影响.数值分析的结果表明：当采用单体模型计算时,主结构的计算结果与整体模型的计算结果差异不大,而从结构采用单体模型计算时,地震反应的数值较整体模型计算结果大,说明当主从双塔结构作为整体抵抗地震作用时,主结构会分担一部分作用在从结构上的地震荷载.通过输入不同场地类型地震波的双塔结构地震反应计算,讨论了双塔式直流电压发生器结构采用单体结构计算模型时应取的修正系数.     

A 1 MA, variable risetime pulse generator for high energy density plasma research

COBRA is a 0.5 Omega pulse generator driving loads of order 10 nH inductance to >1 MA current. The design is based on independently timed, laser-triggered switching of four water pulse-forming lines whose outputs are added in parallel to drive the load current pulse. The detailed design and operation of the switching to give a wide variety of current pulse shapes and rise times from 95 to 230 ns is described. The design and operation of a simple inductive load voltage monitor are described which allows good accounting of load impedance and energy dissipation. A method of eliminating gas bubbles on the underside of nearly horizontal insulator surfaces in water was required for reliable operation of COBRA; a novel and effective solution to this problem is described.     

A pulse microwave generator

The tunable generator intended for producing rectangular microwave pulses with a 1-μs duration, 50-Hz pulse repetition rate, and 1-kW power, operating in a frequency range of 2.7–3.7 GHz, is described. The generator can be used for calibrating microwave detectors and tuning microwave units in investigations performed in the area of relativistic microwave electronics.     

Basic study on pulse generator for micro-EDM

An RC pulse generator can easily generate a pulse on-time as short as a several dozen nanoseconds in micro-electro-discharge machining (micro-EDM), but its discharge frequency is low due to the time needed to charge the capacitor in micro-EDM, which has a strong negative effect on the pulse generator’s working efficiency. Therefore, a new transistor-type isopulse generator has been developed for micro-EDM in this research. Evaluation of the machining characteristics proved that the transistor-type isopulse generator is suitable for micro-EDM. The experimental results reveal that the transistor-type pulse train generator is unsuitable for micro-EDM due to its low removal rate: 80-ns and 30-ns pulse on-times of discharge current can be obtained by using the transistor-type isopulse generator developed in this research, and the removal rate of this generator is two or three times higher than that of the traditional RC pulse generator.     

A high-voltage pulse generator for electric-discharge technologies

The electric circuit and design of a high-volta ge pulse generator with an output voltage of ≥3 50 kV is described. The generator operates in the nanosecond range of pulse durations (~300 ns) at a repetition rate of up to 10 pulses/s in a continuous mode and is intended for electric-discharge technologies. The energy stored in the generator is ~600 J, and the energy released in a pulse is ≥300 J. A discharge of a capacitive storage through a toroidal pulsed transformer and a discharge gap is used in the generator.     

A pulse magnetic-field generator for terahertz gyrodevices

A pulse magnetic-field generator producing pulse amplitudes up to 50 T with base durations of unities of milliseconds is described. The pulse magnetic field is obtained during discharging a capacitive storage through a thyristor-diode switch into a nitrogen-cooled solenoid. The repetition of the pulse amplitude of the current in the solenoid is ensured with an accuracy up to tenth of shares of a percent by stabilizing the precharge voltage of the storage and thermally stabling the solenoid. Using this generator, experiments for obtaining terahertz kilowatt-power radiation from 0.9- to 1.3-THz frequencies were successfully performed.     

A magnetic-thyristor pulse generator for electric-discharge technologies

A generator is described that is intended for operation in the area of electric-discharge technologies. Depending on the electrical strength of the load, the generator produces voltages of up to 50 kV, the dissipated energy of the pulse is up to 200 J, and the pulse repetition rate is up to 100 Hz. The generator is based on the direct discharge of capacitors to a discharge gap through a coaxial cable with a length of up to 200 m and without additional switching components. The circuit stabilizing the pulse energy due to recuperation of the unused energy in the filter capacitor of the power supply is used to stabilize the energy dissipated by the load.     

A pulse generator for feeding mass spectrometers

A small-size high-frequency rectangular alternating-voltage pulse generator is designed for energizing a cylindrical electrode of a monopole mass spectrometer. Amplitudes of positive and negative pulses linearly increase from zero to +150 V/?180 V for ～10 min and the frequency simultaneously linearly decreases from 2.0 to 1.4 MHz. A negative-polarity direct component, which is required for operation of the mass spectrometer, is formed due to unequal positive and negative amplitudes with respect to the ground. Spectra of residual gases with atomic mass numbers of 1–130 amu are obtained.     

A high voltage pulse power supply for metal plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition

We describe the design and implementation of a high voltage pulse power supply (pulser) that supports the operation of a repetitively pulsed filtered vacuum arc plasma deposition facility in plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition (Mepiiid) mode. Negative pulses (micropulses) of up to 20 kV in magnitude and 20 A peak current are provided in gated pulse packets (macropulses) over a broad range of possible pulse width and duty cycle. Application of the system consisting of filtered vacuum arc and high voltage pulser is demonstrated by forming diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films with and without substrate bias provided by the pulser. Significantly enhanced film∕substrate adhesion is observed when the pulser is used to induce interface mixing between the DLC film and the underlying Si substrate.     

基于连续高压脉冲方波的绝缘老化试验系统

为研究牵引逆变器输出脉冲电压对变频牵引电机绝缘的影响,根据牵引逆变系统电压波形和加速老化试验原则,采用变压式试验电源研制了一套基于连续高压脉冲方波的绝缘老化试验系统.高压脉冲电源为双极性,脉冲电压峰峰值为0～10 kV,频率为500 Hz～20 kHz,占空比为50%,上升沿时间2 μs左右,输出功率1 kW,温度范围为室温～300 ℃,高压脉冲电源脉冲幅值高、频率可调,具有过流、过压保护功能,完全满足进行变频牵引电机绝缘材料性能试验的要求.     

电火花加工脉冲电源功率器件的研究进展

功率器件是电火花加工脉；中电源中的一个核心元件，它对电火花加工的效率、加工精度和工具电极损耗等有很大的影响。本文综述了GTO、GTR、MOSFET、IGBT、MCT、IGOT和IPM等功率器件的研究现状和最新成果，并对它们在电火花加工脉冲电源中的应用与发展现状进行了分析评述。     

A compact nanosecond pulse generator

A compact high-current pulse generator with the amplitude of the load current up to 140 kA and rise time below 200 ns is designed. The basic element of the pulse generator design is the HCEIcap 100–0.2 capacitor switch assembly. The capacitance value of the capacitor switch assembly is 200 nF, the charging voltage is 100 kV, the energy storage is 1000 J, and the full inductance value is 20 nH. The sizes of the active part of the capacitor are 80-mm inner diameter ×160-mm outer diameter ×160 mm. A multigap spark-gap is used as a switch. The rise rate of the current through the load (X-pinch, 2 molybdenum wires with a 25-μm diameter) is 1.3 kA/ns, and the soft X-ray pulse duration is 2.0–3.5 ns.