Development of solid state pulse power modulator using toroidal amorphous core

This paper discusses the experiments conducted for the development of 50 kV, 10 A, 10 μs duration, and rise time of 2 μs solid state pulse power modulator using toroidal amorphous steel core and low cost IGBT switches. The experiments revealed (i) the need for new design methodologies based on energy transfer between the electrical and magnetic systems and (ii) the success of low-cost switching circuit.