A novel modular pulse generator with high voltage gain and reduced number of capacitors

Yanan Gu, Chaohai Zhang, Weijie Bian, Shuqun Wu, Zhuang Xu

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Abstract

The development of pulsed power puts forward new requirements on volume and weight of generators. To develop a compact and lightweight high-voltage pulse generator, this work proposed a new modular pulse forming topology with high voltage gain and a reduced number of energy storage capacitors. The topology is realized by charging a set of capacitors cyclically step-by-step and discharging repetitively in series. A voltage gain of 2n−1 can be achieved with 2n+1 all-solid-state switches, n fast recovery diodes, and n capacitors. An experimental prototype built around five capacitors generates high-voltage pulses with adjustable voltage level, pulse frequency, and pulsewidth. Meanwhile, it is verified that the prototype has a certain capacity with a capacitive load.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)394-400
JournalIEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume50
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Capacitors
  • Switches
  • Voltage
  • Topology
  • Equivalent circuits
  • Generators
  • Energy storage
  • All-solid-state switches
  • pulse forming topology
  • series discharging
  • step-by-step charging

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