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Authors
Luis Redondo
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Abstract(s)
The intensive use of semiconductor devices enabled the development of a repetitive high-voltage pulse-generator topology from the dc voltage-multiplier (VM) concept. The proposed circuit is based on an odd VM-type circuit, where a number of dc capacitors share a common connection with different voltage ratings in each one, and the output voltage comes from a single capacitor. Standard VM rectifier and coupling diodes are used for charging the energy-storing capacitors, from an ac power supply, and two additional on/off semiconductors in each stage, to switch from the typical charging VM mode to a pulse mode with the dc energy-storing capacitors connected in series with the load. Results from a 2-kV experimental prototype with three stages, delivering a 10-mu s pulse with a 5-kHz repetition rate into a resistive load, are discussed. Additionally, the proposed circuit is compared against the solid-state Marx generator topology for the same peak input and output voltages.
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Keywords
High-voltage (HV) techniques Power semiconductor devices Pulsed-power systems Voltage multipliers (VMs)
Citation
Redondo L. A DC Voltage-Multiplier Circuit Working as a High-Voltage Pulse Generator. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2010; 38 (10).
Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC