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An inductive energy storage pulse power system is being developed in BARC, India. Simple, compact, and robust opening switches, capable of generating hundreds of kV, are key elements in the ...

Repetitive Pulsed High Voltage Generation Using Inductive Energy Storage with Static-induction Thyristor as Opening Switch …

A compact pulsed high-voltage generator has been developed for applications in pulsed gas discharges. Its operation principle is based on inductive energy storage and it uses a static induction thyristor as the opening switch. It is capable of generating pulsed high voltage of ~15 kV with pulse width of ~200 ns for load resistance …

Use of inductive energy storage for electric pulse destruction of solid materials …

An inductive energy storage switch system for the destruction of solid materials is reported. This is based on creating a pulsed electric breakdown in the solid dielectric, which then propagates in the specimen. This scheme provides a higher destruction effectiveness compared to a capacitive energy storage system. The higher energy efficiency is …

Solid-State Bipolar Linear Transformer Driver Using Inductive Energy Storage …

There have already a lot of circuit topologies for pulsed power generators using semiconductor switches. In this article, a novel circuit topology concept that can generate bipolar pulses based on linear transformer driver (LTD) topology is presented. Different from traditionally capacitive energy storage (CES) method, we utilize magnetic …

(PDF) Compact inductive energy storage pulse power system

An inductive energy storage pulse power system is being developed in BARC, India. Simple, compact, and robust opening switches, capable of generating hundreds of kV, are key elements in the ...

Opening Switches | part of Foundations of Pulsed Power …

Opening switches are critical components for inductive storage systems and also find applications in pulse compression and power distribution systems. Inductive storage systems are very attractive because the stored energy density is orders of magnitude larger than can be stored in capacitors. This chapter shows a typical schematic of an inductive …

10 kV nanosecond pulse generator with high voltage gain and …

6 · In ref., a solid-state Marx circuit using inductive energy storage is proposed. Inductance is added to each stage of Marx as the energy storage element and charged …

Application of an inductive energy storage pulsed-power …

An inductive energy storage pulsed-power generator with storage inductor and opening switch can probably realize a lightweight, compact and high-power laser system. But the technology for opening ...

Performance model of vacuum arc thruster with inductive energy storage ...

The IES circuit is a simple and compact circuit used for pulsed discharges. It mainly consists of an energy storage inductor, bypass capacitor, and insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) as the switch. A schematic of the circuit is shown in Fig. 2. The core mechanism is the conversion between the magnetic flux linkage and electromotive force.

Two-stage opening switch for inductive energy storage systems

A two-stage opening switch comprising of a vacuum switch as the first stage and a high voltage fuse in series with a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) as the second stage is presented. The switch offers low resistance of 20 /spl mu//spl Omega/ during charge intervals of several hundred milliseconds, controlled time to opening, minimal fuse size, …

Compact inductive energy storage pulse power system

An inductive energy storage pulse power system is being developed in BARC, India. Simple, compact, and robust opening switches, capable of generating hundreds of kV, are key elements in the development of inductive energy storage pulsed power sources. It employs an inductive energy storage and opening switch power conditioning …

Inductive Energy Storage Circuits and Switches | SpringerLink

The purpose of an opening switch is simply to stop the flow of current in the circuit branch containing the switch. Prior to this action, of course, the opening switch must first …

Solid state opening switch requirements for standard inductive storage …

The commutation of energy from an inductive energy storage pulse forming network (PFN) to a load requires high power opening switches. The problems associated with this are numerous as requirements reach far into the tens of kA and kV. This paper examines the relationship between standard storage topologies and their opening switches, and …

A modified circuit topology for inductive pulsed power supply …

By now, a few HTSPPTs have already been tested based on inductive energy storage system [6], [7], [8] and capacitive energy storage system [9]. High energy transfer efficiency can be obtained by using a HTSPPT in a capacitor-based pulsed power supply [9], but the energy density of the whole system is still inadequate.

Solid-State Marx Generator Circuit Based on Inductive Energy Storage …

The inductive energy storage pulsed power generator was employed with a fast recovery diode as a semiconductor opening switch. The pulsed power generator supplied a 30 kV pulse with 300 pps ...

Opening Switches

Opening switches are critical components for inductive storage systems and also find applications in pulse compression and power distribution systems. Inductive storage systems are very attractive because the stored energy density is orders of magnitude larger than can be stored in capacitors.

An PBЕ-73C vacuum spark gap with a control circuit based on an inductive energy storage …

The design and operating principle of a small (50 mm in diameter and 100 mm in height) РВЕ-73C vacuum spark gap are described. It is shown that it can be efficiently switched using a control circuit with a low (∼900 V) supply voltage, which is based on an inductive energy storage and a diode opening switch that forms a high-voltage igniting …

A review of opening switch technology for inductive energy storage …

A review of the state of the art in opening switches is presented. The general operating principles and present and potential future operating parameters for several switch categories are discussed. Among the switch categories described are: mechanical, solid state, vacuum arc, crossed field, fuse, explosive, plasma gun, superconducting, thermal, …

Influence of a Circuit Parameter for Plasma Water Treatment by …

An inductive energy storage system pulsed power generator using semiconductor opening switch (SOS) diodes was employed to drive a co-axial cylinder plasma reactor for ozone synthesis with high yield.

High-power MOSFETs and fast-switching thyristors

Inductive energy storage systems have a higher energy density than capacitive systems. The drawback, however, is the need of opening switches in order to commutate the current into the load.

Laser oscillation using an inductive energy storage pulsed-power generator with plasma opening switch …

It is believed that an inductive energy storage pulsed-power generator with storage inductor and opening switch realizes a lightweight, compact and high-power laser system. However, the technology for opening high current is rather obscure, so that the opening switch is being developed and there are few applications for using in the …

Effect of Pulse Width on Ozone Yield using Inductive Energy …

Keywords : pulsed power, nanosecond pulse, semiconductor opening switch, inductive energy storage system, ozone synthesis A corona reactor is driven by pulsed high-voltage for ozone synthesis. However, streamer discharges rapidly change to glow discharges in which the ozone yield decrease owing to joule losses.

Self-triggering topology for high-power nanosecond pulse …

Until now, there are two major methods to generate high voltage repetitive nanosecond pulses: inductive energy storage (IES) system 9,10 and capacitive energy …

Experimental Realization of an Eight-Stage XRAM Generator Based on ICCOS Semiconductor Opening Switches, Fed by a Magnetodynamic Storage …

Inductive energy storage systems reach energy densities being one order of magnitude higher than those of capacitive storages. Therefore, pulsed power supplies for electric weapon or defense systems can be much more compact with inductive storages instead of capacitive ones. There is, however, one obstacle to be overcome: Inductive storage …

Two-stage opening switch for inductive energy storage systems

A two-stage opening switch comprising of a vacuum switch as the first stage and a high voltage fuse in series with a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) as the second stage is presented. The switch offers low resistance of 20 /spl mu//spl Omega/ during charge intervals of several hundred milliseconds, controlled time to opening, minimal fuse …

Voltage adding of pulse forming lines using inductive energy storage

For instance, in case of a transmission line, inductive energy can be stored by creating a current in the line and can be released by interrupting it. Figure 1 shows two examples of pulse forming line using inductive energy storage, both circuits consist of an initial energy storage capacitor, a switch (MOSFET), and a transmission line (PFL).

Compact inductive energy storage pulse power system

Simple, compact, and robust opening switches, capable of generating hundreds of kV, are key elements in the development of inductive energy storage …

INDUCTIVE ENERGY STORAGE CIRCUITS AND SYITCHES

INDUCTIVE ENERGY STORAGE CIRCUITS AND SWITCHES 5 Table 1 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS8 A12121ication Voltage Current Re12. Rate Load TY12e Pulse Energy (MV) (MA) (kpps) (*) (MJ) Advanced Test Accelerator 0.1-1 0.01-0.1 10 C 0.002-0.

An PBЕ-73C vacuum spark gap with a control circuit based on an inductive energy storage …

is based on an inductive energy storage and a diode opening switch that forms a high-voltage ... The jitter of the switch was less then 800ps when the gap between the anode and cathode is 0. 3mm ...

(PDF) Voltage adding of pulse forming lines using inductive energy storage …

Index Terms - Pulsed power systems, pulse generation, inductive energy storage, transmission lines, semiconductor switches. 1 INTRODUCTION IN the last a few decades, pulsed power technology has extended its applications from traditional fusion and defense fields to many industrial areas, such as food processing, water treatment, laser pumping, …

Inductive-energy-storage Pulsed Power Source Energized by a …

In order to develop a pulsed power source based on inductive storage, we studied the inductive storage and electro-explosive opening switch driven by Marx generator. The electro-explosive wire opening switch consists of about one hundred fine metal wires in parallel. The storage inductance is about 1.5 μH. When it is energized by 1 μF/180 kV …

High Voltage Nanosecond Pulse Generator based on Inductive Energy Storage …

High-voltage square-wave nanosecond pulse generator has a broad application prospect in the fields of atmosphericn low-temperature plasma, biomedicine and power equipment detection. Pulse forming line is an effective way to realize high-voltage square-wave nanosecond pulse output. However, the existing technology is difficult to coordinate the …

Pulsed power technology based on semiconductor opening …

This paper presents a systematized review of the research on the production of nanosecond high-power pulses using solid-state generators based on an inductive …

A High-Voltage Pulse Generator with Inductive Energy Storage and Thyratron …

A high-voltage pulse generator with an inductive energy storage is described. Its operation is based on the current interruption by a thyratron. It was shown that a TГИ2-500/20 thyratron is capable of reliably interrupting the current with an amplitude of 800–850 A in an inductive energy storage, forming from a low-voltage (0.5–2 kV) power source voltage …

A two-stage opening switch for inductive energy storage systems

A two-stage opening switch comprises of a vacuum circuit breaker (VS) as a first stage and a high voltage fuse (HVF) in series with an SCR as a second stage. The switch offers low resistance of 20 /spl mu//spl Omega/ during charge intervals of several hundred milliseconds, controlled time to opening, minimal fuse size and a relatively fast …

Solid-State Linear Transformer Driver Using Inductive Energy Storage …

Magnetic cores in LTD modules are used as intermediate energy storage from which the electrical energy is extracted when the switches are turned off. Voltage adding has been confirmed by using a three-module stack and, with an input charging voltage 41.5 V, a peak output voltage of ~2.6 kV was obtained on a 120-Ω resistive load, …

Experimental Realization of an Eight-Stage XRAM Generator Based on ICCOS Semiconductor Opening Switches, Fed by a Magnetodynamic Storage …

Inductive energy storage systems reach energy densities being one order of magnitude higher than those of capacitive storages. Hence, pulsed power supplies for electric weapon or defense systems can be much more compact with inductive storages instead of capacitive ones. There is, however, one hurdle to be cleared: Inductive …