M. Joler, C. Christodoulou, E. Schamiloglu, J. Gaudet
{"title":"Effects of the Multi-Switch Excitation on the Responsiveness of a Blumlein Line","authors":"M. Joler, C. Christodoulou, E. Schamiloglu, J. Gaudet","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300751","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the effects that multi-switch excitation has on the response of a parallel-plate Blumlein line. In particular, it tests a practical limit on the number of switches beyond which no change is observed. The results are shown in terms of the pulse width, shape, and the maximum electrical field inside the line. Finally, nonuniform switch spacing is studied to determine any further benefit.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122378984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulsed Dielectric Surface Flashover at Atmospheric Conditions","authors":"K. Morales, J. Krile, A. Neuber, H. Krompholz","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300540","url":null,"abstract":"Dielectric flashover along insulators in vacuum has been sufficiently researched in the past. Less studied, but of similar importance, is surface flashover at atmospheric pressures and the impact of various electrode geometries, humidity, and type of gas present. Previous research has shown distinct arc behavior in air and nitrogen for an electrode geometry in which the electric field lines curve above the dielectric surface. Specifically, flashover experiments in nitrogen have shown that the arc path will follow the electric field lines, not the dielectric surface. As a result, it was concluded that the arc development path, whether along the electric field line or the surface of the dielectric, is related to the oxygen content in the atmospheric background. It is believed that this dependence is due to the arc's production of UV radiation in an oxygen rich environment. Further testing, in a pure nitrogen environment with UV illumination of the surface prior to the pulse application, has shown that UV plays a significant role in the arc development path. There is a near linear relationship between the percentage of liftoffs and the time delay between UV application and flashover. Additional studies have also shown a relationship between the UV intensity and the percentage of liftoffs. Based on these results we will discuss the physical mechanisms primarily involved in unipolar flashover at atmospheric pressure. Additional experimental results regarding the effects of humidity on the liftoff phenomenon will be presented as well.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126919093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A 3kV/1.5A/2kHz Compact Modulator for Nitrogen Ion Plasma Implantation","authors":"J. O. Rossi, M. Ueda, J. Barroso","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300480","url":null,"abstract":"To treat stainless steel surfaces by nitrogen plasma implantation we devised a solid-state compact modulator, in which a 8.0 muF capacitor discharges through a forward converter composed of a low blocking voltage IGBT switch (1.0 kV) and three step-up pulse transformers, rather than employing hard-tube devices such as in conventional plasma ion implantation pulsers, which are expensive and cumbersome. For this, by using a high- voltage resistive load of 2 kOmega and a low power DC charger of only 300 V/0.2 A we built a prototype to provide pulses of 3 kV/5 mus with rise time of about 1.0 mus at a repetition rate of 2 kHz.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127039547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flash X-Ray (FXR) Accelerator Optimization Injector Voltage-Variation Compensation via Beam-Induced Gap Voltage","authors":"M. Ong","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300502","url":null,"abstract":"Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is evaluating design alternatives to improve the voltage regulation in our injector and accelerator cells of our Flash X-Ray (FXR) machine. The operational peak electron beam current and energy at the X-ray generating target are 3.2 kA and 17 MeV. The goal is to create a more mono-energetic electron beam with variation of less than 1%-root-mean-squared (rms). This would allow the beam to be focused more tightly and create an X-ray source with a smaller spot-size. Our injector appears to have significant voltage-variation, and this report describes a technique to appreciably correct the deviations. When an electron beam crosses the energized gap of an accelerator cell, the energy increases. However, the beam with the associated electromagnetic wave also loses a small amount of energy because of the increased impedance seen across each gap. The phenomenon is sometimes called beam loading. It can also be described as a beam-induced voltage at the gap which is time varying. The polarity of this induced voltage is the opposite of the voltage in the injector. The time varying profiles of the injector and induced gap voltage are related through the beam current. However, while the change in magnitude is similar, they are not exactly the same. With the right choice of cell and pulse-power system impedance, the injector variations can be greatly reduced by cancellation, but not totally eliminated. The FXR injector voltage is estimated to be 2.5 MV-peak. The variation is estimated to be about 3.0%-rms for an interval of 60 ns. A simplified mathematical explanation of voltage compensation is given, and an idealized injector profile is used to quantify the effectiveness in a computer simulation. The result calls for a constant cell and pulse-power system impedance of 12.1 Omega. For this impedance, the compensated injector voltage-variation is less than 0.1%-rms.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124039548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-Dimensional Pic Simulation of Spark Gaps with Longitudinal Magnetic Fields","authors":"G. Singh, S. Chaturvedi","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300737","url":null,"abstract":"We have performed two-dimensional, relativistic, particle-in-cell simulations of low-pressure, argon-filled, spark-gap closing switches in the presence of an external longitudinal magnetic field. This study has been confined to a relatively low pressure range (0.01-1 Torr). Two different issues have been examined. The first is the variation of breakdown voltage with magnetic field for switches operating in the Townsend discharge regime. The second is the variation of current risetime with the field - this study is done in a different parameter range as compared to the breakdown study. We find that both the breakdown voltage and current risetime are sensitive functions of the applied magnetic field B. For a given fill pressure, as B is increased, the breakdown voltage first decreases, passes through a minimum and then increases. The rise time shows a similar trend. The value of B corresponding to the minimum breakdown voltage tends to increase with the fill pressure.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124095147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Magic Simulation of a Mosfet Analogy in High Power Closing Switch: Insulated Electrostatic Plasma Injection Switch (IEPIS)","authors":"M. Chung","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300739","url":null,"abstract":"Previously we reported a novel gas discharge closing switch termed electrostatic plasma injection switch (EPIS) with which uses transmission line reflections of incoming trigger pulse to generate voltage gradients on a vertical multi-sections trigger structure that extends from a hollow cathode into a symmetrical hollow anode. Low current pre-ionization glow discharge exterior to the hollow cathode provides seed electrons for fast turn-on. The trigger structure attracts plasma into the hollow cathode, and then accelerates plasma vertically upward into the gap between anode and cathode. A pseudospark like super-dense glow discharge plasma initiates the high current. This prototype EPIS has one disadvantage: there are two modes of operation, normal and abnormal modes. Now we propose a further improvement termed insulated EPIS (IEPIS), which has an insulated trigger structure that can ensure EPIS operates in the normal mode, which means breakdown occurs only between anode and cathode, and not between anode and pre-ionization area or anode and the trigger. This operational principle of IEPIS is very similar to MOSFET in electronics. IEPIS is expected to have higher repetition rates with enhanced reliability, and consume less power to trigger. We present a MAGIC simulation of its space charge evolution, electron density distributions evolution, and electron velocity distribution in various stages of IEPIS.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126496492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design Methodology for Dual Resonance Pulse Transformers","authors":"Zac Shotts, Frank Rose, Steve Merryman, Ray Kirby","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300516","url":null,"abstract":"A systematic design tool for dual resonance pulse transformers has been developed and implemented. The specific transformer geometries studied are those composed of two helical coaxial, single layer coils on cylindrical winding forms. This design is typical of that currently in use and has been described in the literature. The requisite formulas for primary, secondary and mutual inductance are described in terms of geometry, coupling, and constraints necessary to arrive at a geometrically acceptable design. The effects of winding pitch, relative scale of primary and secondary, and end effects are discussed in terms of design constraints. Based on the model, several transformers have been designed and constructed. Experimental data are presented which quantifies the accuracy of our method and clearly demonstrates that efficient dual resonance pulse transformers can be designed and implemented with high confidence.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127930536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Electrode Material on the Pulsed Breakdown Strength of Water","authors":"D. Wetz, J. Mankowski, J. Dickens, M. Kristiansen","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300447","url":null,"abstract":"In the experiments presented here, various electrode materials were tested in an effort to determine the impact each has on increasing the dielectric strength of water. Prior investigations have tested materials such as stainless steel, copper, nickel, gold, silver, and cuprous oxide [1-4]. In our experiments, thin film coatings of various metallic alloys and oxides were applied to Bruce profiled stainless steel electrodes with an effective area of 5 cm2. An ion beam sputtering process was used to apply the coatings with thicknesses of several hundred nm. The electrodes were then tested across a water gap, with pulse lengths in both the microsecond and nanosecond time regimes. Electric fields in excess of 8 MV/cm were applied. Conclusions are made as to the impact electrode material has on the pulsed breakdown strength of water.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127725458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Pokryvailo, Y. Yankelevich, N. Nissim, R. Baksht, J. Ashkenazy
{"title":"Development of Nanosecond Pulsed Corona on a Twin Line","authors":"A. Pokryvailo, Y. Yankelevich, N. Nissim, R. Baksht, J. Ashkenazy","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300543","url":null,"abstract":"Propagation of short HV pulses along a 6-m long twin line was studied in presence of corona discharge. The experimental setup included a twin-line arrangement, a 100 kV, 5 ns pulse generator, voltage and current probes and photomultipliers. The dependencies on line geometry and wire conductivity and on pulse voltage and polarity have been studied. It was found that the discharge was very much asymmetric when one of the pulser's terminals was grounded, even when the line height was much greater than the distance between the wires. This effect will be pronounced to heights of hundreds of meters. Pulsed corona study on NiCr resistive wires revealed intense pulse decay: only 1% of the launched energy reaches the end.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114898476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Repetitive Nanosecond All-Solid-State Pulse Generator Using Magnetic Switch and SOS Diodes","authors":"G. Rim, B. Min, E. Pavlov, J. Kim","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2005.300504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300504","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a new high speed and high voltage pulser using the low-voltage thyristors and magnetic switches with ferrite core. The proposed scheme consists of a step-up transformer with the function of magnetic switch, primary charging circuit using low- voltage thyristors, and Fitch's scheme composed of two magnetic switches and two capacitors in the secondary side. The primary winding of the step-up transformer has only one turn. To reduce further the leakage inductance of the primary windings, 40 branches are used in parallel. To compress the pulse, Fitch's scheme is used. All switches in Fitch's scheme are magnetic switches with ferrite cores. The ferrite core has low core loss and no insulation problem. With the load of 48Omega and lkV DC input voltage, the experiment results show that the output voltage is 58kV, the pulse width is 72ns (FWHM), and the rising time is 30ns. The magnetic switch is changed with SOS diode. With same load, the pulse output voltage is increased to 63kV, the rising time is 32ns, and the pulse width (FWHM) is 63ns. With the 96Omega, the output voltage is 71kV, the rising time is 36ns, and the pulse width is 48ns.","PeriodicalId":200159,"journal":{"name":"2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133678759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}