M. Akiyama, T. Goh, Y. Nakagawa, M. Suematsu, T. Sakamoto, H. Akiyama
{"title":"Pulsed power generator driven by FPGA and PC","authors":"M. Akiyama, T. Goh, Y. Nakagawa, M. Suematsu, T. Sakamoto, H. Akiyama","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191541","url":null,"abstract":"The control of pulsed power generator using a field programmable gate array (FPGA) has produced an advantage such as a compactness of pulsed power generators and the pulsed power control for many applications. However, the development of pulsed power generator using programming is difficult in noise problems and others. The present work aims to develop a high-performance pulsed power generator using FPGA and a personal computer (PC). The pulsed power generator consists of a pulsed power generator with magnetic pulsed compression (MPC), a charger, a controller using FPGA, a universal serial bus (USB) connection circuit and a software running on Windows PC. The software running on PC is written with Visual C#, and has a graphical user interface (GUI). This easy operational system can control several functions, such as output voltage, pulse interval, pulse repetitive rate and pulse number. The developed pulsed power generator driven by FPGA and PC is applicable to many fields such as sterilization, water treatment and bioelectrics.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127389035","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}
K. Clements, R. Druce, R. Curry, P. Norgard, S. Ashby, M. Kovac, W. Carter, N. Kinsey, J. Benford
{"title":"Design and implementation of dual independent Vircators driven by a single pulsed power source","authors":"K. Clements, R. Druce, R. Curry, P. Norgard, S. Ashby, M. Kovac, W. Carter, N. Kinsey, J. Benford","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191560","url":null,"abstract":"Dual, independent Vircators are currently being designed and fabricated that are to be driven by a single pulsed power source at the Center for Physical and Power Electronics at the University of Missouri-Columbia.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124275896","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}
S. Kono, A. Yamaguchi, Takashi Tanabe, N. Tominaga, H. Akiyama
{"title":"A study of material incorporation for medaka (Oryzias latipes) EGGS by various voltage pulses","authors":"S. Kono, A. Yamaguchi, Takashi Tanabe, N. Tominaga, H. Akiyama","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191575","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of pulsed electric fields on fertilized eggs and to establish a technique of incorporating materials into them without damage to inside tissues, embryo-cell and yolk. Medaka (Oryzias latipes) egg was used, since its growth can be observed easily with a microscope because of its transparency of outer-shell. In addition, it is easy to handle and breed them. Then a chemical substance called cycloheximide, which is a protein synthesis inhibitor, was selected as the first material to be incorporated. If it is succeeded to incorporate into egg, embryogenesis will be obstructed or delayed directly.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114692016","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}
D. Muffoletto, M. Canty, J. Ulrich, D. Brim, T. DiSanto, K. Burke, J. Zirnheld, Erik Althoff, Bill Glodzik
{"title":"Thermodynamic modeling with experimental validation of the pulsed and periodic operation of a high power resistor","authors":"D. Muffoletto, M. Canty, J. Ulrich, D. Brim, T. DiSanto, K. Burke, J. Zirnheld, Erik Althoff, Bill Glodzik","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191423","url":null,"abstract":"The size and performance demands placed on high power resistors are increasing, in particular for their use in the growing electric vehicle industry. Ceramic composite resistors, which demonstrate high peak tempera-ture limits and high power handling capabilities in low inductance packages, are attractive choices for these applications. A thermodynamic model of one such resistor is presented to better understand their use under repetitive high power stresses and the operating conditions that lead to thermal failure. This model is used to simulate the peak temperatures generated by a series of maximum rated-energy impulses, periodically delivered as to meet the maximum rated average power of the device. To experimentally validate the model, the resistor was sub-jected to similar voltage stresses and the surface temper-atures are compared.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116973475","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":"Effect of electrode surface roughness on the breakdown jitter of a nanoparticle-infused dielectric oil spark gap switch","authors":"C. Yeckel, R. Curry","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191420","url":null,"abstract":"Electrode surface roughness is generated over the lifetime of an oil spark gap by high-temperature arc discharges during normal circuit operation. These electrode pits and spikes create macroscopic electric field enhancements allowing electrons to initiate breakdown at lower switch voltages. Nanoparticles with a high dielectric constant are thought to polarize and interact with these enhancements to smooth the electric field profile on the electrode surface, thus reducing the spurious low-voltage breakdowns generated by local field maxima.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117072838","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}
H. O’Brien, A. Ogunniyi, C. Scozzie, W. Shaheen, V. Temple
{"title":"Development of “Stitch” Super-GTOs for pulsed power","authors":"H. O’Brien, A. Ogunniyi, C. Scozzie, W. Shaheen, V. Temple","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191653","url":null,"abstract":"Newly designed, high-power silicon gate turn-off thyristors are being evaluated to satisfy the U. S. Army's need for compact, lightweight pulse switches. Following the successful demonstration of a 3.5 cm2 silicon Super-GTO, Silicon Power Corporation re-designed the emitter layout and increased the device footprint to create a switch optimized for use in high-current, wide-pulse applications. The 7 cm2 silicon “Stitch” Super-GTO was developed to block 7 kV. The 2x increase in die size actually results in a 2.5x increase in active area because a portion of chip area that was previously taken up by perimeter high voltage termination is now used for conduction. The Super-GTOs were evaluated at the Army Research Laboratory in a low-inductance pulse-forming network. Pulse current was successfully stepped up as high as 35 kA, corresponding to a current density of 5 kA/cm2 over the chip's footprint. This corresponds to 7 kA/cm2 over the active emitter area, when the edge termination is excluded. Compared to Silicon Power's original device, the new larger component conducted 40% higher current density. The 35 kA current pulse had a width of 125 µs and an I2t of 9.2 ×104 A2s. The 10–90% rise of the current pulse was 2.4 kA/µs, and the maximum on-state forward conduction drop was 28 V. Given good processing and packaging yields, this larger Stitch Super-GTO can greatly reduce the size of high current pulse switches.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116458278","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":"Power supply with bipolar pulsed output voltage and high repetition rate based on a solid state Marx topology","authors":"D. Tastekin, F. Blank, A. Lunk, J. Roth-Stielow","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191619","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191619","url":null,"abstract":"A novel approach for a power supply, which generates bipolar pulsed output voltages with high repetition rates, is proposed. It is based on a solid-state Marx topology. The power supply is suitable for high-voltage repetitive pulsed power applications such as generation of Dielectric Barrier Discharges.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124078529","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":"RF input for relativistic sectioned amplifiers","authors":"M. Liu, M. Fuks, E. Schamiloglu, C. Liu","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191446","url":null,"abstract":"In order to input RF radiation into Cherenkov sectioned amplifiers driven by relativistic electron beams mode converters are usually used that convert the TE10 mode of rectangular waveguide to the rotating TEm1 mode of cylindrical waveguide, which is the operating mode of the first section. The dimensions of such converters are found using simple relations from geometrical optics, which represent the electromagnetic fields with rays propagating at the speed-of-light for modes with large azimuthal indices m. However, even for small m such an approach allows one to find dimensions close to the optimal one, although necessary corrections obtained from cumbersome experiments for conversion coefficients and frequency bandwidths are required. In this present work using computer simulations with the Agilent HFSS [1] code we find the corrections to optimal dimensions giving maximal conversion coefficients over wide frequency bandwidths for such mode converters.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124695811","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":"Experimental demonstration of nonlinear lumped element transmission lines using COTS components","authors":"N. S. Kuek, A. C. Liew, E. Schamiloglu","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191413","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, there has been great interest in using nonlinear lumped element transmission lines (NLETLs) to generate RF pulses. The NLETL consists of an LC-ladder network where either the capacitive element or the inductive element is nonlinear. There has been the suggestion of using a hybrid line where both the elements are nonlinear. This paper focuses on the implementation of a low-voltage nonlinear capacitive line (with nonlinear capacitors but linear inductors) using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components. Experimental results that show good match to the simulation results obtained from the circuit model of the NLETL will be presented.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128510294","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":"Field enhancement simulation study of nanoparticle-infused dielectric oil with roughened electrode surfaces","authors":"C. Yeckel, R. Curry","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2011.6191426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2011.6191426","url":null,"abstract":"The Center for Physical and Power Electronics at UMC has been having experimental success in reducing the self-break jitter of a single-shot pulsed oil switch with various high-K nanoparticle-infused oil dielectrics. In support of this effort, electromagnetic simulations have been completed to quantify the observed phenomena. The simulation results presented in this paper focus on modeling the electric fields associated with the spatially random placement of both electrode enhancements and polarized high-K particles in a simulated oil gap. The simulation results show that high-K particles increase the average electric field on the surface of a rough electrode surface which contributes to the lower experimental oil breakdown strength.","PeriodicalId":331835,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128193420","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}