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Compact inductive energy storage pulse power system.

Senthil K1, S Mitra, Amitava Roy

  • 1Accelerator and Pulse Power Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India. senthilk@barc.gov.in.

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Researchers developed a compact, robust high-voltage pulse power system using inductive energy storage and optimized exploding wire opening switches. This system reliably generates 240 kV pulses for advanced pulsed power applications.

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Area of Science:

  • Pulsed Power Systems
  • High Voltage Engineering
  • Energy Storage

Background:

  • Inductive energy storage offers high energy density for pulsed power applications.
  • Development of compact, robust opening switches is critical for pulsed power sources.
  • Existing systems require further optimization for reliable high-voltage generation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and present a novel inductive energy storage pulse power system.
  • To demonstrate the capability of generating reproducible high-voltage pulses.
  • To detail the design and experimental validation of the system.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized inductive energy storage with high energy density capacitors.
  • Employed wire fuses for energy transfer to an air-cored storage inductor (5.5 μs).
  • Optimized exploding wire parameters for the opening switch.

Main Results:

  • Successfully developed a compact and robust high-voltage pulse power system.
  • Achieved reproducible generation of 240 kV pulses.
  • Validated system performance through experimental data.

Conclusions:

  • The optimized exploding wire opening switch is a key element for compact inductive energy storage systems.
  • The developed system reliably produces high-voltage pulses suitable for various applications.
  • This work provides a detailed blueprint for constructing similar pulsed power systems.