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A repetitive frequency square wave generator based on Blumlein pulse forming network and pseudospark switch
Qi Yuan1, Sheng Liu2, Guoxiang Sun1
1State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Abstract:
The Blumlein pulse forming network (PFN) has widely been used in pulsed power technology to generate square waves with short pulse widths. In this paper, we developed a repetitive frequency square wave generator based on Blumlein PFN and pseudospark switch (PSS). A Blumlein PFN with unequal capacitances has been proposed, and the PFN parameters have been optimized for better output waveforms. A single-gap PSS with a withstand voltage of 40 kV and a repetitive frequency of 100 Hz has been designed to switch the Blumlein PFN. The experiment results show that the square wave generator can output pulses with a voltage of 26 kV, a rise time of 25 ns, and a pulse width of 90 ns on a matched load of 11 Ω. It has operated steadily for 10 h with a repetitive frequency of 100 Hz, and the jitter remains at around 1 ns after 1.05 × 106 shots.
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