1. A repetitive frequency square wave generator based on Blumlein pulse forming network and pseudospark switch.
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Yuan, Qi, Liu, Sheng, Sun, Guoxiang, Xue, Haorui, Ding, Weidong, Wan, Zhenbo, Cheng, Yuchen, Ren, Linyuan, and Wang, Yanan
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SWITCHING systems (Telecommunication) ,SQUARE waves ,PULSED power systems - 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 × 10
6 shots. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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