1. Feedback control of pulsed-power generator based on solid-state linear transformer driver.
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Yang, Junxiang, Zhuang, Longyu, Feng, Yu, Sugai, Taichi, and Jiang, Weihua
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FIELD programmable gate arrays , *FEEDBACK control systems , *GLOW discharges , *ELECTRIC discharges , *ANALOG-to-digital converters - Abstract
A pulsed-power generator based on the circuit scheme of a linear transformer driver (LTD) while using solid-state switches is referred to as a solid-state LTD (SSLTD). One of the advantages of the SSLTD compared with traditional pulsed-power generators is its flexibility in the output waveform. It has potential applications to atmospheric pressure gas discharge because this kind of discharge load usually exhibits a fast-changing impedance. In this paper, a feedback control system for SSLTDs is reported. It uses a system-on-chip analog-to-digital converter combined with a field programmable gate array. By using this system, our SSLTD has the ability to automatically adjust its output waveform based on the information obtained from the previous pulse. As a result, during repetitive operation, our SSLTD can figure out the right output waveform according to a user scenario and can respond to any variation that may occur on the load. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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