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Recent advances in compact repetitive high-power Marx generators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2019

Falun Song Open the ORCID record for Falun Song [Opens in a new window] ,
Fei Li ,
Beizhen Zhang ,
Mingdong Zhu ,
Chunxia Li ,
Ganping Wang ,
Haitao Gong ,
Yanqing Gan  and
Xiao Jin
Falun Song*
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
Fei Li
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
Beizhen Zhang
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
Mingdong Zhu
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China China State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding and Joining, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Chunxia Li
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
Ganping Wang
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
Haitao Gong
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
Yanqing Gan
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
Xiao Jin
Affiliation:
Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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Author for correspondence: Falun Song, Science and Technology on High Power Microwave Laboratory, Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China. E-mail: songfalun@caep.cn
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Abstract

This paper introduces recent activities on Marx-based compact repetitive pulsed power generators at the Institute of Applied Electronics (IAE), China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), over the period 2010–2018. A characteristic feature of the generators described is the use of a simplified bipolar charged Marx circuit, in which the normal isolation resistors or inductors to ground are removed to make the circuit simpler. Several pulse-forming modules developed to generate a 100 ns square wave output are introduced, including thin-film dielectric lines of different structures, a pulse-forming line based on a Printed Circuit Board, and non-uniform pulse-forming networks. A compact repetitive three-electrode spark gap switch with low-jitter, high-voltage, and high-current was developed and is used in the generators. A positive and negative series resonant constant current power supply with high precision and high power is introduced. As an important part of the repetitive pulse power generator, a lower jitter pulse trigger source is introduced. Several typical high-power repetitive pulsed power generators developed at IAE are introduced including a 30 GW low-impedance Marx generator, a compact square-wave pulse generator based on Kapton-film dielectric Blumlein line, a 20 GW high pulse-energy repetitive PFN-Marx generator, and a coaxial Marx generator based on ceramic capacitors. The research of key technologies and their development status are discussed, which can provide a reference for the future development and application of miniaturization of compact and repetitive Marx generators.

Keywords

High powerMarx generatorpulse-forming modulepulsed powerrepetitive
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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , March 2019 , pp. 110 - 121
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 

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