F. Davanloo, D. Borovina, J. Bhawalkar, C. B. Collins, F. Agee, L. Kingsley
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引用次数: 11
Abstract
The repetitive stacked Blumlein pulse power sources developed at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) consist of several triaxial Blumleins stacked in series at one end. The lines are charged in parallel and synchronously commuted with a single thyratron at the other end. This allows switching t o take place at a low charging voltage relative t o the pulser output voltage. In this report, opportunities for packaging these pulsers into light and compact devices are investigated by studying Blumlein spacings on small scale prototypes. Considerable reductions in size and weight are demonstrated without significant degradations in the pulser performances. The promising capabilities of photoconductive switches fo r the use in these Blumlein pulsers are discussed.