Development of the high repetitive impulse voltage generator using semiconductor switches

Abstract

Using semiconductor switches of high power thyristor and L-C resonant charging method, we developed a high repetitive impulse voltage generator. In this system, an improved charging circuit with diodes is adopted to lower its impedance of charging circuit and to implement uniform impulse voltage to circuit elements of diodes and resistances. With a five stage IG, high speed charging feature of 50 micro sec and preliminary result of 2 kHz repetitive operation are confirmed.