A repetitive high voltage pulse adder based on solid state switches

A repetitive high voltage pulse adder based on solid state switches with isolated recharge is described. All capacitors in the modulator are recharged separately through a corresponding magnetic core transformer by a common high frequency power supply. This circuit configuration simplifies the insulation design and arrangement. This scheme is suitable for high frequency pulse discharge due to its high charge efficiency. At the same time it retains the inherent switch protection capability similar to a solid-state Marx modulator. In our present work, a 22-stage test modulator has been built and successfully operated at output voltage of 20 kV with repetitive rate of 20 kHz, rise time of 150 ns and pulse width of 3 ¿s. The primary experiments verified the system feasibility.

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