TY - GEN
T1 - Microsecond Fast, 100 kV Modular Pulse Charger
AU - Klein, T.
AU - Neuber, A.
AU - Dickens, J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - A pulse charger module was designed and tested for use in a larger system Each pulse charger module is powered with a 12 V Lithium-ion battery and set to charge a nF sized capacitor up to 100 kV in less than 10 μs. This is achieved by initially charging a μF sized capacitor to 3 kV, then switching a thyristor to discharge this capacitor into a step-up pulse transformer to charge the load capacitor. A PIC 18F26K80 8-bit microcontroller in each pulse charger module will be used to control the module, communicate with other modules and a computer, and monitor voltages. The modules are programmed to automatically detect the total number of modules well as communication delays between each module at startup, allowing for synchronous triggering and induvial identification and control. Each module is kept in a low power mode when not in use, and fiber optic communication is used throughout such that electrical isolation between modules and the master computer is ensured.
AB - A pulse charger module was designed and tested for use in a larger system Each pulse charger module is powered with a 12 V Lithium-ion battery and set to charge a nF sized capacitor up to 100 kV in less than 10 μs. This is achieved by initially charging a μF sized capacitor to 3 kV, then switching a thyristor to discharge this capacitor into a step-up pulse transformer to charge the load capacitor. A PIC 18F26K80 8-bit microcontroller in each pulse charger module will be used to control the module, communicate with other modules and a computer, and monitor voltages. The modules are programmed to automatically detect the total number of modules well as communication delays between each module at startup, allowing for synchronous triggering and induvial identification and control. Each module is kept in a low power mode when not in use, and fiber optic communication is used throughout such that electrical isolation between modules and the master computer is ensured.
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U2 - 10.1109/PPPS34859.2019.9009641
DO - 10.1109/PPPS34859.2019.9009641
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85081591327
T3 - IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference
BT - 2019 IEEE Pulsed Power and Plasma Science, PPPS 2019
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 23 June 2019 through 29 June 2019
ER -