Marx generator using pseudospark switches

Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 241-244

  Kuthi, Andras ^a   Alde, Ray ^a   Gundersen, Martin ^a   Neuber, Andreas ^b  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS PRESSURE CONTROL; OPTICAL SIGNAL ISOLATION;

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ENERGY STORAGE; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MOSFET DEVICES; OPTICAL FIBERS; POWER CONVERTERS; SWITCHING; TRIGGER CIRCUITS; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

EID: 1442356527     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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