Repetitive high-voltage solid-state marx modulator design for various load conditions

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 37, Issue 8 PART 2, 2009, Pages 1632-1637

  Redondo, Luis M ^a,b   Fernando Silva, José ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO DE FÍSICA NUCLEAR DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^d Center for Innovation in Electrical and Energy Engineering CIEEE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

High voltage techniques; Marx generators; Power semiconductor devices; Pulsed power systems

Indexed keywords

CAPACITIVE LOADS; HALF-BRIDGE; HIGH-VOLTAGE TECHNIQUES; HIGH-VOLTAGES; INDUCTIVE LOADS; LOAD CONDITION; MARX GENERATORS; MARX MODULATORS; POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; PULSED POWER SYSTEMS; RECTANGULAR PULSE; RESISTIVE LOADS; SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE; SWITCHING SEQUENCE;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; MODULATION; MODULATORS; POWER ELECTRONICS; POWER TRANSMISSION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; TOPOLOGY;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 69249205483     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2023221     Document Type: Article

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