Triggered Spark Gap Command Charger for High Repetition Rate Applications
A normal de resonant charger was transformed into a command-mode charger by connecting a spark gap at its output terminal, prior to the load circuit. This charging spark gap was triggered by a transformer connected in series, pulsed by a fast spark gap circuit. Noise suppression schemes were impleme...
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| author | Siew, Wee-Ong Marimuthu, Jayaseelan Chin, Oi-Hoong Tou, Teck-Yong |
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| description | A normal de resonant charger was transformed into a command-mode charger by connecting a spark gap at its output terminal, prior to the load circuit. This charging spark gap was triggered by a transformer connected in series, pulsed by a fast spark gap circuit. Noise suppression schemes were implemented throughout the command charger, in particular around the charging spark gap to order prevent misfiring. The ringing noise and spikes from the capacitor discharge and those of the stray capacitance of coaxial cable were strongly suppressed by a simple LCR circuit so that these would hot induce self-breakdown in the charging spark gap. This triggered spark gap command charger was tested to 2 kHz and < 10 kV with a resistive load. A transversely excited atmospheric CO2 laser was operated up to 300 Hz and (10-15) kV that was limited only by the flow rate of the laser gas mixture. |
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| spelling | mmu-30722014-02-27T07:39:13Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3072/ Triggered Spark Gap Command Charger for High Repetition Rate Applications Siew, Wee-Ong Marimuthu, Jayaseelan Chin, Oi-Hoong Tou, Teck-Yong T Technology (General) QC Physics A normal de resonant charger was transformed into a command-mode charger by connecting a spark gap at its output terminal, prior to the load circuit. This charging spark gap was triggered by a transformer connected in series, pulsed by a fast spark gap circuit. Noise suppression schemes were implemented throughout the command charger, in particular around the charging spark gap to order prevent misfiring. The ringing noise and spikes from the capacitor discharge and those of the stray capacitance of coaxial cable were strongly suppressed by a simple LCR circuit so that these would hot induce self-breakdown in the charging spark gap. This triggered spark gap command charger was tested to 2 kHz and < 10 kV with a resistive load. A transversely excited atmospheric CO2 laser was operated up to 300 Hz and (10-15) kV that was limited only by the flow rate of the laser gas mixture. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC 2007-04 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3072/1/1094.pdf Siew, Wee-Ong and Marimuthu, Jayaseelan and Chin, Oi-Hoong and Tou, Teck-Yong (2007) Triggered Spark Gap Command Charger for High Repetition Rate Applications. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 35 (2). 479-483 . ISSN 0093-3813 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2007.893260 doi:10.1109/TPS.2007.893260 doi:10.1109/TPS.2007.893260 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) QC Physics Siew, Wee-Ong Marimuthu, Jayaseelan Chin, Oi-Hoong Tou, Teck-Yong Triggered Spark Gap Command Charger for High Repetition Rate Applications |
| title | Triggered Spark Gap Command Charger for High Repetition Rate Applications |
| title_full | Triggered Spark Gap Command Charger for High Repetition Rate Applications |
| title_fullStr | Triggered Spark Gap Command Charger for High Repetition Rate Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Triggered Spark Gap Command Charger for High Repetition Rate Applications |
| title_short | Triggered Spark Gap Command Charger for High Repetition Rate Applications |
| title_sort | triggered spark gap command charger for high repetition rate applications |
| topic | T Technology (General) QC Physics |
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