High current pulse forming network switched by static induction thyristor

Perez Juan; Sugai Taichi; Jiang Weihua; Tokuchi Akira; Horie Masayuki; Ohshio Yuya; Ueno Kazuma

doi:10.1016/j.mre.2018.04.001

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Perez Juan, Sugai Taichi, Jiang Weihua, Tokuchi Akira, Horie Masayuki, Ohshio Yuya, Ueno Kazuma. High current pulse forming network switched by static induction thyristor[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018, 3(5). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.04.001

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Perez Juan, Sugai Taichi, Jiang Weihua, Tokuchi Akira, Horie Masayuki, Ohshio Yuya, Ueno Kazuma. High current pulse forming network switched by static induction thyristor[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018, 3(5). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.04.001

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Perez Juan, Sugai Taichi, Jiang Weihua, Tokuchi Akira, Horie Masayuki, Ohshio Yuya, Ueno Kazuma. High current pulse forming network switched by static induction thyristor[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018, 3(5). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.04.001

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High current pulse forming network switched by static induction thyristor

doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.04.001

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aNagaoka University of Technology, Kamitomioka Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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bPulsed Power Laboratory Ltd., Ogaki, Ritto, Shiga Prefecture 520-3024, Japan
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cJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tsukuba, Sengen 2−1−1, 305-8505, Japan

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Corresponding author: *Corresponding author. E-mail address: jiang@nagaokaut.ac.jp (W. Jiang).
Received Date: 2017-09-18
Accepted Date: 2018-02-09
Publish Date: 2018-09-15

Abstract

Abstract

A high-current pulse forming network (PFN) has been developed for applications to artificial solar-wind generation. It is switched by static-induction thyristor (SIThy) and is capable of generating pulsed current of ∼9.7 kA for a time duration of ∼1 ms. The SIThy switch module is made that it can be controlled by an optical signal and it can be operated at elevated electrical potential. The experiments reported in this paper used two switch modules connected in series for maximum operating voltage of 3.5 kV. The experimental results have demonstrated a pulsed high-current generator switched by semiconductor devices, as well as the control and operation of SIThy for pulsed power application.
- Pulsed power,
- Pulse forming network,
- Power semiconductor device,
- Thyristor,
- High voltage

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