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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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Main Authors: Siew, W.O., Marimuthu, J., Chin, Oi Hoong, Tou, T.Y.
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Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2007
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spelling my.um.eprints.77192019-12-06T06:17:34Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/7719/ Triggered spark gap command charger for high repetition rate applications Siew, W.O. Marimuthu, J. Chin, Oi Hoong Tou, T.Y. 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. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2007 Article PeerReviewed Siew, W.O. and Marimuthu, J. and Chin, Oi Hoong and Tou, T.Y. (2007) Triggered spark gap command charger for high repetition rate applications. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 35 (2). pp. 479-483. ISSN 0093-3813 10.1109/tps.2007.893260
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topic QC Physics
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Siew, W.O.
Marimuthu, J.
Chin, Oi Hoong
Tou, T.Y.
Triggered spark gap command charger for high repetition rate applications
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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author Siew, W.O.
Marimuthu, J.
Chin, Oi Hoong
Tou, T.Y.
author_facet Siew, W.O.
Marimuthu, J.
Chin, Oi Hoong
Tou, T.Y.
author_sort Siew, W.O.
title Triggered spark gap command charger for high repetition rate applications
title_short 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_sort triggered spark gap command charger for high repetition rate applications
publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
publishDate 2007
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/7719/
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