Triggered spark gap command charger for high repetition rate applications

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, DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/tps.2007.893260.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Command charging, Noise suppression, Spark gap, Transverse air flow, Transversely excited atmospheric (TEA) CO 2 laser, Capacitors, Carbon dioxide lasers, Electric sparks, Electric transformers, Flow rate, Gas mixtures, Interference suppression, Command-mode charger, Resonant charger, Resonant circuits,
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Department of Physics
Depositing User: miss munirah saadom
Date Deposited: 17 Jul 2013 00:21
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2019 06:17
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/7719

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