HIGH PULSE REPETITION RATE PULSE POWER SOURCE SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH FAST RISE TIME AND LOW LEAKAGE CURRENT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high pulse rate pulse power source system with fast rise time and low leakage current. SOLUTION: A high pulse rate pulse power source for supplying controlled high energy electrical pulses at repetition rate of 2,000 Hz or higher. The source includes a pulse generating circuit including a charging capacitor, a semiconductor switch, and a current-limiting inductor. Pulses generated in the pulse generating circuit are compressed in at least two pulse compression circuits and a step-up pulse transformer increase peak voltage to at least 12,000 volts. An ultra-fast regulated power supply is provided for charging the charging capacitor in less than 400 microseconds and a pulse control system, including a programmed processor controls the charging of the charging capacitor to an accuracy of less than about one percent at a rate of at least 2,000 charges per second.