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Repetitive operation of multigap gas switch for fast linear transformer driver

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2012

Xuandong Liu ,
Qijun Tang ,
Fengju Sun ,
Zhuo Yang ,
Xiangyu Tan ,
Xianping Zhao ,
Ke Wang ,
Jianming Li ,
Xiaolei Yang  and
Xiaofeng Jiang
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Xuandong Liu*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xianning road 28th, 710049, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
Qijun Tang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xianning road 28th, 710049, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
Fengju Sun
Affiliation:
Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, 710024, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
Zhuo Yang
Affiliation:
Yunnan Power Grid Corporation, 650011, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
Xiangyu Tan
Affiliation:
YunNan Electric Power Test & Research Institute Group Co., Ltd. Electric Power Research Institute, 650217, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
Xianping Zhao
Affiliation:
YunNan Electric Power Test & Research Institute Group Co., Ltd. Electric Power Research Institute, 650217, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
Ke Wang
Affiliation:
YunNan Electric Power Test & Research Institute Group Co., Ltd. Electric Power Research Institute, 650217, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
Jianming Li
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xianning road 28th, 710049, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
Xiaolei Yang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xianning road 28th, 710049, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
Xiaofeng Jiang
Affiliation:
Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, 710024, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
Qiaogen Zhang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xianning road 28th, 710049, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
Aici Qiu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xianning road 28th, 710049, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
*
ae-mail: liuxuand@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Fast linear transformer driver (FLTD) has some advantages in repetitive operation compared with traditional pulsed power generators. However, different types of gas switches applied in the field of pulsed power technology in recent years cannot reach the requirements of repetitive operation of FLTD. Therefore, the capability of repetitive operation of a multigap gas switch has been investigated in a circuit similar to the basic discharge loop named as brick in this paper. The switch has been triggered more than 2000 times and the distribution of delay time and switch jitter are analyzed and reported. Also, the self-breakdown voltages of the switch during different segments of the triggered breakdown experiment have been tested. The experimental results indicate that the delay time obeys the Gauss distribution and the jitter of 2000 times of discharge is about 2.3 ns.

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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 60 , Issue 3 , December 2012 , 30801
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© EDP Sciences, 2012

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