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Applications of pulsed

power technologies

Dr. Sergey Korenev

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Time scale

Milliseconds: 10-3 sec

Microseconds: 10-6 sec

Nanoseconds: 10-9 sec

Picoseconds: 10-12 sec

Femtoseconds: 10-15 sec

Attoseconds: 10-18 sec

Zeptoseconds: 10-21 sec

Ioktoseconds: 10-24 sec

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Main directions of R&D for PPT

1. Production of max power in pulse.

2. Transfer to short pulses duration

(picoseconds, femtoseconds).

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Main directions of R&D for PPT

It related to R&D of:

new capacitor and induction energy storages;

new switches.

Capacitors:

New materials: solid, liquid for receiving of max electrical field.

Induction:

Superconductors: High Temperature Superconductors.

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Po

we

r

Charging

unit

Capacitor

energy

storage

Switch Load

Time

10 kW, 10 sec

100 GW, 1 sec

Capacitive storage: WE =.o

.E

2/2 = 0.01-0.08 J/cm

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Po

we

r

Charging

unit

Inductive

energy

storage

Opening

switchLoad

Time

100 kW, 1 sec

10GW, 10 sec

Closing

switch

Trans-

mission

line

1st

compressing stage 2nd

compressing stage

Inductive energy storage: WM=B2/(2o) = (1-50)J/cm

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1TW, 100 nsec

Reminder

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Switch

Perspective directions are next:

1. Semiconductor Open Switches- using forming of plasma in semiconductors, especially in SiC.

2. Vacuum switch with large cross section of cathode plasma. Reduction of induction of plasma channel (10-10 Henry).

Main task is low induction of switch channel.

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Industrial products

Marx generators with pulse duration from 20

ns to till 100 microseconds.

Induction generators with pulse duration from

1 ns to till 1,0 microseconds..

Fast switches ( 5-20 nsec rise time).

High current pulsed switches for converters.

Diagnostics: High voltage probes, current

transformers.

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Radar Applications

UWB Radars

UWB Ground Penetration Radars

UWB Electromagnetic Influence Systems –

ECM

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Conclusion

It is short introduction to main applications of

Pulsed Power Technologies.