In accordance with announced technology, a laboratory research complex is needed for researching the influence of electropulse effects on locust larvae (capsules) and identification of the processing modes and construction design required to cause their irreversible (fatal) damage. In this regard, a schematic diagram of a laboratory research complex for electropulse processing has been developed and its structure has been determined. A separate question concerned a source of high voltage and a shaper of high-voltage impulses. A special design of a high-voltage impulse generator has been developed. This design can produce impact impulses of various durations - the impulse duration depends on the capacitive storage; with maximum amplitude of 16 kV and current per impulse of up to 400 A. The generator uses a capacitive storage discharge through a thyratron controlled by a microcontroller to the load. The proposed high-voltage impulse generator is necessary for researching the effect of electropulse high-voltage technology on the irreversible damage of locust larvae located in the soil layer, and for the experimental identification of the operating modes of the electrical part of the designed electrotechnological system, which allows for destruction of locust capsules directly in the field. The designed high-voltage generator was tested in operational mode when working with a load, which was the soil volume placed between the electrodes in the working chamber. The shape of the operational impulse and its parameters comply with predefined characteristics for electropulse cultivation of soil massif with locust larvae (capsules). After the tests, minor structural adjustments were made, and the generator itself was prepared for experimental studies in the laboratory.
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