A 10 GW Tesla-Driven Blumlein Pulsed Power Generator

Bipolar Modulation of the Output of a 10-GW Pulsed Power Generator

“…The existing 10-GW-Tesla-Blumlein PFL generator has so far been operated with a series-connected 30 resistive load [1]. As PSPICE simulation results show (Fig.…”

“…The first of these, mounted in the outer wall of the Blumlein-PFL, was fully described and its sensitivity k 1 provided elsewhere [1]. The second and third probes, having sensitivities k 2 ≈ 0.3 ps and k 3 ≈ 0.2 ps, are made from 18-GHz female-female N-type adaptors and placed, respectively, after the 130 resistor at the Blumlein-PFL transmission line output and in the wall of the bipolar former 50-output transmission line.…”

“…The development of a compact Tesla-transformer Blumlein pulse forming line (PFL) pulsed power generator capable of producing a monopolar 0.6 MV voltage impulse with a rise time close to 2 ns and providing a peak electrical power of 10 GW when connected to a 30 load was reported previously [1]. The first intended application is to use the generator for noninvasive medical cancer treatment, by attaching to its output an antenna to generate intense PEFs.…”

Magnetic Coupling in Tesla transformers

“…Although used initially for the high-voltage testing of domestic and industrial power insulation and switchgear, in recent years they have become a vital requirement in many research areas, particularly those involving particle and plasma physics, as well as high power systems that involve the generation of microwave and X-ray radiation. Despite the original experiments being performed by Nikola Tesla (Lomas, 2000) well over a hundred years ago, with the typical and very spectacular results evident in Figure 1, important new applications still continue to arise in technically active countries worldwide e.g (Peng, Liu, Song, & Su, 2011;Novac, Wang, Smith, & Senior, 2014;Su et al, 2016). Tesla transformers are produced in several different constructional forms and they can be classified in a number of ways depending on the sometimes competing output requirements of extremely high voltage or high average power.…”

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Off-the-Shelf V-Dot Probes

“…(TLs) and will demonstrate that use of 'standard' V-dot probes, simply made from off-the-shelf SMA-or N-type connectors and adaptors [9][10][11], represents a practical solution which potentially offers a simpler alternative to most of the design challenges associated with V-dot probes. The results of the present work are of particular interest for anyone in the domain aiming to obtain results straightforwardly, without losing precious time in developing a new V-dot probe design.…”