High-power, repetitive-stacked Blumlein pulsers commutated by a single switching element

Effects of the Inductive Port of Blumlein Transmission Line on the Reflection and Transmission Characteristics of Electromagnetic Waves

“…In experiment, the tested amplitudes ratio k defined in (12) was k = −0.41/0.8 = −51.3%. Through theoretical calculation from (12), k = −45.6%. The theoretical calculation and experimental results of k basically corresponded to each other, which demonstrated that the proposed new theoretical method for variable reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves at the inductive port of transmission line was correct.…”

“…Transmission line (TL) is an important device for guiding and propagating electromagnetic waves in a special band, and it has been widely used in communications [1,2], pulse modulation and signal measurement [3][4][5][6], microwave technology [7][8][9][10] and pulsed power technology [11][12][13][14][15]. Every TL has its own characteristic impedance, and the impedance of a dispersive TL changes in line with the work frequency [15,16].…”

“…In many applications, a switch is required to connect with the TL port [11][12][13][14][15][16], in order to control the propagating courses of the electromagnetic waves. The common-used switches include the trigger switch, semiconductor switch, spark gap switch [13,14] and magnetic switch [11,16].…”

Analysis of Output Pulse of High Voltage and Nanosecond Blumlein Pulse Generator

“…Moreover, it is straightforward to design the Blumlein PFL in terms of output impedance, pulse duration, and voltage by a suitable choice of the dimensions of the Blumlein conductor and the dielectric material serving as the energy storage medium [2,3]. Due to such unique features, high voltage generators based on the Blumlein PFL have been widely used for research and development purposes in a variety of pulse power applications [4][5][6][7][8]. However, it is impossible to achieve a perfectly square voltage pulse in the operation of an actual Blumlein PFL because several spurious signals exist in the Blumlein line.…”

Dispersion and Dielectric Effects on Reflection and Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves Propagating in Multiple Stages of Tape-Helix Blumlein Transmission Lines

“…Transmission line is a device which can be employed to transport and propagate electromagnetic waves in different frequency bands, and it has important applications in power system [1,2], electromagnetic communication technology [3], signal measurement [4,5], pulse delay and transmission [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13], and pulsed power technology [14][15][16]. Usually, the transmission line has intrinsic power capacity and working band.…”