NDLI: Pulsed- and DC-Charged PCSS-Based Trigger Generators

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Author	Glover, S.F. Zutavern, F.J. Swalby, M.E. Cich, M.J. Loubriel, G.M. Mar, A. White, F.E.
Copyright Year	1973
Abstract	Prior to this research, we have developed high-gain GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switches (PCSSs) to trigger 50-300 kV high-voltage switches (HVSs). We have demonstrated that PCSSs can trigger a variety of pulsed-power switches operating at 50-300 kV by locating the trigger generator (TG) directly at the HVS. This was demonstrated for two types of dc-charged trigatrons and two types of field distortion midplane switches, including a ±100 kVDC switch produced by the High Current Electronics Institute used in the linear transformer driver. The lowest rms jitter obtained from triggering an HVS with a PCSS was 100 ps from a 300 kV pulse-charged trigatron. PCSSs are the key component in these independently timed fiber-optically controlled low jitter TGs for HVSs. TGs are critical subsystems for reliable and efficient pulsed-power facilities because they control the timing synchronization and amplitude variation of multiple pulse-forming lines that combine to produce the total system output. Future facility-scale pulsed-power systems are even more dependent on triggering, as they are composed of many more triggered HVSs, and they produce shaped pulses by independent timing of the HVSs. As pulsed-power systems become more complex, the complexity of the associated trigger systems also increases. One of the means to reduce this complexity is to allow the trigger system to be charged directly from the voltage appearing across the HVS. However, for slow or dc-charged pulsed-power systems, this can be particularly challenging as the dc hold-off of the PCSS dramatically declines. This paper presents results that are seeking to address HVS performance requirements over large operating ranges by triggering using a pulsed-charged PCSS-based TG. Switch operating conditions that are as low as 45% of the self-break were achieved. A dc-charged PCSS-based TG is also introduced and demonstrated over a 39-61 kV operating range. DC-charged PCSS allows the TG to be directly charged from slow or dc-charged pulsed-power systems. GaAs and neutron-irradiated GaAs (n-GaAs) PCSSs were used to investigate the dc-charged operation.
Sponsorship	IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
Starting Page	2701
Ending Page	2707
Page Count	7
File Size	858331
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00933813
Volume Number	38
Issue Number	10
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-10-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Pulse generation Switches Gallium arsenide Jitter Pulse transformers Timing Pulse shaping methods Photoconducting devices Driver circuits Control systems triggering pulsed-power switches Fiber-optic triggers high-voltage triggers low jitter triggers photoconductive semiconductor switches (PCSSs) pulsed-power trigger generators (TGs)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Condensed Matter Physics

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