Pulsed Power and Power Conditioning Capacitors

Compact Pulsed Power Sources

Marx generators have been traditionally relegated as pulse-charging supplies for a variety of applications including the generation of High Power Microwaves, or RF energy. Compact models have served as suitable trigger generators for larger systems. However, recent work has demonstrated the compact Marx generators for directly generating RF energy. This paper discusses two compact Marx generato...

Plasma Pulsed Power Generation

Tantalum Capacitors in Power Supply Applications

The capacitance range for tantalum capacitors spans from singular microfarads (uFd) through a thousand microfarads. It is an electrolytic type of capacitor that can utilize either a liquid type of electrolyte or a solid state material as the cathode connection. The anode construction utilizes the high porosity of the pressed tantalum material to create an enormous amount of surface area to prod...

Micro-Machined Variable Capacitors for Power Generation

Variable capacitors are key elements in electrostatic micro-power generators. In such devices inertial forces are used to do work against the electric field of the capacitor, thereby converting mechanical energy to electrical potential energy that can be extracted by a suitable circuit. Applications are envisaged in portable, wearable or implantable electronic devices where body motion could pr...

Pulsed Power for the Electra

Electra is a rep-rate Krypton Fluoride (KrF) laser that will be used to develop the technology required for an Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) Power Plant. Electra will use the same type of architecture as the Nike 60 em amplifier [1], e.g. double-sided electron beam pumping of the laser gas, but it will run at 5 Hz and use technologies that can meet the IFE requirements for efficiency, durability...