Design of a Marx Generator for HEMP filter evaluation taking account of parasitic effect of components

He Jiang, Jiafeng Zhou, Yi Huang, Yuxuan Zeng, Jim Humphries, Qian Xu, Chaoyun Song, Lei Xing, Zhouxiang Fei, Jan Nalborczyk

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Abstract

This paper introduces the design of a Marx Generator that can generate high attitude pulses up to 25 kV and 2.5 kA. The pulses have a wave shape representative of that used to test High-altitude ElectroMagnetic (HEMP) filters against the pulse current injection (PCI) requirements. The rise time is 20 ns and the pulse width is 230 ns on a 10 Ω resistor. In the design, it was found that parasitic effect of circuit components could significantly affect the performance of the generator. This is mainly because the pulse width is very narrow and its frequency spectrum is very wideband. The high-frequency circuit models of the components used in the generator were obtained by calculation and optimization, and then further verified by experiment. The verified circuit models were then used to design the three-stage generator. The measured performance agrees very well with the simulated one using the proposed circuit models.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, EMC EUROPE - Proceedings
PublisherIEEE
Pages839-843
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509014163
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Nov 2016
Event2016 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility - Wroclaw, Poland
Duration: 5 Sept 20169 Sept 2016

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
Volume2016-November
ISSN (Print)1077-4076
ISSN (Electronic)2158-1118

Conference

Conference2016 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
Abbreviated title2016 EMC EUROPE
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityWroclaw
Period5/09/169/09/16

Keywords

  • Circuit Model
  • EMC
  • HEMP
  • Marx Generator
  • Parasitic
  • Pulse

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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