An inductive energy storage device [6] in combination with trigger-less ignition methods [7] was implemented. This configuration presents many benefits, such as a decrease in the size of a thruster, a decrease in the operating voltage required, and no
The AC inductor approach suppresses the 2ω-ripple current component in the bus to a very low level under transient control. The secret to managing inductive
The pulse width increases with increasing inductance L2. The shortest pulse appears 8.4 ns and 58 kV at the inductance L=0.3 µF. Figure 3 shows the ozone yield as a function of synthesized ozone concentration for three different pulse widths. The values of the ozone yield at about 400 ppm of ozone concentration are 271, 172 and 114 g/kWh at 9.
Inductive Energy Storage (IES) units can be modeled using the circuit schematic presented in Figure 5. A thruster head model [10] was used in order to correctly simulate the behavior of the system
In this article, the operating principle and control strategy of the AF with the inductive energy storage are analyzed. Finally, a 400-W experimental prototype is developed and the experimental results are used to validate the performance and feasibility of the proposed converter and control strategy.
Inductive energy storage driven vacuum arc thruster. A new type of vacuum arc thruster in combination with an innovative power processing unit (PPU) has been developed that promises to be a high efficiency (∼15%), low mass (∼100 g) propulsion system for micro- and nanosatellites. This thruster accelerates a plasma that consists almost
It employs an inductive energy storage and opening switch power conditioning techniques with high energy density capacitors as the primary energy store. The energy stored in the capacitor bank is transferred to an air cored storage inductor in 5.5 μ s through wire fuses.
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A compact inductive energy storage (IES) pulsed-power generator that is driven by a novel 13 kV silicon carbide (SiC)-MOSFET is developed and molded into a comp Katsuyuki Takahashi, Ryo Saito, Taichiro Onodera, Koichi Takaki, Hidenori Kitai, Kunihiro Sakamoto; Development of compact inductive energy storage pulsed-power generator
Opening switches are critical components for inductive storage systems and also find applications in pulse compression and power distribution systems. Inductive storage systems are very attractive because the stored energy density is orders of magnitude larger than can be stored in capacitors. This chapter shows a typical schematic of an inductive
Abstract: An inductive energy storage switch system for the destruction of solid materials is reported. This is based on creating a pulsed electric breakdown in the solid dielectric,
Two-stage opening switch for inductive energy storage systems June 1998 IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 34(3):655 - 663 DOI:10.1109/20.668062 Source IEEE Xplore Authors: Alex Pokryvailo
The output energy was 0.65 J for ~60 ns laser pulse duration (FWHM), 2.5% efficiency based on the pumping power, and 0.65% efficiency based on the stored energy while for the 10 ns pulse duration
With the development of pulsed power technology and the expansion of its application areas, the requirements for pulsed high-voltage supplies are getting sophisticated. Many researchers are exploring new circuits or trying to improve the performance of the existing circuits. In this study, we introduce a variant circuit of the
recovery, avalanche, and transient-voltage-suppression (TVS) diodes have been tested as high Inductive energy storage and diodes with the time of breakage of current ∼ 40 ns is used in the
In this article, learn about how ideal and practical inductors store energy and what applications benefit from these inductor characteristics. Also, learn about the safety hazards associated with
Abstract. The purpose of an opening switch is simply to stop the flow of current in the circuit branch containing the switch. Prior to this action, of course, the opening switch must first conduct the current as required--that is, operate as a closing switch. To accomplish current interruption, the opening switch must force the current to
Magnetic storage of energy for applications, re quiring large amounts of energy, is preferable to capacitive storage because of its characteristically high energy density,
Abstract. Two methods of output voltage adding using pulse forming lines (PFLs) have been studied and compared. Both methods use inductive energy storage (IES) instead of traditional capacitive
An inductive energy storage pulse power system is being developed in BARC, India. Simple, compact, and robust opening switches, capable of generating hundreds of kV, are key elements in the development of inductive energy storage pulsed power sources. It employs an inductive energy storage and opening switch power conditioning
Generally, capacitive energy storage pulsed-power generators, for example a Blumlein generator, and magnetic compression and capacitive-transfer type of circuits, are used as a
A high-voltage pulse generator with an inductive energy storage is described. Its operation is based on the current interruption by a thyratron. It was shown that a TГИ2-500/20 thyratron is capable of reliably interrupting the current with an amplitude of 800–850 A in an inductive energy storage, forming from a low-voltage (0.5–2 kV) power source voltage
Summary Form only given, as follows. A comprehensive circuit analysis of basic inductive energy pulsed power systems has been conducted. In most practical systems, the inductive energy is stored in a lumped inductor by a slow current charging and then rapidly released to a load by means of an opening switch. Such a system may be practical for
A simple inductive energy storage circuit in a vacuum arc thruster is particularly suitable for CubeSats because of its compact size and low cost. In practice, it
Summary form only given. By using the technology of energy storage inductor and electro-exploding wire opening swtich (EEOS) drived by pulsed capacitors, we studied the inductive-energy-storage pulsed power source. Based on the researches of EEOS with different material, different parameters and different quench medium, an
Pulsed gas discharge is an important means of generating low temperature plasma. Short pulses with fast frontier show superior performance in terms of increasing the active particle content, ionization coefficient and electron conversion rate due to its higher voltage rise rate. The common nanosecond pulse generator is based on capacitive energy storage.
By now, a few HTSPPTs have already been tested based on inductive energy storage system [6], [7], [8] and capacitive energy storage system [9]. High energy transfer efficiency can be obtained by using a HTSPPT in a capacitor-based pulsed power supply [9], but the energy density of the whole system is still inadequate.
In this article, a novel circuit topology concept that can generate bipolar pulses based on linear transformer driver (LTD) topology is presented. Different from
A vacuum arc thruster is a type of micro-propulsion device that is based on pulsed ablative vacuum arc discharge. It was developed around 2000 [5] and was tested in orbit for the first time in 2015 [6]. By adopting a simple inductive energy storage (IES) circuit [7] and the "triggerless" ignition method [8], the mass of the propulsion
The initial starting voltage spike as well as the energy to operate the vacuum arc are generated by a low mass (<300 g) inductive energy storage PPU which is controlled using +5 V level signals. The thrust-to-power ratio has been estimated to
The anti-parallel diode suppression effect of inductive energy storage is analyzed theoretically with two critical criteria. The equivalent coefficient of inductive
Although the capacitive energy storage (CES) has been the dominating method so far, it has been long since people realized that inductive energy storage (IES) could be more efficient and compact [4]. The obstacle that has hampered IES has been the lack of suitable opening switches, because high-voltage, high-speed, and high-efficiency opening switch
A vacuum arc thruster is a type of micro-thruster based on pulsed ablative vacuum arc discharge. A simple inductive energy storage circuit in a vacuum arc thruster is particularly suitable for CubeSats because of its compact size and low cost. In practice, it is necessary to predict the thruster performance with the given design parameters. However, unlike the
Pulsed power systems (PPS) based on energy storage device technology can be divided into main two categories which are capacitive storage pulsed power systems and inductive storage systems. (Mitra
recovery, avalanche, and transient-voltage-suppression (TVS) diodes have been tested as high Inductive energy storage systems reach energy densities being one order of magnitude higher than
High Power and Efficiency: Inductive energy storage devices can release large amounts of power in a short time. This makes them highly efficient, especially for pulsed power applications. Long Life Cycle: Inductive energy storage devices have a long life cycle and are very reliable, thanks to their lack of moving parts and mechanical
In order to develop a pulsed power source based on inductive storage, we studied the inductive storage and electro-explosive opening switch driven by Marx generator. The electro-explosive wire opening switch consists of about one hundred fine metal wires in parallel. The storage inductance is about 1.5 μH. When it is energized by 1 μF/180 kV
The energy density of the inductive energy storage systems is one order of magnitude higher than that of the capacitive ones. Therefore, they have potential applications in the future.
J. Lun R. Dobson W. H. Steyn. Physics, Engineering. 2010. A simple model of the vacuum-arc cathode-spot and plasma region was developed to predict the performance of vacuum-arc thrusters operating roughly in the arc current range 80–300 A with thrust pulses. Expand.
Pulsed power generators using an inductive energy storage system are extremely compact and lightweight in comparison with those using a capacitive energy storage system. A reliable opening switch operated repetitively is necessary to realize an inductive pulsed power generator. Two kinds of repetitively operated opening switches have been
For pulsed power generation, the energy storage unit is one of the most fundamental components. The common energy storage methods in the current pulse power systems are capacitive energy storage (CES) and inductive energy storage (IES), each with its own advantages and disadvantages. In this study, we have tested a circuit using both CES