Combination of Marx generator and capacitor diode voltage multiplier for pulsed power applications

Abstract

Recently, the pulsed power and pulsed electric field systems have had wide applications in various industries. Therefore, using pulsed power generators that provide the advantages of compactness, high flexibility, high repetition rate, and cost efficiency, in addition to responding to the needs of the users, seems inevitable. In this study, a hybrid solid-state pulsed power generator is introduced that is modular and very flexible. This converter, which is a combination of Marx generator and capacitor diode voltage multiplier, is capable of producing high-voltage pulses with varying amplitudes at different frequencies. The advantages of high reliability, low cost, low weight, and simplicity of structure offer a wide area of applications of the proposed converter. In this paper, after introducing the proposed topology, its analytical design is described. Then, it is verified by the simulation results in MATLAB\SIMULINK and the measurement results derived from the experimental prototype in low voltages.