Chaplin, Vernon H. and Bellan, Paul M. (2013) Fast Ignitron Trigger Circuit Using Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 41 (4). pp. 975-979. ISSN 0093-3813. doi:10.1109/TPS.2013.2249113. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20130529-094234142
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Abstract
This paper describes a low cost, easy-to-implement circuit for triggering ignitrons in plasma physics experiments and other pulsed power applications. Using insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) for rapid switching, the circuit delivers >200 A peak current from a 0.1-μF capacitor to the ignitron trigger pin with a rise time of ~ 0.6 μs. The trigger circuit is isolated from the ignitron by a pulse transformer. Details of the circuit design and practical considerations for working with IGBTs are discussed. Sources of inductance in the system are identified, and leakage inductance associated with the pulse transformer is shown to be the primary factor limiting the pulse rise time.
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| Additional Information: | © 2013 IEEE. Manuscript received July 15, 2012; revised December 21, 2012; accepted February 7, 2013. Date of current version April 6, 2013. This work was supported by U.S. DOE, the National Science Foundation, and AFOSR. | |||||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | IGBT, ignitron, pulse transformer, pulsed power. | |||||||||
| Issue or Number: | 4 | |||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1109/TPS.2013.2249113 | |||||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20130529-094234142 | |||||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20130529-094234142 | |||||||||
| Official Citation: | Chaplin, V.H.; Bellan, P.M., "Fast Ignitron Trigger Circuit Using Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors," Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on , vol.41, no.4, pp.975,979, April 2013 doi: 10.1109/TPS.2013.2249113 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6481458&isnumber=6495559 | |||||||||
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| ID Code: | 38702 | |||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Ruth Sustaita | |||||||||
| Deposited On: | 30 May 2013 15:41 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2021 23:39 |
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