IPAC2015 - List of Authors (Phillips, R.A.)

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WEPTY043	Short Pulse Marx Modulator	3370
	R.A. Phillips, M.P.J. Gaudreau, M.K. Kempkes, B.E. Simpson Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford, Massachusetts, USA J.A. Casey Rockfield Research Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
	Funding: DE-SC0004251 High energy, short-pulse modulators are being re-examined for the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) and numerous X-Band accelerator designs. At the very high voltages required for these systems, all of the existing designs are based on pulse transformers, which significantly limit their performance and efficiency. There is not a fully optimized, transformer-less modulator design capable of meeting the demanding requirements of very high voltage pulses at short pulse widths. Under a U.S. Department of Energy grant, Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has completed development of a short pulse, solid-state Marx modulator. The modulator is designed for high efficiency in the 100 kV to 500 kV range, for currents up to 250 A, pulse lengths of 0.2 to 5.0 μs, and risetimes <300 ns. Key objectives of the development effort were modularity and scalability, combined with low cost and ease of manufacture. For short-pulse modulators, this Marx topology provides a means to achieve fast risetimes and flattop control that are not available with hard switch or transformer-coupled topologies.
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Short Pulse Marx Modulator

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R.A. Phillips, M.P.J. Gaudreau, M.K. Kempkes, B.E. Simpson
Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
J.A. Casey
Rockfield Research Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Funding: DE-SC0004251
High energy, short-pulse modulators are being re-examined for the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) and numerous X-Band accelerator designs. At the very high voltages required for these systems, all of the existing designs are based on pulse transformers, which significantly limit their performance and efficiency. There is not a fully optimized, transformer-less modulator design capable of meeting the demanding requirements of very high voltage pulses at short pulse widths. Under a U.S. Department of Energy grant, Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has completed development of a short pulse, solid-state Marx modulator. The modulator is designed for high efficiency in the 100 kV to 500 kV range, for currents up to 250 A, pulse lengths of 0.2 to 5.0 μs, and risetimes <300 ns. Key objectives of the development effort were modularity and scalability, combined with low cost and ease of manufacture. For short-pulse modulators, this Marx topology provides a means to achieve fast risetimes and flattop control that are not available with hard switch or transformer-coupled topologies.

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