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Solid State Modulators for the International Linear Collider (ILC)
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- M.A. Kempkes, N. Butler, J.A. Casey, M.P.J. Gaudreau, I. Roth
Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford
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Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) is developing two solid-state modulator designs for the International Linear Collider with SBIR funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. This paper will discuss design tradeoffs, energy storage requirements and alternatives, and the construction and test status of both ILC designs. The first design is a 150 kV hard switch, employing an innovative energy storage system, which must provide 25 kJ per pulse at very tight voltage regulation over the 1.5 millisecond pulse. DTI's design uses a quasi-resonant bouncer (with a small auxiliary power supply and switch) to maintain the voltage flattop, eliminating the need for massive capacitor banks. The second design builds upon earlier DTI work for the 500 kV, 500 A NLC modulators. It uses a solid-state Marx bank, with ~10 kV stages, to drive the ILC klystron. Staggered turn-on of the Marx stages provides voltage regulation without the need for large capacitor banks.
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Solid-state High Voltage Pulse Power in the 10-100 Nanosecond Regime
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- M.A. Kempkes, F.O. Arntz, N. Butler, J.A. Casey, M.P.J. Gaudreau
Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford
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New particle accelerators, with voltages exceeding 50 kV and currents exceeding 1,000 A, require kicker magnet drivers to deliver pulsed power with durations in the 10-100 ns range. Similar levels of pulse performance are needed for state-of-the-art eximer laser systems, impulse radar transmitters, and particle accelerators for medical therapy. In addition, the processing of food using pulsed electric fields (PEF processing) has similar requirements. In this paper, DTI will review solid-state pulse power technologies capable of delivering high-voltage, high-current pulses with 10-to-100 nanosecond pulse duration. IGBTs, MOSFETs, snap-off diodes, and magnetic pulse compression will be discussed. Current research at Diversified Technologies, Inc. is exploring the impact of these switching devices and circuits on pulse wave shape, pulse repeatability, adjustability of pulse voltage, current and timing, maximum pulse rate (PRF), jitter, and robustness.
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