Plastic Laminate Pulsed Power Development

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The desire to move high-energy Pulsed Power systems from the laboratory to practical field systems requires the development of compact lightweight drivers. This paper concerns an effort to develop such a system based on a plastic laminate strip Blumlein as the final pulseshaping stage for a 600 kV, 50ns, 5-ohm driver. A lifetime and breakdown study conducted with small-area samples identified Kapton sheet impregnated with Propylene Carbonate as the best material combination of those evaluated. The program has successfully demonstrated techniques for folding large area systems into compact geometry's and vacuum impregnating the laminate in the folded systems. The major … continued below

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Alexander, Jeff A.; Shope, Steven L.; Pate, Ronald C.; Rinehart, Larry F.; Jojola, John M.; Ruebush, Mitchell H. et al. September 1, 2000.

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The desire to move high-energy Pulsed Power systems from the laboratory to practical field systems requires the development of compact lightweight drivers. This paper concerns an effort to develop such a system based on a plastic laminate strip Blumlein as the final pulseshaping stage for a 600 kV, 50ns, 5-ohm driver. A lifetime and breakdown study conducted with small-area samples identified Kapton sheet impregnated with Propylene Carbonate as the best material combination of those evaluated. The program has successfully demonstrated techniques for folding large area systems into compact geometry's and vacuum impregnating the laminate in the folded systems. The major operational challenges encountered revolve around edge grading and low inductance, low impedance switching. The design iterations and lessons learned are discussed. A multistage prototype testing program has demonstrated 600kV operation on a short 6ns line. Full-scale prototypes are currently undergoing development and testing.

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  • SAE Power Systems Conference, San Diego, CA (US), 10/31/2000--11/02/2000

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  • Report No.: SAND2000-2188C
  • Grant Number: AC04-94AL85000
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 761890
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Alexander, Jeff A.; Shope, Steven L.; Pate, Ronald C.; Rinehart, Larry F.; Jojola, John M.; Ruebush, Mitchell H. et al. Plastic Laminate Pulsed Power Development, article, September 1, 2000; Albuquerque, New Mexico. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc716878/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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