Marx generator
US5621255A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K3/537
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Marx generator, includes a number of capacitors (E) connected in series via spark gaps (E), between two output terminals and a power supply circuit that charges the capacitors in parallel. The capacitors are connected in series by a flat line formed of two metal strips running parallel and facing one another. These strips are connected together electrically at one end of the line and respectively to the output terminals at the other end and consist of one continuous strip and a second strip subdivided by transverse slots into successive plane sections interconnected in series alternately by a capacitor and a surface spark gap. A structure of this kind reduces the inductance of the generator and hence improves the rise time of the output pulses.
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