High-power electric pulse generator
US7605632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K3/57
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high power electric pulse generator includes a charge storage device, a high voltage source for charging the charge storage device, a first photoconductor element connected to the reference potential and to the storage device, a second photoconductor element connected to the storage device and to a useful load, a first light source for delivering a pulse of light to the first photoconductor, a second light source for delivering a pulse of light to the second photoconductor and a synchronization device for synchronizing the emission delay between the first light source and the second light source. The first photoconductor and the second photoconductor are passive semiconductor elements with a linear regime forming photosensitive switches, with the first and second photoconductors being doped silicon photoconductors.
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