Experimental Studies on Charging Operation of a Compact Repetitive Tesla Transformer

• Authors: Z. Zhang , J. Zhang , H. Yang , B. Qian , Z. Meng , D. Li , S. Wang , Y. Cao , W. Zhou
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Charging operations of a compact Tesla transformer were experimentally investigated, in single-shot and rep-rate (50 pps for 1 s) modes, respectively. The charging limitations were also explored. The experimental results were compared and analyzed. The maximum secondary charging voltages of the Tesla transformer were measured to be 380 kV and 300 kV in single-shot and rep-rate modes, respectively. The RMS pulse-to-pulse instability of the secondary charging voltage is generally less than 10% but increases with the increasing initial voltage across the primary capacitor. Since the secondary capacitor of the Tesla transformer is a pulse forming line (PFL), continued operation is possible if there is breakdown in the PFL. Furthermore, operation can even be continued under occasional breakdown for some pulses, without the effects on the operations of subsequent pulses.

Keywords

EN

84.30.Ng; 84.30.Jc; 84.30.Qi; 84.70.+p

Discipline

• 84.30.Jc: Power electronics; power supply circuits(see also 84.70.+p High-current and high-voltage technology; for superconducting high-power technology, see 84.71.-b)
• 84.70.+p: High-current and high-voltage technology: power systems; power transmission lines and cables(for superconducting cables, see 84.71.Fk)
• 84.30.Qi: Modulators and demodulators; discriminators, comparators, mixers, limiters, and compressors
• 84.30.Ng: Oscillators, pulse generators, and function generators

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 115
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 973-975

Dates

published

2009-06

Contributors

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Z. Zhang

• College of Opto-Electric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China

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J. Zhang

• College of Opto-Electric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China

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H. Yang

• College of Opto-Electric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China

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B. Qian

• College of Opto-Electric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China

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Z. Meng

• College of Opto-Electric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China

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D. Li

• College of Opto-Electric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China

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S. Wang

• College of Opto-Electric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China

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Y. Cao

• College of Opto-Electric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China

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W. Zhou

• College of Opto-Electric Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.115.973