LINEAR TRANSFORMER DRIVER FOR PULSE GENERATION WITH FIFTH HARMONIC

摘要

A linear transformer driver includes at least one ferrite ring positioned to accept a load. The linear transformer driver also includes a first, second, and third power delivery module. The first power delivery module sends a first energy in the form of a first pulse to the load. The second power delivery module sends a second energy in the form of a second pulse to the load. The third power delivery module sends a third energy in the form of a third pulse to the load. The linear transformer driver is configured to form a flat-top pulse by the superposition of the first, second, and third pulses. The first, second, and third pulses have different frequencies.

主权项

1. A linear transformer driver comprising:
a core including ferrite rings positioned to accept a load within a center of the ferrite rings; a first array of Power Delivery Modules (“PDMs”), wherein each of the PDMs in the first array is coupled to deliver a first pulse having a first frequency to the load; a second array of Modified Power Delivery Modules (“MPDM”), wherein each of the MPDMs in the second array is coupled to deliver a second pulse having a second frequency to the load, wherein the second frequency is approximately three times the first frequency; and at least one Fifth Harmonic Power Delivery Module (“FHPDM”), wherein the at least one FHPDM is coupled to deliver a third pulse having a third frequency to the load, wherein the third frequency is approximately five times the first frequency, the core configured to electromagnetically force the first pulse, the second pulse, and the third pulse to the load by temporarily isolating the first pulse, the second pulse, and the third pulse from an electrical ground.