PULSE FORMING NETWORK (PFN) HAVING MULTIPLE CAPACITOR UNITS FOR FORMING A PULSE HAVING A MULTI-LEVEL VOLTAGE AND A METHOD OF FORMING SUCH A PULSE

摘要

A method of generating a patterned pulse. The method comprises charging a plurality of capacitor units with a plurality of charges, and sequentially coupling the plurality of charged capacitor units to at least one electrical regulator so as to allow delivering a regulated energizing pulse having a desired multi-level voltage waveform to a load. The electrical regulator is connected to a load.

主权项

1. A pulse forming network (PFN), comprising:
at least one electrical regulator connected to a load; a plurality of capacitor units adapted to store a plurality of charges in a plurality of working output voltages; a plurality of switches, each adapted to couple electrically one of said plurality of capacitor units to said at least one electrical regulator; and a control unit adapted to operate said plurality of switches to discharge said plurality of charges into said load, via said at least one electrical regulator, in sequence ordered to form a regulated energizing pulse having a desired multi-level voltage waveform.