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.