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Global Journal of Researches in Engineering: F
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Volume 17 Issue 8 Version 1.0 Year 2017
Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal
Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA)
Online ISSN: 2249-4596 & Print ISSN: 0975-5861
Digital Pulsed Power System to Drive a 20J Repetitive Plasma
Focus Device
By Esmaeli Abdolreza, Goudarzi Shervin, Babaee Hojat, Nasiri Ali &
Mazandarani Abolfazl
Port Said University
Abstract- In this paper the digital pulsed power system to supply a very small repetitive Mather-
type Plasma Focus Device (20 J) is presented. The structure of this electrical system included a
pulsed power supply and a Microcontroller based control system. In Plasma Focus Devices a dc
power supply charges a high voltage capacitor and then this saved energy discharges between
two coaxial electrodes using a controllable spark gap switch. The procedure of control the
capacitor charging and discharging are explained in this paper. Finally, the experimental results
of electrical discharge and pinch shaping in plasma focus in different working conditions are
presented and a good repetitive performance in a wide domain of working conditions is seen.
Keywords: plasma focus, pulsed power system, microcontroller, SORENA-1.
GJRE-F Classification: FOR Code:
DigitalPulsedPowerSystemtoDrivea20JRepetitivePlasmaFocusDevice
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