title: Note: a 3-stage stacked Blumlein using ceramic for energy storage.
abstract: We have developed a novel stacked Blumlein with high compactness by using ceramic for energy storage. The total volume of this stacked Blumlein is only 320 × 100 × 185 mm(3). By triggering 3 spark gaps simultaneously, the developed stacked Blumlein is capable of producing a rectangular pulse with a voltage multiplication. A 32 ns quasi-rectangular pulse of 11.4 kV is measured across a 10 Ω dummy load when the 3-stage stacked Blumlein is DC charged up to 4 kV. The voltage multiplication is about 2.9, and the energy efficiency is about 96%. Simulation results indicate that vacuum or transformer oil is appropriate to be the insulation medium for the stacked Blumlein.
authors: College of Opto-electronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, People's Republic of China. wss206@gmail.com
authors: Songsong
authors: S
authors: Wang
authors: Ting
authors: T
authors: Shu
authors: Hanwu
authors: H
authors: Yang
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics; D055615:Electrical Equipment and Supplies