title: Note: Tesla based pulse generator for electrical breakdown study of liquid dielectrics.
abstract: In the process of studying charge holding capability and delay time for breakdown in liquids under nanosecond (ns) time scales, a Tesla based pulse generator has been developed. Pulse generator is a combination of Tesla transformer, pulse forming line, a fast closing switch, and test chamber. Use of Tesla transformer over conventional Marx generators makes the pulse generator very compact, cost effective, and requires less maintenance. The system has been designed and developed to deliver maximum output voltage of 300 kV and rise time of the order of tens of nanoseconds. The paper deals with the system design parameters, breakdown test procedure, and various experimental results. To validate the pulse generator performance, experimental results have been compared with PSPICE simulation software and are in good agreement with simulation results.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Veda Prakash
authors.affiliation: Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saurabh
authors.affiliation: Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382428, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shyam