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Title: Air and water cooled modulator

Abstract

A compact high power magnetic compression apparatus and method for delivering high voltage pulses of short duration at a high repetition rate and high peak power output which does not require the use of environmentally unacceptable fluids such as chlorofluorocarbons either as a dielectric or as a coolant, and which discharges very little waste heat into the surrounding air. A first magnetic switch has cooling channels formed therethrough to facilitate the removal of excess heat. The first magnetic switch is mounted on a printed circuit board. A pulse transformer comprised of a plurality of discrete electrically insulated and magnetically coupled units is also mounted on said printed board and is electrically coupled to the first magnetic switch. The pulse transformer also has cooling means attached thereto for removing heat from the pulse transformer. A second magnetic switch also having cooling means for removing excess heat is electrically coupled to the pulse transformer. Thus, the present invention is able to provide high voltage pulses of short duration at a high repetition rate and high peak power output without the use of environmentally unacceptable fluids and without discharging significant waste heat into the surrounding air.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [2]
  1. Oakley, CA
  2. Livermore, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870056
Patent Number(s):
5448580
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
air; water; cooled; modulator; compact; power; magnetic; compression; apparatus; method; delivering; voltage; pulses; duration; repetition; rate; peak; output; require; environmentally; unacceptable; fluids; chlorofluorocarbons; dielectric; coolant; discharges; waste; heat; surrounding; switch; cooling; channels; formed; therethrough; facilitate; removal; excess; mounted; printed; circuit; board; pulse; transformer; comprised; plurality; discrete; electrically; insulated; magnetically; coupled; units; means; attached; thereto; removing; provide; discharging; significant; pulse transformer; means attached; attached thereto; waste heat; channels formed; voltage pulse; cooling means; magnetic switch; voltage pulses; circuit board; power output; repetition rate; printed circuit; peak power; cooling channels; magnetically coupled; excess heat; water cooled; removing heat; magnetic compression; electrically insulated; electrically coupled; removing excess; surrounding air; power magnetic; electrically insulate; /372/

Citation Formats

Birx, Daniel L, Arnold, Phillip A, Ball, Don G, and Cook, Edward G. Air and water cooled modulator. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Birx, Daniel L, Arnold, Phillip A, Ball, Don G, & Cook, Edward G. Air and water cooled modulator. United States.
Birx, Daniel L, Arnold, Phillip A, Ball, Don G, and Cook, Edward G. Sun . "Air and water cooled modulator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870056.
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