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Title: Process for the generation of high capacity pulses from an inductive energy storage device

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6458622

An inductive storage circuit for generating high voltage pulses includes a quenching circuit and a discharge circuit each connected in parallel with a storage inductor. One branch of the quenching circuit includes a quenching capacitor and one branch of the discharge circuit includes a resistor and a diode in series. These two branches have a common junction, to which is connected a quenching thyristor that forms the second branch of each of the quenching and discharge circuits. Thus, the quenching thyristor is in series with each of the quenching capacitor and the discharge resistor.

Assignee:
BBC Brown, Boveri and Company, Limited (Switzerland)
Patent Number(s):
US 4441033
OSTI ID:
6458622
Resource Relation:
Patent Priority Date: Priority date 30 Jul 1981, Switzerland; Other Information: PAT-APPL-413353
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English