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

Patent · Mon Apr 02 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6458622

Maier, F; Maier, S

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
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420800* -- Engineering-- Electronic Circuits & Devices-- (-1989)
CAPACITORS
DESIGN
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FUNCTION GENERATORS
HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATORS
PULSE GENERATORS
PULSES
RESISTORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
THYRISTORS
TRANSISTORS