Solid state pulsed power generator

Tao, Fengfeng; Saddoughi, Seyed Gholamali; Herbon, John Thomas

Title: Solid state pulsed power generator

Abstract

A power generator includes one or more full bridge inverter modules coupled to a semiconductor opening switch (SOS) through an inductive resonant branch. Each module includes a plurality of switches that are switched in a fashion causing the one or more full bridge inverter modules to drive the semiconductor opening switch SOS through the resonant circuit to generate pulses to a load connected in parallel with the SOS.

Inventors:: Tao, Fengfeng; Saddoughi, Seyed Gholamali; Herbon, John Thomas

Issue Date:: 2014-02-11

Research Org.:: General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY, USA

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1119676

Patent Number(s):: 8649188

Application Number:: 13/285,102

Assignee:: General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02M - APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
H02M7/4807 - {having a high frequency intermediate AC stage}
H02M1/16 - Means for providing current step on switching, e.g. with saturable reactor

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DOE Contract Number:: FC26-08NT05868

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

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All-solid-state pulse adder with bipolar high voltage fast narrow pulses output
journal, June 2011