Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Progress in the Reduction of Inductance in Three Kinds of High Voltage Energy Storage Capacitors

  • Review Article
  • Published:
Journal of Fusion Energy Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Today an energy storage capacitor having a lower equivalent series inductance (ESL) coupled with an improved terminal for better integration with the gas switch, will contribute to faster discharge times and lower driving impedance, making fast linear transformer driver more sensible and energy efficient. The ESL is an important parameter in the design and operation of pulsed power system and is sometimes difficult to obtain. A ringing discharge method and a differential method to measure, simply and accurately, the ESL of three different kinds of high voltage energy storage capacitors are described in this paper. An error analysis of the differential method is also discussed. The ringing discharge method requires the capacitor tested to be fitted with an adjustable external short circuit and spark gap, while the differential method measures the ESL over a wide range of inductance, including extremely low inductance values, without specialized equipment or intricate data interpretation. These work and results can give some advices to design or optimize linear transformer driver.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. L.D. Smith et al., ZR Marx capacitor vendor evaluation results and procurement strategy. in 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, pp. 1205–1208 (2003)

  2. R.A. Cooper et al., Progress in the reduction of inductance in the standard 100 kV energy storage capacitor. Pulsed Power Plasma Sci. 1, 409–412 (2001)

  3. R. Xu et al., Study on a planar multi-gap multi-channel gas switch. J. Fusion Energ. 33(6), 665–669 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. S.K. Lam et al., Fast discharge energy storage development for advanced X-ray simulators. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 33(2), 982–989 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. I. Smith et al., Fast Marx generator development for PRS drivers. Pulsed Power Plasma Sci. 1, 582–586 (2001)

  6. M.G. Mazarakis et al., High current, 0.5-MA, fast, 100-ns, linear transformer driver experiments. Phys. Rev. Spec. Top-Accel. Beams 12(5), 050401 (2009)

  7. J. Leckbee et al., Circuit simulations of a 1 MV LTD for radiography. in 15th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, pp. 386–389 (2005)

  8. M.G. Mazarakis, C.L. Olson, A new high current fast 100 ns LTD based driver for Z-pinch IFE at Sandia. in 21st IEEE/NPS Symposium. Fusion Energ., pp. 117–120 (2006)

  9. B.R. Hayworth, How to tell a nanohenry from a microfarad. EID-Electronic Instrum. 8(4), 36–39 (1972)

    Google Scholar 

  10. D.L. Smith et al., Two ZR Marx generator operating configurations that make possible their rolling upgrade integration into Z. in 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, pp. 1202–1204 (2003)

  11. W.C. Nunnally, M. Kristiansen, M.O. Hagler, Differential measurement of fast energy discharge capacitor, inductance, and resistance. IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas. 24(2), 112–114 (1975)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28, Xianning West Road, Xi’an, 710049, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Xin Deng, Lei Xiao, Jiangbo Ma & Lanjun Yang

Authors
  1. Xin Deng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Lei Xiao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Jiangbo Ma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Lanjun Yang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Lanjun Yang.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Deng, X., Xiao, L., Ma, J. et al. Progress in the Reduction of Inductance in Three Kinds of High Voltage Energy Storage Capacitors. J Fusion Energ 34, 694–698 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-015-9851-5

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-015-9851-5

Keywords

Search

Navigation