Foundations of Pulsed Power Technology

Examines the foundation of pulse power technology in detail to optimize the technology in modern engineering settings 

Pulsed power technologies could be an answer to many cutting-edge applications. The challenge is in how to develop this high-power/high-energy technology to fit current market demands of low-energy consuming applications. This book provides a comprehensive look at pulsed power technology and shows how it can be improved upon for the world of today and tomorrow.

Foundations of Pulsed Power Technology focuses on the design and construction of the building blocks as well as their optimum assembly for synergetic high performance of the overall pulsed power system. Filled with numerous design examples throughout, the book offers chapter coverage on various subjects such as: Marx generators and Marx-like circuits; pulse transformers; pulse-forming lines; closing switches; opening switches; multi-gigawatt to multi-terawatt systems; energy storage in capacitor banks; electrical breakdown in gases; electrical breakdown in solids, liquids and vacuum; pulsed voltage and current measurements; electromagnetic interference and noise suppression; and EM topology for interference control. In addition, the book:

• Acts as a reference for practicing engineers as well as a teaching text
• Features relevant design equations derived from the fundamental concepts in a single reference
• Contains lucid presentations of the mechanisms of electrical breakdown in gaseous, liquid, solid and vacuum dielectrics
• Provides extensive illustrations and references

Foundations of Pulsed Power Technology will be an invaluable companion for professionals working in the fields of relativistic electron beams, intense bursts of light and heavy ions, flash X-ray systems, pulsed high magnetic fields, ultra-wide band electromagnetics, nuclear electromagnetic pulse simulation, high density fusion plasma, and high energy- rate metal forming techniques.

Jane Lehr is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico. Prior positions were at Sandia National Laboratories and the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate. She is a Fellow of the IEEE, past President of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, and currently serves as their Society Fellow Evaluation Chair.

Pralhad Ron, PhD, is a scientist from the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), India. He retired as Head, Accelerator and Pulsed Power Division (APPD) of BARC. He served as Chairman, Steering Committee on Electron Beam Center, Kharghar, New Bombay, and Chairman, Safety Review Committee on Particle Accelerators in India constituted by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).