M.Ing. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) / This work reports on a study in the fields of "High power pulsed power supplies and electromagnetic pulse compression". A background discussion on the application of pulsed power on lasers is given. Pulse compression and high power pulsed power supply configuration is described. The work concentrates on simultaneous energy transfer electromagnetic pulse compression which is a technique used to achieve a saving of core material in a pulse compressor. An analytical expression for the saving was derived and verified experimentally. This result is applied in different pulse compressors designed for the pulsed power supplies of copper vapour lasers. The test results are provided and discussed. A windfall from the practical work is a design solution for the voltage sharing compensation network needed when switching semiconductors in series.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:12118 |
| Date | 19 August 2014 |
| Creators | Nel, Johannes Jurie |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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