Development of a 3 MV coaxial peaking capacitor for large-scale electromagnetic pulse simulator.

Autor:	Chen ZQ; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Jia W; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Wu W; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Mei KS; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Guo F; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Cheng L; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Wang Y; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Xie LS; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Wu G; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Wang GF; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Shi YW; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China., Wang W; National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, No. 28, Road Ping-Yu, District Ba-Qiao, Xi'an 710024, China.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Review of scientific instruments [Rev Sci Instrum] 2023 Nov 01; Vol. 94 (11).
DOI:	10.1063/5.0169862
Abstrakt:	Coaxial peaking capacitor is a key component in high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulators with fast front pulse output. It poses significant technical and engineering challenges in limiting radiation field amplitude and test space. This paper presents the design and testing of a 180 pF, 3 MV coaxial peaking capacitor with improved insulation performance. In the insulation design, the length of the dielectric film is extended to reduce the background electric field on the flashover path. The electric field threshold obtained from image diagnosis is used as a reference. During capacitor testing, the insulation characteristics are diagnosed using both direct and indirect methods. The voltage measured by a D-dot probe, the output waveform of the Marx generator in the primary source, and the radiation field waveform are analyzed to understand the flashover characteristics of the capacitor and to improve the reliability of the test results. The experimental results demonstrate that the peaking capacitor can operate stably at 3.0 MV. If flashover occurring on the dropping edge of the pulse is permitted, the operating voltage can be greater than 3.7 MV without significantly affecting the radiation field waveform. The analysis on the surface flashover morphology of the peaking capacitor reveals that the flashover mainly occurs at the dropping edge of the capacitor's waveform, indicating that the damage to the film is not serious. This research significantly increases the working voltage of coaxial peaking capacitors and contributes to the development of high-altitude EMP simulation technology. (© 2023 Author(s). Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.)
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