An Introduction to Pulsed Power Systems - 2 CPD Hours for Profession Engineers
Pulsed power is the science and technology of accumulating electrical energy over a relatively long period of time and releasing it almost instantaneous, thus amplifying in the instantaneous power by millions to billions of times. Applications include food processing, inertial confinement fusion, radiation effects, fundamental physics, particle accelerators, directed energy systems, medical devices, and more much. Similarities and differences between pulsed power and traditional power systems (the electric utility grid) will be highlighted. The talk will include topics from the following areas and present the history of the field from early high voltage radar technology to analyzing modern pulsed power sources capable of instantaneous power in the 100s of TWs and currents in the 100s of MAs.
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- Date: 17 Sep 2024
- Time: 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Cleveland, Ohio
- United States 44115
- Building: Cleveland State University - Washkewicz Hall
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- Starts 09 September 2024 11:00 AM
- Ends 17 September 2024 07:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
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Allen Morinec, Jr. of Los Alamos National Laboratory
An Introduction to Pulsed Power Systems
Pulsed power is the science and technology of accumulating electrical energy over a relatively long period of time and releasing it almost instantaneous, thus amplifying in the instantaneous power by millions to billions of times. Applications include food processing, inertial confinement fusion, radiation effects, fundamental physics, particle accelerators, directed energy systems, medical devices, and more much. Similarities and differences between pulsed power and traditional power systems (the electric utility grid) will be highlighted. The talk will include topics from the following areas and present the history of the field from early high voltage radar technology to analyzing modern pulsed power sources capable of instantaneous power in the 100s of TWs and currents in the 100s of MAs.
Seminar Topics Include:
- Introduction to Pulsed Power
- Basic Circuits
- Capacitive, Inductive, and Mechanical Energy Storage
- Marx Generators
- Pulse Shaping Topologies
- High Voltage Breakdown and Physics
- Solid State Switching
- High Power Vacuum and Gas Switches
- Pulse Generators
- Voltage Multipliers
- Diagnostic Considerations
- Compact and Explosive Pulsed Power
- Railguns
- Accelerators & Modulators
- Applications
- Z-Machine, DARHT, and other modern sources
Biography:
Allen Morinec Jr.,
R&D Engineer / Pulsed Power & RF Team Leader from the Detonation Science & Technology Group at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Agenda
Seminar Topics Include:
- Introduction to Pulsed Power
- Basic Circuits
- Capacitive, Inductive, and Mechanical Energy Storage
- Marx Generators
- Pulse Shaping Topologies
- High Voltage Breakdown and Physics
- Solid State Switching
- High Power Vacuum and Gas Switches
- Pulse Generators
- Voltage Multipliers
- Diagnostic Considerations
- Compact and Explosive Pulsed Power
- Railguns
- Accelerators & Modulators
- Applications
- Z-Machine, DARHT, and other modern sources