Automatic switching synchronisation of serial andparallel avalanche transistor connections

23 May 1996

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 32 (11) , 950-952
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19960660

Abstract

150 A/10 ns current pulses across a low ohmic resistive load (1 Ω) were obtained using Marx-type serial connection of the stages with the parallel connection of a few avalanche transistors in each stage. The automatic feedback allows perfect time synchronisation of the switching process in all the transistors.

Keywords

PARALLEL TRANSISTOR CONNECTIONS
10 NS
150 A
LOW OHMIC RESISTIVE LOAD
PERFECT TIME SYNCHRONISATION
MARX-TYPE SERIAL CONNECTION
AUTOMATIC SWITCHING SYNCHRONISATION
SERIAL TRANSISTOR CONNECTIONS
AVALANCHE TRANSISTOR CONNECTIONS
AUTOMATIC FEEDBACK

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