Circuit simulations of a 1 MV LTD for radiography

Abstract

A 1 MV Linear Transformer Driver (LTD), capable of driving a radiographic diode load, has been built and tested. A circuit model of this accelerator has been developed using the BERTHA circuit simulation code. Simulations are compared to data from power-flow experiments utilizing a large area electron-beam diode load. Results show that the simulation model performs well in modeling the baseline operation of the accelerator. In addition, the circuit model has been used to predict several possible fault modes. Simulations of switch prefires, main capacitor failure, vacuum insulator flashover, and core saturation have been used to estimate the probability of inducing further failures and the impact on the load voltage and current.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference
Pages	386-389
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300656
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, PPC - Monterey, CA, United States Duration: 13 Jun 2005 → 17 Jun 2005

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Other	2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, PPC
Country	United States
City	Monterey, CA
Period	13.6.05 → 17.6.05

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Leckbee, J, Maenchen, J, Portillo, S, Cordova, S, Molina, I, Johnson, DL, Rose, DV, Kim, AA, Chavez, R & Ziska, D 2007, Circuit simulations of a 1 MV LTD for radiography. in Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference., 4084233, pp. 386-389, 2005 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, PPC, Monterey, CA, United States, 13.6.05. https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2005.300656

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