Marx generator with electrical insulation devices
The Marx generator design with toroidal capacitor stages and internal insulation devices addresses breakdown issues, improving efficiency by minimizing impedance and enhancing power generation.
FR3166773A1Active Publication Date: 2026-03-27G-PULSE INC
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2024010065
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-09-20
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
The proximity of resistors to capacitors in existing Marx generators causes surface and bulk breakdowns, reducing power, reliability, and efficiency, and moving them away increases the generator's dimensions.
Method used
A Marx generator design with coaxially mounted toroidal capacitor stages and internal electrical insulation devices, along with impedance elements, brings capacitors and spark gaps closer together while preventing breakdowns, reducing impedance and enhancing efficiency.
Benefits of technology
This design minimizes voltage front rise time, maximizes discharge current, increases frequency, and enhances power generation efficiency by preventing breakdowns and reducing impedance.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a Marx generator (1) in which each capacitor stage (4.1, …, 4.n) comprises a first electrical isolation device (31), disposed in the internal space defined by the capacitor of said capacitor stage and extending along the length of the inner face of the capacitor (7), and a second electrical isolation device (32), disposed inside the first electrical isolation device (31), coaxially to the common axis (XX) and extending along the length of the inner face of the capacitor (7), the generator (1) comprising a first impedance element (41), disposed between the first electrical isolation device (31) and the second electrical isolation device (32) and electrically connecting the input terminal of the generator (1) and the downstream spark gap heads (25) of the capacitor stages (4.1, …, 4.n).n), and a second impedance element (42), disposed inside the second electrical isolation device (32) and electrically connecting the upstream spark gap heads (26) of the capacitor stages (4.1, …, 4.n) to the output terminal of the generator (1). Figure for the abbreviation: Figure 1.
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