A high power (HP) generator (10) and a method for delivering pulsed high power at
high voltage and / or current values to a capacitive load, in particular a
plasma process, comprising: - several low power (LP) generators (14, 16, 18), each including an
energy storage component (C1, L1), wherein, during use, the
energy storage component (C1, L1) is charged to a predetermined value associated with the
energy storage component; Each provides, when in use, at its output an LP generator value that corresponds to the value of the energy storage components (C1, C2, Cn, L1, L2, Ln) incorporated in the respective LP generator (14, 16, 18) Several LP generators (14, 16, 18) and - a
coupling (20), the LP generators (14, 16, 18) being electrically connected such that a
coupling value at an output of the
coupling (20) can be obtained which corresponds to an output value of the HP generator (10) and which is higher than the LP generator value at the output of one of the LP generators (14, 16, 18) during use, at least in some states of the HP generator (10); - a
control unit (22) configured to select the contribution of the LP generators (14, 16, 18) to the output value of the HP generator (10) during the power delivery of the HP generator (10) in order to produce a rise and / or a decay of a pulse at the output of the coupling (20); Including, - A balancing circuit containing components that allow current to flow in only one direction, in particular a
diode (D) or a component acting like a
diode, is connected between the two LP generators (14, 16, 18).