A repetitive high current pulse generator for high flux electrothermal plasma jets

Abstract

Power sources play an important role in the characteristics and the applications of the electrothermal (ET) plasma as an edge localized mode (ELM) heat flux simulator. A repetitive high current ET plasma source with the capability of working at a 10 Hz repetition rate and peak current 7.5 kA is presented in this paper. By controlling the sequence of discharge of ten pulse power modules, a repetitive high heat flux plasma jet can be generated. A two-stage capillary structure is presented, and its repetitive trigger driving circuit based on surface flashover ignition is designed to achieve reliable and repetitive discharge. The topology of the inductive and capacitive (LC) series resonant circuit is applied to the charging system of the pulsed power source. The charging current is limited to 500 A with a charging time of 3.5 ms, and the ratio of the charging voltage to the operating voltage is 1.85. A diode and a power resistor in series are used to suppress the negative overvoltage, which is helpful to increase the thyristors’ operating reliability. Using the designed repetitive ET plasma source, the characteristics of the ET plasma jet are investigated by measuring the voltages and currents and by obtaining images of the discharges. Experimental results show that the repetitive ET plasma generator can be used as an appropriate way to simulate the ELM-like heat flux plasma.

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