2009
DOI: 10.5539/apr.v1n2p25
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Nanoseconds Switching for High Voltage Circuit using Avalanche Transistors

Abstract: The avalanche transistor is suitable for switching high voltage in kilovolts region. In this paper, a simple switching circuit consists of avalanche transistor is demonstrated. Sixteen of ZTX 415 avalanche transistors were used to switch a high voltage circuit up to 4.5 kV. A PIC16F84 microcontroller was utilized as control unit to generate input trigger. The result shows that the developed circuit was able to switch applied voltage up-to 4.5 kV with an average falling time is 2.89 ns.

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“…The high voltage drivers based on the MOSFETs connected in series provide the laser beam modulation frequency up to 1 MHz with the 30 ns rise/fall time of pulse and adjustable pulse width [22][23][24][25][26][27]. The bipolar avalanche high voltage drivers allow us to achieve rise time from 7 ns down to 240 ps [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. However, the fall time of the pulse generated by the bipolar avalanche high voltage drivers may be 10 times longer than the rise time of the pulse.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The high voltage drivers based on the MOSFETs connected in series provide the laser beam modulation frequency up to 1 MHz with the 30 ns rise/fall time of pulse and adjustable pulse width [22][23][24][25][26][27]. The bipolar avalanche high voltage drivers allow us to achieve rise time from 7 ns down to 240 ps [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. However, the fall time of the pulse generated by the bipolar avalanche high voltage drivers may be 10 times longer than the rise time of the pulse.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Avalanche bipolar transistors are usually combined with a Marx generator topology and feature a very short rising edge of high voltage pulse from 7 ns down to 240 ps (Krishnaswamy et al 2007;Xuelin et al 2010;Oak et al 1991;Tamuri et al 2009;Rai et al 1994;Dharmadhikari et al 1996;Ding et al 2015;Bishop et al 2006;Nunnally et al 2011;Gao et al 2017;Shen et al 2020;Yan et al 2020;Rao et al 2019;). An overview of the evolution of this topology is provided in one of the articles (Li et al 2018).…”
Section: Overview Of the Principle And Problems Of Pockels Cellsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pulsa-pulsa ini memicu rangkaian Schmitt trigger kecepatan tinggi yang telah diatur pada lebar pulsa variabel hingga 75 nanodetik aras tegangan non-TTL +18 V. Gambar 1 memperlihatkan rangkaian lengkap keseluruhan tahap pembangkitan pulsa dan bentuk konversi pulsa pada setiap tahap rangkaian [11,12]. Garis putus-putus adalah rangkaian pembangkit pulsa yang dikaji pada makalah ini untuk menggerakkan MOSFET tegangan tinggi di tahap berikutnya.…”
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