Design of a New Bias Power Supply for High Voltage Electron Beam Welding Machine

Li Bo; Zhao Juan; Li Hongtao; Kang Chuanhui; Li Songjie; Ma Xun

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202638.250155

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Li Bo, Zhao Juan, Li Hongtao, et al. Design of a New Bias Power Supply for High Voltage Electron Beam Welding Machine[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202638.250155

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Li Bo, Zhao Juan, Li Hongtao, et al. Design of a New Bias Power Supply for High Voltage Electron Beam Welding Machine[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202638.250155

Li Bo, Zhao Juan, Li Hongtao, et al. Design of a New Bias Power Supply for High Voltage Electron Beam Welding Machine[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202638.250155

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Li Bo, Zhao Juan, Li Hongtao, et al. Design of a New Bias Power Supply for High Voltage Electron Beam Welding Machine[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202638.250155

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Design of a New Bias Power Supply for High Voltage Electron Beam Welding Machine

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202638.250155

Institute of Fluid Physics, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China

Received Date: 2025-05-28
Accepted Date: 2025-10-28
Rev Recd Date: 2025-11-07

Available Online: 2025-11-20

Abstract

Abstract

Background
Currently, the bias power supplies in high-voltage electron beam welders, both domestically and internationally, are suspended at a negative high voltage. The output voltage regulation is achieved by sampling the operating current in the high-voltage power circuit. The sampled current signal undergoes multi-stage conversion before being sent to the bias power supply, which then adjusts its output voltage based on the feedback current. This adjusted output voltage, in turn, alters the current in the high-voltage circuit. Since the bias power supply is an inverter-based power source, its response and adjustment cycles are relatively long, and precise step-wise regulation is challenging. Consequently, this leads to significant beam current ripple, poor stability, and inadequate beam current reproducibility, failing to meet the requirements of precision welding for beam current stability and low fluctuation.
Purpose
This paper aims to develop a bias power supply with an adjustable DC output voltage ranging from −100 V to −2 kV, featuring low voltage ripple and high voltage stability. The bias power supply can be connected in series within the high-voltage circuit, enabling rapid adjustment and precise control of the operating beam current through a fast closed-loop feedback control system. Additionally, the bias power supply must operate reliably during load arcing of the electron gun.
Methods
The design incorporates absorption and protection methods to address the issue of electron gun load arcing damaging the bias power supply. By connecting the bias power supply in series within the high-voltage circuit and feeding back the operating current in the bias power supply loop, the output voltage (bias cup voltage) is adjusted. The bias cup voltage adaptively regulates according to the beam current magnitude, achieving real-time rapid tracking and fine control of the operating beam current.
Results
A bias power supply was developed with an adjustable DC output voltage from −100 V to −2 kV, featuring a ripple voltage of ≤0.1% across the entire voltage range, voltage stability better than 0.1%, and an output current greater than 3 mA. When applied to a −150 kV/33 mA high-voltage electron beam welder, it achieved a beam current ripple of ±0.19%, beam current stability better than ±5 μA, and beam current reproducibility of ±0.04%.
Conclusions
Based on the methods of absorption, protection, and adaptive regulation of the bias cup voltage according to the beam current magnitude, a novel bias power supply for high-voltage electron beam welders has been successfully developed. This solution addresses the issues of large beam current ripple, poor stability, and inadequate reproducibility in high-voltage electron beam welding, providing an effective approach for high-stability, precision-controllable welding.
- bias power supply,
- adaptive voltage regulation,
- beam stability,
- beam repeatability

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