Preliminary experimental investigation on induction voltage adder based on rolled strip pulse forming line

A technical solution for high power pulse generator which is based on both induction voltage adder (IVA) and rolled strip line is introduced. The induction cell is designed for a 10-stage IVA, its equivalent circuit is obtained and corresponding simulation research is carried out. To study the response characteristics of the induction cell, a rolled strip pulse forming line with an impedance of 3 Ω and pulse duration of 230 ns is fabricated as the voltage drive source. Experimental investigations on both the single induction cell and 4-stage IVA are carried out. The results show that the cell has good response characteristics. The current efficiency of the 4-stage IVA can reach about 80%, and the output voltage is about 4 times the magnitude of the input. In the repetitive condition, the