Response characteristics of induction voltage adder module to square pulse

In order to understand the response characteristics of induction voltage adder (IVA) to square pulses and find out some design philosophies of a compact, high efficient IVA system, theoretical analysis and experimental research are carried out. This paper introduces the operating principles of IVA, establishes an equivalent circuit model and analyses the response characteristics. Elementary experimental researches are carried out on an IVA module charged by a pulse forming network (PFN) which can output 1 μs pulses with an impedance of about 1.2 Ω. The rising edge and flat top of the output waveform are in good agreement with those of the input waveform. The flat top drops as expected. Theoretical analyses are well verified.