@inproceedings{5533753941ce4569b5a9b8cdb0457597,
title = "Pulsed Power Discharge under a Highly Capacitive Load",
abstract = "This paper outlines the design and tradeoffs of a compact custom capacitive charging and discharging circuit. The system has a maximum charging voltage of 10 kV at 2 mA and utilizes an external capacitor which can be chosen by the user. To maintain the user's set voltage a microcontroller (MCU) in conjunction with feedback from voltage monitoring is used to make real-Time voltage adjustments until the user triggers the discharge. The discharge sequence is initiated by the user via a tethered switch that isolates the user from the high voltage components and has an option to abort the discharge by bleeding the capacitor through an internal resistor. The discharge circuit is capable of handling current surges up to 5 kA and voltage spikes up to 15 kV. The design metrics are discussed, and recommendations are presented.",
author = "J. Allen and M. Ashford and B. Onyenucheya and J. Zirnheld and K. Burke",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 IEEE.; 2019 IEEE Pulsed Power and Plasma Science, PPPS 2019 ; Conference date: 23-06-2019 Through 29-06-2019",
year = "2019",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1109/PPPS34859.2019.9009958",
language = "English",
series = "IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "2019 IEEE Pulsed Power and Plasma Science, PPPS 2019",
address = "United States",
}