2017 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference

Characterization of Individual Pulsed Power Modules on the Saturn Accelerator

19 Jun 2017, 16:30

30m

Preston (Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel)

Oral Pulsed Power Physics and Technology, Components and HV Insulation Oral session 6 - Pulsed Power Diagnostics - Session Chair : Laurent Pecastaing / Laurent Véron

Speaker

Mr Nathan Joseph (Sandia National Laboratories)

Description

In 2014 the Saturn accelerator located at Sandia National Laboratories was brought back online after nearly a year of inactivity. The Saturn accelerator is made up of 36 individual pulsed power lines which consist of a 2.7-MV Marx generator, intermediate storage capacitor, 3-MV rim fire gas switch, pulse forming and transmission line. Each component has an individual diagnostic that measures either voltage or current. In this paper I will describe the methods used to characterize each diagnostic and how a full single line system characterization was accomplished.