High-voltage analog circuit pulser with feedback control

A method of generating one or more sub-microsecond pulsed electric field pulses, the method comprising:

• generating a power supply control signal with a controller;
• generating a pulse generator control signal with the controller;
• receiving the one or more power supply control signals at a power supply;
• generating one or more power voltages based in part on the power supply control signal with the power supply;
• receiving the one or more power voltages and the pulse generator control signal at a pulse generator;
• with the pulse generator, generating one or more pulses based in part on the one or more power voltages received from the power supply and based in part on the pulse generator control signal received from the controller;
• and
• receiving, at the controller, one or more feedback signals representing a value of a characteristic of or a result of the pulses, wherein at least one of the power supply control signal and the pulse generator control signal is generated by the controller based partly on the received one or more feedback signals.

A sub-microsecond pulsed electric field generator, comprising:

• a controller, configured to generate a power supply control signal and to generate a pulse generator control signal at a controller output;
• a power supply, comprising a power supply input configured to receive the power supply control signal, wherein the power supply is configured to generate one or more power voltages at one or more corresponding power supply outputs, wherein the one or more power voltages is generated based in part on the received power supply control signal;
• and
• a pulse generator, comprising a plurality of pulse generator inputs configured to receive the one or more power voltages and the pulse generator control signal, wherein the pulse generator is configured to generate one or more pulses based in part on the one or more power voltages received from the power supply and based in part on the pulse generator control signal received from the controller,
• wherein the controller comprises a feedback input configured to receive one or more feedback signals representing a value of a characteristic of or a result of the pulses, and wherein the controller is configured to generate at least one of the power supply control signal and the pulse generator control signal based partly on the received one or more feedback signals.