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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
InventorsAnthony N. Payne, James A. Watson, Stephen E. Sampayan
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A method and apparatus for predict-ahead pulse-to-pulse voltage control in a pulsed power supply system is disclosed. A DC power supply network is coupled to a resonant charging network via a first switch. The resonant charging network is coupled at a node to a storage capacitor. An output load is coupled to the storage capacitor via a second switch. A de-Q-ing network is coupled to the resonant charging network via a third switch. The trigger for the third switch is a derived function of the initial voltage of the power supply network, the initial voltage of the storage capacitor, and the present voltage of the storage capacitor. A first trigger closes the first switch and charges the capacitor. The third trigger is asserted according to the derived function to close the third switch. When the third switch is closed, the first switch opens and voltage on the node is regulated. The second trigger may be thereafter asserted to discharge the capacitor into the output load.
A method for regulating the voltage V(t) at a node in a circuit, wherein the voltage V(t) is a voltage waveform having a predictable shape that is a function of the time response of the circuit components, and wherein the node has a regulation circuit coupled thereto by a switch, said switch being closed by asserting a trigger pulse, the method comprising predicting the node voltage V(t+.DELTA.) at a future time t+.DELTA. where .DELTA. is equal to the amount of time delay between asserting the trigger pulse and actual switch closure, and asserting the trigger pulse when the prediction of the future voltage V(t+.DELTA.) equals the desired node voltage.
A method for regulating voltage in a pulsed power system having a resonant charging network coupled to a storage capacitor, a DC power supply network coupled to the resonant charging network via a first switch, an output load coupled to the storage capacitor via a second switch, and a de-Q-ing network coupled to the resonant charging network via a third switch, the first, second and third switches being triggered by a first trigger pulse, a second trigger pulse, and a third trigger pulse, respectively, the method comprising generating said third trigger pulse at a time that is a function of an initial voltage V.sub.1 (0) of the power supply network and a present voltage V.sub.2 (t) of the capacitor.
In a pulsed power system having a resonant charging network coupled to a storage capacitor, a DC power supply network coupled to the resonant charging network via a first switch, an output load coupled to the storage capacitor via a second switch, and a de-Q-ing network coupled to the resonant charging network via a third switch, the first, second and third switches being triggered by a first trigger pulse, a second trigger pulse, and a third trigger pulse, respectively, the improvement comprising means for generating said third trigger pulse at a time that is a function of an initial voltage V.sub.1 (0) of the power supply network and a present voltage V.sub.2 (t) of the capacitor.
A pulsed power supply system, comprising:
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