Pulsed Power Systems: Principles and Applications (Power Systems)

**Pulsed-Power Systems** describes the physical and technical foundations for the production and application of high-voltage pulses of very high-power and high-energy character. In the initial chapters, it addresses materials, components and the most common diagnostics. In the second part, three categories of applications with scientific and industrial relevance are detailed: production of strong pulsed electric and magnetic fields, intense radiation sources and pulsed electric (plasma) discharges. The Essence of Pulsed Power....Pages 1-6 Static and Dynamic Breakdown Strength of Dielectric Materials....Pages 7-54 Energy Storage....Pages 55-82 Switches....Pages 83-133 Pulse-Forming Networks....Pages 135-155 Pulse Transmission and Transformation....Pages 157-191 Power and Voltage Adding....Pages 193-201 Examples of Pulsed-Power Generators....Pages 203-210 Diagnostics....Pages 211-225 Applications of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields....Pages 227-256 Intense Radiation Sources....Pages 257-278 Pulsed Discharges Through Solid and Liquid Dielectrics....Pages 279-305 Describes the physical and technical foundations for the production and application of high-voltage pulses of very high-power and high-energy character. This book addresses materials, components and the most common diagnostics