Portable DC Supply Based on SiC Power Devices for High-Voltage Marx Generator

The paper describes major issues related to the design of a portable SiC-based DC supply developed for evaluation of a high-voltage Marx generator. This generator is developed to be a part of an electromagnetic cannon providing very high voltage and current pulses aiming at the destruction of electronics equipment in a specific area. The portable DC supply offers a very high voltage gain: input voltage is 24 V, while the generator requires supply voltages up to 50 kV. Thus, the system contains two stages designed on the basis of SiC power devices operating with frequencies up to 100 kHz. At first, the input voltage is boosted up to 400 V by a non-isolated double-boost converter, and then a resonant DC-DC converter with a special transformer elevates the voltage to the required level. In the paper, the main components of the laboratory setup are presented, and experimental results of the DC supply and whole system are also shown.

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The paper discusses the design of a portable SiC-based DC supply developed for evaluating a high-voltage Marx generator, which is a part of an electromagnetic cannon aiming to destroy electronics equipment in a specific area. The system includes two stages based on SiC power devices operating at frequencies up to 100 kHz. Experimental results show that the DC supply successfully boosts the input voltage from 24 V to 50 kV, supporting the high-voltage Marx generator.