Nanosecond pulser ADC system
First Claim
1. A nanosecond pulser system comprising:
- a nanosecond pulser comprising;
a pulser input;
a high voltage DC power supply;
one or more solid-state switches coupled with the high voltage DC power supply and the pulser input, the one or more solid-state switches switching the high voltage DC power supply based on input pulses provided by the pulser input;
one or more transformers coupled with the one or more switches; and
a pulser output coupled with the one or more transformers that outputs a high voltage waveform with an amplitude greater than about 2 kV and a pulse repetition frequency greater than about 1 kHz based on the pulser input; and
a control system coupled with the nanosecond pulser at a measurement point, the control system providing the input pulses to the pulser input.
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Abstract
A nanosecond pulser system is disclosed. In some embodiments, the nanosecond pulser system may include a nanosecond pulser having a nanosecond pulser input; a plurality of switches coupled with the nanosecond pulser input; one or more transformers coupled with the plurality of switches; and an output coupled with the one or more transformers and providing a high voltage waveform with a amplitude greater than 2 kV and a frequency greater than 1 kHz based on the nanosecond pulser input. The nanosecond pulser system may also include a control module coupled with the nanosecond pulser input; and an control system coupled with the nanosecond pulser at a point between the transformer and the output, the control system providing waveform data regarding an high voltage waveform produced at the point between the transformer and the output.
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25 Claims
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1. A nanosecond pulser system comprising:
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a nanosecond pulser comprising; a pulser input; a high voltage DC power supply; one or more solid-state switches coupled with the high voltage DC power supply and the pulser input, the one or more solid-state switches switching the high voltage DC power supply based on input pulses provided by the pulser input; one or more transformers coupled with the one or more switches; and a pulser output coupled with the one or more transformers that outputs a high voltage waveform with an amplitude greater than about 2 kV and a pulse repetition frequency greater than about 1 kHz based on the pulser input; and a control system coupled with the nanosecond pulser at a measurement point, the control system providing the input pulses to the pulser input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A nanosecond pulser system comprising:
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a nanosecond pulser having a pulser output that outputs a high voltage waveform that includes a plurality of bursts where each burst comprises a plurality of pulses with an amplitude greater than 2 kV and a pulse repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz; and a control system that controls a number of characteristics of the high voltage waveform in real-time including the number of pulses in each burst, a pulse repetition frequency, a pulse width, and a pulse voltage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A nanosecond pulser system comprising:
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a nanosecond pulser having a pulser output that outputs pulses with an amplitude greater than 2 kV and a pulse repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz; a plurality of sensors that measure an environmental characteristic of the nanosecond pulser system and each of the plurality of sensors provide a sensor signal representing a respective environmental characteristic; a sensor that provides an electronic sensor signal representing a physical characteristic of the nanosecond pulser system; and an interlock electrically coupled with the sensor and the nanosecond pulser that stops operation of the nanosecond pulser in the event the electronic sensor signal is above a first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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