Solid-State Pulsed Power Modulator for 9.3 GHz 1.7 MW X-Band Magnetron
- Authors
- Park, Su-Mi; Song, Seung-Ho; Jo, Hyun-Bin; Jeong, Woo-Cheol; Jang, Sung-Roc; Ryoo, Hong-Je
- Issue Date
- Feb-2021
- Publisher
- IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
- Keywords
- Linear particle accelerator (LINAC); magnetron; medical LINAC; solid-state pulsed power modulator (SSPPM); X-band
- Citation
- IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, v.68, no.2, pp 1148 - 1154
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
- Volume
- 68
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 1148
- End Page
- 1154
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/53945
- DOI
- 10.1109/TIE.2020.2967728
- ISSN
- 0278-0046
1557-9948
- Abstract
- This article describes a modification and an experiment conducted on a solid-state pulsed power modulator (SSPPM) for medical linear particle accelerator (LINAC) applications. Depending on the operating condition of the magnetron, an existing design of an insulatedgate bipolar transistor (IGBT)-based modulator is modified, from a positive pulse generator to a negative pulse generator. The design of the gate driver circuit of the pulse discharging IGBTs is also slightly changed to secure reliability against the arc condition. The developed modulator has the following maximum output-pulse voltage of -40 kV, pulse current of -100 A, pulsewidth of 5 mu s, and pulse repetition rate of 250 Hz. By adapting the proposed design to the pulsed power modulator for driving the magnetron, high peak and average power densities of 43 kW/L and 48.9 W/L, respectively, can be achieved. The experimental results from various tests conducted using a resistor load, including a rated operation and an arc protection, verify the robustness and utility of the developed SSPPM for medical LINAC applications. An experiment using a 9.3-GHz 1.7-MW X-band magnetron is also conducted. The developedmodulator achieved a successful arc protection operation for the arc generated in the waveguide during the magnetron drive test.
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