Re: Win's next 10kV project, a 1us ramp



Winfield Hill wrote:

> John Larkin wrote...
>>
>> Joerg wrote:
>>>
>>> Is it going to be a stack of FETs? Or can you use a tube?
>>>
>>> Anyway, I was thinking about those ballast triodes in earlier
>>> color TVs. If there is any chance to find one, that is,
>>> without having to rent a backhoe and dig through a landfill.
>>
>> 6BK4, 25kV but can sink only 1.5 mA, not enough to drive
>> Win's load.
>
> Guess it's going to be a stack of FETs...
>
>
Please check me on this but there is supposed to be something like a field
emission switch, speed like a fast SCR, power handling like a thyratron.
It would switch kilovolts in 10 to 20 nanoseconds and handle 10's to 100's
of Amperes. decent durability too.
--
JosephKK

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