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Marx generator

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A Marx generator is an electrical circuit first described by Erwin Otto Marx in 1924. [1]

31 relations: Applications of capacitors, ATLAS-I, Capacitor, Cockcroft–Walton generator, Corona ring, Electric arc, Electric discharge, Electric organ (biology), Electromagnetic pulse, Erwin Otto Marx, Exploding-bridgewire detonator, Explosively pumped flux compression generator, Gaston Planté, Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering, Impulse generator, Index of electrical engineering articles, Inertial confinement fusion, Istra High Voltage Research Center, Linear transformer driver, List of electrical engineers, List of plasma physics articles, MAGPIE, Marx (disambiguation), Nuclear electromagnetic pulse, Pulsed power, Spark gap, Trigatron, Vircator, Voltage multiplier, Z Pulsed Power Facility, Z-pinch.

Applications of capacitors

Capacitors have many uses in electronic and electrical systems.

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ATLAS-I

ATLAS-I (Air Force Weapons Lab Transmission-Line Aircraft Simulator), better known as Trestle, was the codename for a unique electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generation and testing apparatus built between 1972 and 1980 during the Cold War at Sandia National Laboratories near Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Capacitor

A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores potential energy in an electric field.

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Cockcroft–Walton generator

The Cockcroft–Walton (CW) generator, or multiplier, is an electric circuit that generates a high DC voltage from a low-voltage AC or pulsing DC input.

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Corona ring

A corona ring, also called an anti-corona ring, is a toroid of conductive material, usually metal, which is attached to a terminal or other irregular hardware piece of high voltage equipment.

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Electric arc

An electric arc, or arc discharge, is an electrical breakdown of a gas that produces an ongoing electrical discharge.

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Electric discharge

An electric discharge is the release and transmission of electricity in an applied electric field through a medium such as a gas.

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Electric organ (biology)

In biology, the electric organ is an organ common to all electric fish used for the purposes of creating an electric field.

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Electromagnetic pulse

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance, is a short burst of electromagnetic energy.

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Erwin Otto Marx

Erwin Otto Marx was a German electrical engineer who invented the Marx generator, a device for producing high voltage electrical pulses.

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Exploding-bridgewire detonator

The exploding-bridgewire detonator (EBW, also known as exploding wire detonator) is a type of detonator used to initiate the detonation reaction in explosive materials, similar to a blasting cap because it is fired using an electric current.

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Explosively pumped flux compression generator

An explosively pumped flux compression generator (EPFCG) is a device used to generate a high-power electromagnetic pulse by compressing magnetic flux using high explosive.

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Gaston Planté

Gaston Planté (22 April 1834 – 21 May 1889) was the French physicist who invented the lead–acid battery in 1859.

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Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering

Most of the terms listed in Wikipedia glossaries are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself.

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Impulse generator

An impulse generator is an electrical apparatus which produces very short high-voltage or high-current surges.

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Index of electrical engineering articles

This is an alphabetical list of articles pertaining specifically to electrical and electronics engineering.

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Inertial confinement fusion

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is a type of fusion energy research that attempts to initiate nuclear fusion reactions by heating and compressing a fuel target, typically in the form of a pellet that most often contains a mixture of deuterium and tritium.

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Istra High Voltage Research Center

The Istra High Voltage Research Center, (HVRC) also dubbed The High Voltage Marx and Tesla Generators Research Facility, was a Soviet operated testing facility built in the 1970s outside the town of Istra, 40 kilometers west of Moscow and operated by the Moscow Power Engineering Institute.

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Linear transformer driver

A linear transformer driver (LTD) is an annular parallel connection of switches and capacitors designed to deliver rapid high power pulses.

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List of electrical engineers

This is a list of electrical engineers (by no means exhaustive), people who have made notable contributions to electrical engineering or computer engineering.

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List of plasma physics articles

This is a list of plasma physics topics.

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MAGPIE

MAGPIE (Mega Ampere Generator for Plasma Implosion Experiments) is a pulsed power generator based at Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

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Marx (disambiguation)

Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist and founder of Marxism.

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Nuclear electromagnetic pulse

A nuclear electromagnetic pulse (commonly abbreviated as nuclear EMP, or NEMP) is a burst of electromagnetic radiation created by nuclear explosions.

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Pulsed power

Pulsed power is the science and technology of accumulating energy over a relatively long period of time and releasing it very quickly, thus increasing the instantaneous power.

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Spark gap

A spark gap consists of an arrangement of two conducting electrodes separated by a gap usually filled with a gas such as air, designed to allow an electric spark to pass between the conductors.

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Trigatron

A trigatron is a type of triggerable spark gap switch designed for high current and high voltage, (usually 10-100 kV and 20-100 kA, though devices in the mega-ampere range exist as well).

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Vircator

A vircator (VIRtual CAthode oscillaTOR) is a microwave generator that is capable of generating brief pulses of tunable, narrow band microwaves at very high power levels.

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Voltage multiplier

Villard cascade voltage multiplier. A voltage multiplier is an electrical circuit that converts AC electrical power from a lower voltage to a higher DC voltage, typically using a network of capacitors and diodes.

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Z Pulsed Power Facility

The Z Pulsed Power Facility, informally known as the Z machine, is the largest high frequency electromagnetic wave generator in the world and is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme temperature and pressure.

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Z-pinch

In fusion power research, the Z-pinch, also known as zeta pinch, is a type of plasma confinement system that uses an electrical current in the plasma to generate a magnetic field that compresses it (see pinch).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_generator

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