US 12,095,362 B2
Marx generator with a plurality of branches for respective Marx voltages
Jürgen Urban, Erlangen (DE); and Michael Sporer, Lauf (DE)
Assigned to Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG, Überlingen (DE)
Filed by Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG, Überlingen (DE)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/178,611.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2022 000 764.9 (DE), filed on Mar. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0283174 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H02M 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC H02M 3/06 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Marx generator, comprising:
at least two branches for delivering a respective Marx voltage at an output terminal of the respective said branch;
each branch of said at least two branches containing:
a plurality of capacitor stages connected in series and each having at least a first voltage pole and a second voltage pole;
respective cross branches, each two adjacent capacitor stages being connected between said first voltage pole of a preceding capacitor stage and said second voltage pole of a succeeding capacitor stage by one of said cross branches, and each of said cross branches including a spark gap;
a final capacitor stage at an output end of the respective said branch, with one voltage pole of said final capacitor stage forming an output pole of the respective said branch; and
a first capacitor stage at an input end of the respective said branch, with one voltage pole of said first capacitor stage being connected to an input pole for supplying an operating voltage;
at least two of said at least two branches having a common triggering section in which said at least two branches coincide with respect to said first capacitor stage and a first adjacent cross branch and an input terminal; and
each of said at least two branches that have said common triggering section also having an individual portion that contains at least one capacitor stage associated only therewith.