Induction Voltage Adder, IVA

reference paper [8]

An induction voltage adder (IVA) with three induction cells was designed and manufactured.
Each induction cell is driven by a Blumlein pulse forming line.
The Blumlein pulse forming lines have gas switches triggered by a compact Marx generator.
Amorphous metal tape cores were used for the induction cells because of their large flux swing.
We obtained good pulse adding performance and reproducibility by controlling precisely each of the drive pulse generators.