Patent ID: 8018096
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: F41B,H03K

Abstract:
1. A method of using an inductive pulse forming network comprising: providing a network capacitor; coupling a network switch, a second network switch, and a load switch in series with said network capacitor; coupling a network inductor in parallel with a load at a point between said second network switch and said load switch and at a point between said load and said network capacitor; providing an arc suppression system switch; coupling in parallel with said network inductor an arc suppression system impedance device, through said arc suppression system switch, at a point between said first network switch and said second network switch and at a point between said network capacitor and said network inductor; and initially setting switches comprising: setting said network switch open; setting said load switch open; setting said second network switch closed; setting said arc suppression system switch open; charging said network capacitor from an outside prime power supply; when said network capacitor is charged, closing said network switch thereby allowing energy stored in said network capacitor to transfer to a magnetic field of said network inductor; when said energy stored in said network capacitor has transferred to said magnetic field of said network inductor, closing said load switch and closing said arc suppression system switch; opening said second network switch thereby allowing a high energy pulse to transfer to said load; and powering said load with said high energy pulse.