Pulsed power generation encompasses a suite of technologies designed to accumulate energy over an extended period and release it in a brief, intense burst. This approach is crucial for applications ...

“Pulse power” has received a lot of attention and mass-media exposure recently, as demonstrated by the dramatic example in December 2022. That’s when the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence ...

Inductive pulsed power supply systems are a class of devices that utilise magnetic energy storage via inductors to generate high-power pulses. By storing energy in the magnetic field of inductive ...

Israeli energy company nT-Tao has fired first plasma pulses in its C3 prototype, two months after the start of assembly.

BAE Systems, Land and Armaments Division, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is being awarded an $11,658,980 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development activities associated with Integrated Power ...

First Light Fusion is developing an inertial fusion with a pulsed process. They fire physical projectiles at high speeds like 40 kilometers per second to generate fusion OR they may use high-power ...

Based on high-frequency high-voltage vertical field-effect transistors (HVVFETs), the HVV1011-300, HVV1214-025, and HVV1214-100 power transistors deliver frequency bandwidth, voltage level, and power ...

Pictured is all that remains of a 1-mm tapered tungsten rod held by a graphite holder after being bombarded by 5 kilojoules of 2.5 million volt electrons in only 50 nanoseconds. The rapid deposition ...

Magdrive was founded in Oxfordshire, England, in 2019 to apply the lessons of pulsed power to satellite propulsion. SAN FRANCISCO – U.K. electric propulsion startup Magdrive announced $10.5 million in ...

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A tough challenge for test engineers is explored in terms of test methods, pitfalls, and measurement errors. For the test engineer, RF and microwave power amplifier testing imposes unique challenges.