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2016 IEEE Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - Saturday, July 9, 2016 <a href=http://www.sfpalace.com/>Palace Hotel San Francisco</a> Book of Abstracts ii Contents Daily Operation of Z: An 80 Terawatt, 36 Module Pulsed Power Driver 3 .......... 1 Core and copper loss effects on the stepped impedance transmission line pulse generator 99 ............................................... 1 Charge trapping/detrapping characteristics and lifetime of solid dielectrics 88 . 1 Design of Bipolar Pulse Generator Topology Base on Marx Generator Supplied by Double Power 124 .......................................... 2 Two-dimensional numerical modeling of electric field and correlation to breakdown –Area scaling 10 ........................................... 2 Design and testing of a compact low impedance Marx generator with quasi rectangular pulse 64 ............................................ 3 Energy Consumption Characteristics of Pulsed Arc Discharge in High Pressure Carbon Dioxide up to Supercritical Phase 162 ........................... 3 Initial Evaluation of the Load Current Multiplier Concept on the Sandia Z Accelerator 74 4 An AC Arc Discharge Model for Ice-Covered FRP Live-Line Tools 185 ........... 4 Characterization of Double-Positive Metamaterials for Advanced Applications 184 . 5 Repetitive pulse X-rays generator based on all solid state pulsed power source 258 . 6 Seismic Wave Characteristic of Ground Surface Layer Produced by Pulsed Discharges in Closed Water Domain 42 .................................. 6 The Anaysis of Time to Breakdown in Various Gas Insulation Systems 163 . 7 Study of the deterioration of conductive coatings used in form-wound motor coils by fret- ting wear tests 299 ...................................... 7 Influence of Impulse Waveform Parameters on the Breakdown Voltage in SF6 Highly Inho- mogeneous Electric Field 246 ................................ 8 HIGH-FIELD EXCITED FLASHOVER ACROSS SOLID DIELECTRICS IN VACUUM: MECH- ANISM AND SUPPRESSION 139 .............................. 8 DC Breakdown From Vacuum to Low Pressure in Dielectric-Loaded Systems* 179 . 9 Investigation Dielectric Materials at Different Frequency Ranges 166 ............ 9 iii Proposing Supercritical Fluids as a Replacement for SF6 in High–Voltage Circuit Breakers 272 .............................................. 10 High Power Microwave Pulse Compressors With a Variable Geometry of Accumulative Resonant Cavity 344 ..................................... 11 Permittivity and Permeability in Double Positive Metamaterials Fabricated with Barium Titanate 189 ......................................... 11 Towards sub-ppm Shot-to-shot Amplitude Stability of SwissFEL Resonant Kicker 290 . 12 Study on Bubble Evolution in Oil-paper Insulation during Dynamic Rating of Power Trans- formers 245 .......................................... 12 Thyratron Stability Improvements of SNS Extraction Kicker System 57 . 13 A 400A programmable linear current pulse generator 328 . 13 Multiple Voids Insulation System Response by Partial Discharge Analysis 174 . 14 GYROMAGNETIC NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION LINE WITH SEALED SPARK GAP 314 14 Chopper-Marx Circuit for Application to ILC: 2. Charging and System Control 169 . 15 A 100kV Nanosecond Pulse Generator Based on Magnetic Pulse Compressor 173 . 15 Research on the arc of mixture using the confined space 27 . 16 PD Pulse Sequence Studies with model transformer insulation in Mercaptans contaminated transformer oil 37 ...................................... 16 sub-microsecond Pulse Generators Based on Magnetic Pulse Compression System 145 . 17 Electro-Convection in Liquids in Absence of Ionization 22 . 17 Liquid Dielectric Breakdown Studies using Compact Tesla Pulse Generator 302 . 18 Influence of Electric Field Non-uniformity on Breakdown Characteristics in SF6/N2 Gas Mixtures Under Lightning Impulse 51 ........................... 18 Insulation deterioration of twisted pairs due to high frequency switching of power Elec- tronic Converters (PECs) 303 ................................ 19 MULTICHANNEL SIGNAL SYNTHESIS IN FREE SPACE 63 . 19 The Effect of Partial Discharge on Electrical Life of Oil Immersed Paper279 . 20 Stability of thyratron switching in LCLS linac modulators 221 . 21 A High Repetition-rate Bipolar Nanosecond Pulse Generator Based on Magnetic Pulse Com- pression System 276 ..................................... 21 Numerical analysis on the output characteristics of a linear switch array pulse modulator 249 .............................................. 22 Influence of H2O on SF6 Discharge and Decomposition Characteristics Under LowMois- ture Conditions 273 ..................................... 22 iv Construction and commissioning Xbox3: a very high capacity X-band test stand 307 . 23 Effects of Thyratron Aging on Klystron RF Pulse Stability 296 . 23 Study of Nanosecond Electrical Breakdown in Perfluorinated Liquids at 140 kV 229 . 23 The influence of metal vapor deposition on the insulating materials 144 . 24 High Power Microwave Production with a Nanosecond Pulser and Nonlinear Transmission Line 247 ............................................ 25 A two dimensional circuit model of induction cavity 69 ................... 25 SURFACE FLASHOVER CHARACTERISTICS OF GROOVED NANODIELECTRICS UNDER PULSED VOLTAGE IN PARTIAL VACUUM 322 ..................... 25 Surface Flashover Properties of Polytetrafluoroethylene Modified by Ion Implantation in Vacuum 138 ......................................... 26 Effect of Electrode Composition on the Partial Discharge Characteristics of a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator System 227 ............................... 26 Dielectric Strength Testing of 3D Printed Polymeric Materials 339 . 27 Dielectric properties and surface flashover characteristics of Al2O3-filled epoxy resin in subatmospheric pressure under 20-200 kHz applied pulsed fields 265 . 27 DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF AN 8 LINE GYROMAGNETIC NONLINEAR TRANS- MISSION ARRAY 308 .................................... 28 Relationship between the Physicochemical Properties of Materials and the Fractal Dimen- sion of Creeping Discharges Propagating at Solid/Fluid Interfaces 54 . 28 Effect of hydrostatic pressure on the impulse breakdown characteristics of transformer oil 244 .............................................. 29 GW-class relativistic backward-wave oscillator with pulse duration above 200 ns 31 . 30 Analysis of Peak Output Voltage and Droop from a Nonuniform Transmission Line 266 . 30 Space Charge Accumulation as a Contributor to Partial Discharge Activity in Dielectric Elastomer Actuators under High Voltage DC 228 ..................... 31 A coaxial ceramic vacuum insulator for a repetitive operated pulsed power source 19 . 31 Characterization and Fabrication of Carbon Nanotubes Grown on Ceramic Substrates for High Temperature RFID Applications 267 ......................... 31 Partial discharge measurements and IEC standards: Justification of the use for their inclu- sion in afterlaying test for extruded cable systems 292 . 32 Performance improvement of a compact pulsed neutron generator with a vacuum arc ion source 259 .......................................... 32 Discussion on the Control Standards of Moisture Content in SF6 Electrical Equipment 217 33 Modular Marx Generator 215 .................................. 34 v Development of Variable Charging System for Voltage Adjustment 135 . 34 Effects of mechanical pre-stress on the dielectric strength of alumina Al2O38 . 35 simulation and design of the multi-channel isolated charging for solid-state MARX gener- ators 287 ........................................... 35 Analysis of Insulation Failure of Polymer Composite Blocks Using High Frequency Wave Shapes 293 .......................................... 36 Dielectric breakdown characteristics of the rod-plane electrode system in SF6 gas under oscillating impulse voltage 268 ............................... 37 Comparison of breakdown voltage of N2, CO2, SF6, N2-SF6 and CO2-SF6 mixtures: Seeking substitutes for SF6 for high voltage apparatus 53 ..................... 37 A Marx-Based Power Converter topology as a Current Source for Pulsed Magnets in Parti- cles Accelerators 294 .................................... 38 Custom designed Dummy Loads for HV Pulsed Power Modulator Testing 80 . 38 Study on Impulse Breakdown Characteristics in Transformer Oil with Different Electrode Materials 252 ......................................... 39 Characteristics of Residual Surface Charge Distribution on Alumina under DC Voltage in Vacuum 49 .......................................... 39 Influence of Test Conditions on the Thermally Stimulated Current Characteristics ofSili- cone Rubber Used for Composite Insulators 66 ...................... 40 Influence of Metallic Particle on Flashover Characteristics of Post Insulator in SF6Under Negative DC Voltage 171 .................................. 41 Flashover characteristics of metal particle contaminated GIS insulator under DC voltage 316 .............................................. 41 Chopper-Marx Circuit for Application to ILC: 1. 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