The DOE requires a power supply for capacitor charging for a new linear accelerator. The supply must be over 90 percent efficient, reliable, and cost effective to manufacture and maintain. In addition, the market now demands decreased size while maintaining or increasing power output. This project will design and build a new high voltage power supply which is compact, cellular, easy to manufacture, over 95 percent efficient, and more reliable than a conventional power supply design. In Phase I, the feasibility of the new cellular power supply concept will be proven by using computer modeling and simulation along with the development and testing of a scaled down prototype. Based on the models, simulations, and prototype testing, the design for the high voltge power supply will be completed in order to meet the specification requirement for the linear collider.
Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: Given its low stored energy and precise output, the new cellular high voltage power supply should improve design and performance of radar, x-rays, lasers, power vacuum tubes, and high voltage capacitor charging.
