Method of Measurement of Absorbed Energy in Nanosecond Gas Discharge

CZU 533.9.07

The method for measuring the energy absorbed in the non-linear load with the help of the return current shunt is proposed. The design and utilization features of the return current shunt have been considered for the case of high-voltage (10–100 kV) nanosecond pulses. Experimental results are given on utilizing the proposed method to study the energy absorbtion under a high-voltage pulse discharge in a gas.

Keywords: current shunt, nanosecond resolution, measurement of absorbed energy, high voltage pulses, nanosecond-pulse electrical discharge.