Marx generator
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A Marx generator is an electrical circuit first described by Erwin Otto Marx in 1924. Its purpose is to generate a high-voltage pulse from a low-voltage DC supply. Marx generators are used in high-ene
A small demonstration Marx generator (tower on the right). It is a ten stage generator. The main discharge is on the left. The nine smaller sparks that can be seen in the image are the spark gaps that connect the charged capacitors in series.
Marx generator used for testing high-voltage power-transmission components at TU Dresden, Germany
600 kV 10-stage Marx generator in operation
800 kV Marx generator in laboratory at the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur India.
Voltage multiplier
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A voltage multiplier is an electrical circuit that converts AC electrical power from a lower voltage to a higher DC voltage, typically using a network of capacitors and diodes.
Marx generator
…charging the capacitors again. The principle of multiplying voltage by charging capacitors in parallel and discharging them in series is also used in the voltage multiplier circuit, used to produce high voltages for laser printers and cathode-ray tube television sets, which has similarities to this circuit. One difference…
TV cascade (green) and flyback transformer (blue).