Performance of 10-stage LTD generator with some malfunctioning stages

The performance of the 10-stage LTD generator is investigated in experiments with some stages uncharged or untriggered. The result shows that both the current and the voltage decrease by almost 10%, 20% and 30%, the pulse rise-time increases by 10, 22 and 32 ns and the pulse width increases by 13, 23 and 48 ns, for 1, 2 and 3 malfunctioning stages respectively. Compared with the LTD generator in good condition, the equivalent circuit simulation of the LTD generator working abnormally demonstrates that the variation trends of the current and the voltage in the load agree well with the experimental results. In addition, the induced voltage on the switch in the malfunction stage is simulated and analyzed.