Hybrid voltage divider used for high voltage pulsed power measurement

The principle and structure of a hybrid voltage divider are proposed and the calibration and experimental testing are carried out. The ideal response conditions of the divider are analyzed by using the simplified divider model, the attenuation characteristic of two stage voltage dividing is discussed, and then an error control method is presented. Through load calibration, the pulsed voltage frequency response of the divider can be greater than 2.9 MHz with the largest pulse width of 40 s, the attenuation ratio (or the attenuation coefficient) of 2.60 kV/V and the measurement error of less than 5%. The divider has the merits of low cost, easy fabrication, and being capable of ns to s level pulsed voltage measurement, and it can be applied to laboratory scale pulsed power measurement.