The Development of Power Supply for Negative Ion Source Extraction Grid

The extraction grid power supply (EGPS) is important for neutral beam injection of tokamak, which is used to extract the negative ions from the plasma source. A set of power supply with pulse step modulation topology at 16 kV/20 A has been designed for the negative ions extraction at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, which meets the requirements of fast dynamics, low ripple, and good output operation. The development of EGPS is presented in this paper. Two different voltage ratings and series-connected switched power supply (SPS) modules are fed from multisecondary transformer. Insulated-gate bipolar transistors are applied to the switch of SPS module. Rise time and fall time of EGPS out voltage can be set from few microseconds to milliseconds. When the overcurrent occur, the output voltage falls to zero less than 5 μs. The dynamic performance tests with dummy load of EGPS are presented. The testing results indicate that the power supply meets the demands of negative ions extraction. The design provides a foundation for the next phase of extraction experimental operation for radio frequency ion source.