Products

NBU-0808 discharge circuit

Applications

Discharge circuit for flashlamp operation

Features

Flashlamp voltage – up to 800 V (1000V on request)
Flashlamp current – up to 1000 A
Includes a built-in simmer supply module and all necessary flashlamp trigger circuits

Download manual (950 kB)

The NBU-0808 discharge circuit is designed for simplification of solid-state laser systems development. The module forms quasi-rectangular pulses on a flashlamp using energy stored in external capacitors bank and provides simmer current during the interval between pulses. By default, NBU-0808 includes capabilities both for serial and external triggering.

The flashlamp operating frequency and pulse duration is to be varied by +5 V TTL signal from an external control device to the respective pin.

The NBU-0808 discharge circuit is a bit simplified and less power module than NBU-1012, but it has more attractive price. The module includes IGBT, its driver, protective circuits, simmer and trigger circuits and controls. It also contains a fan for active cooling. The module doesn’t have any embedded discharge resistors, although includes all the necessary circuits to control them. Discharge resistor assemblies of different size and resistance can be purchased as accessories by us.

Let us emphasize, NBU-0808 is not a stand-alone solution. For proper operation it requires capacitor charging power supply and capacitor bank, an external control device to form the pulses, external +24 V DC power supply, as well as some minor parts (see also the picture below).

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Simplified as well as more complicated modifications are available on request.

Low voltage input:

Voltage

+24 V DC

Maximum current consumption

5 A max, up to 10 A peak

Pulse parameters:

Max. voltage

800 V (up to 1000V on request)

Max. discharge current
(depends on flashlamp impedance K0)

1000 A for pulse width < 1 ms
500 A for pulse width > 1 ms
(other on request)

Flashlamp pulse width,
min / max

accordingly to PWF:Pulse signal

Max. rep. rate

100 Hz (up to 200 Hz on request)

Simmer parameters:

Current

400 mA by default,
200-500 mA on request

Output voltage

up to 300 V

Max. output power

100 W

Open circuit voltage

about 1500 V

Triggering parameters:

Pulse width

~1 us

Restrike rate

a few Hz (automatically adjusted)

External triggering:

Pulse energy / trigger voltage

~20 mJ / 350 V / to EXT connector
(other on request)

Trigger transformer

external transformer (purchased separately). Recommended p/n ZS1324-24V LUL1(H) by Excelitas Technologies (Digikey p/n ZS1324-24VLUL1(H)-ND )

Serial triggering:

Pulse energy / trigger voltage

~160 mJ / 10 kV / negative to L-
(other on request)

Trigger transformer

integrated transformer

Safety:

Protections

from overheating of internal components

Environment:

Cooling

forced air cooling with built-in fan

Operation temperature

0 … +40 °C

Storage temperature

-20 … +60 °C

Humidity

0 … 90%, non-condensing

Other:

Size (LxWxH)

218x174x60 mm

Weight

2.0 kg

Integrated current sensor
High power / current / voltage IGBT with extended parameters
Low power / current / voltage IGBT with reduced cost
Digital RS-232 / RS-485 interface
Modified cables and connectors
Modified simmer and / or trigger parameters

Modifications

Model

Description

NBU-0808

NBU-0808 discharge circuit with
capability of both serial and external flashlamp triggering

Example