Links
PULSED POWER AND
HIGH VOLTAGE RELATED LINKS
HV Capacitors
The purpose of this page was to provide a common location to find links to various vendors and organizations that would be of interest to those in the fields of pulsed power, high voltage, or power electronics.
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High Voltage Power Supply Links
Excelitas Technologies (Formerly Kaiser Systems – HV Power Supplies, Capacitor Chargers)
TDK Lambda (Formerly ALE – HV Power Supplies, Capacitor Chargers)
XP Power (Formerly Glassman – HV Power Supplies)
MKS Instruments (Formerly ASTeX/Converter Power – HV Power Supplies, Capacitor Chargers)
Hipotronics HV (HV Power Supplies, Test Equipment)
Unipower Inc. (Formerly Universal Voltronics – HV Power Supplies)
Advanced Energy (Formerly Ultravolt – HV Power Supplies)
CPS (HV Power Supplies, HV Probes, HV Cables, etc.)
XP Power (Formerly Glassman – HV Power Supplies)
J. Schneider Elektrotechnik (HV Power Supplies)
American High Voltage (HV Power Supplies)
High Voltage Capacitor Links
Murata (HV Ceramic Capacitors)
TDK Corporation (HV Ceramic Capacitors)
AVX Corporation (HV Ceramic Capacitors)
General Atomics Energy Products (HV, High Energy Film Capacitors)
Aerovox (HV, High Energy Film Capacitors)
CSI Capacitors (HV Film Capacitors)
Plastic Capacitors (HV Film Capacitors, HV Power Supplies)
Vishay / Roederstein (HV Film Capacitors)
Electronic Film Capacitors (HV Film Capacitors)
Condenser Products (HV Film Capacitors)
Cornell-Dubilier (HV Film and Mica Capacitors)
Teledyne Reynolds Industries (HV Mica Capacitors, Spark Gaps)
Custom Electronics (HV Mica Capacitors)
CalRamic Technologies (HV Ceramic Capacitors)
Morgan Electro Ceramics (HV Ceramic Capacitors)
TPL Inc. (HV Ceramic Capacitors)
Circuit Functions Inc. (HV Ceramic Capacitors)
SB Electronics Inc. (HV Film Capacitors)
High Energy Corp. (HV Film and Ceramic Capacitors)
Api Capacitors Ltd. (HV Film Capacitors)
NWL Capacitors (Now Part of Cornell Dubilier)
High Voltage Resistor Links
Kanthal Globar (Formerly Cesiwid or Carborundum – HV Resistors)
HVR Advanced Power Components (HV Resistors)
Stackpole Electronics (High Power Resistors)
High Voltage Diode Links
HV Component Associates (HV Diodes)
Voltage Multipliers Inc (HV Diodes)
High Voltage Power Systems (HV Diode Assemblies)
Electronic Devices Inc. (HV Diodes)
Dynex Semiconductor (HV Diodes)
VR Electronics (HV/Pulsed Power Diodes)
High Voltage Magnetic Core Links
Magnetics (Tape Wound, Ferrite, and Powder Cores)
Micrometals Iron and Alloy Powder Cores (Powder Cores)
Honeywell (Metglas Amorphous Metal Cores)
Ceramic Magnetics (Ferrite Cores)
Hitachi Metals (Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Metal Cores)
Vacuumschmelze (Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Metal Cores)
MK Magnetics (Tape Wound Cores)
Magnetic Metals (Tape Wound Cores)
High Voltage Cable and Connector Links
Caton (HV Cable and Connectors)
Fischer Connectors (HV Connectors)
GES High Voltage, Inc. (HV Connectors)
Dielectric Sciences (HV Cable and Connectors)
New England Wire Technologies (Litz Wire)
Times Microwave (Coaxial cable)
Multi-Contact (Multilam high current contact material)
Tyco Electronics (Louvertac high current contact material)
High Voltage Relay Links
Ross Engineering (HV Relays, etc.)
TE Connectivity (Formerly Kilovac – HV Relays)
Jennings Technology (Now Part of ABB – HV Relays)
High Voltage Switch Links
Teledyne E2V (Formerly EEV – Thyratrons)
Triton Electron Technology Division (Formerly ITT – Thyratrons)
Stellant Systems (Formerly L-3, Litton Electron Devices – Thyratrons)
High Energy Devices (Spark Gaps)
L-3 Pulse Sciences (Spark Gaps, Trigger Generators)
Richardson Electronics (Ignitron Distributor)
Richardson Electronics (Spark Gap Distributor)
Richardson Electronics (Thyratron Distributor)
Richardson Electronics (Vacuum Tube Distributor)
ABB Hitachi Semiconductor (Thyristors, Diodes)
CPI Eimac (Vacuum Grid Tubes – Tetrodes,Triodes,Pentodes,etc.)
E2V Technologies (Triodes,Tetrodes)
MPD Components Inc. (Spark Gaps and Small Triodes)
Powerex Semiconductor (IGBTs, Thyristors, Diodes)
Infineon Semiconductor (IGBTs, Thyristors, Diodes)
Dynex Semiconductor (Thyristors, Diodes)
Behlke Electronic (Semiconductor Switches)
Analog Modules OmniPulse Technology (Laser Diode Drivers)
Pulsed Technologies Ltd. (Pseudospark Switches)
Silicon Power (Solid State Switches)
Wolfspeed (SiC Solid State Switches)
GeneSiC (SiC Solid State Switches)
High Voltage Diagnostic Links (Voltage/Current Probes, Temp Sensors, F/O Links)
Ross Engineering (HV Voltage Probes)
Northstar High Voltage (HV Voltage Probes)
Pearson Electronics (Current Monitors, Capacitive Voltage Probes)
Stangenes Industries (Current Monitors, Capacitive Voltage Probes)
Ion Physics (Current Monitors)
T&M Research Products (Current Shunts)
Prodyn Technologies (B-dot, D-dot, etc. sensors)
Power Electronic Measurements (Rogowski probes)
Barth Electronics (Voltage dividers, attenuators, etc.)
GMW (Current Transformers, Hall Probes, etc.)
Montena (B-dot, D-dot sensors, etc.)
PPM (Analog Fiber Optic Links, Sensors, etc.)
FISO (Fiber Optic Temp Sensors)
Opsens (Fiber Optic Temp Sensors)
Optocon (Fiber Optic Temp Sensors)
Other High Voltage Component Links (Fuses, Pulse Transformers, Trigger / Pulse Generators, etc.)
General Atomics Energy Products (HV Fuses)
Stangenes Industries (Pulse Transformers, Isolation Transformers, Magnetics)
Pearson Electronics (Pulse Transformers)
Northstar High Voltage (Trigger Generators, Pulse Generators)
Avtech Electrosystems (Pulse Generators)
Berkeley Nucleonics (Pulse Generators)
Directed Energy (Pulse Generators, Trigger Generators)
Kentech Instruments (Pulse Generators)
Ion Physics Corp (Pulse Generators)
Diversified Technologies Inc. (HV Power Supplies/Pulse Modulators)
High Voltage Inc. (HV Test Equipment)
Espey (HV Power Supply Systems, Custom Magnetics)
Glastic (HV Insulator Standoffs; Sheet, Rod, Square, Channel Stock)
Lapp Insulator (HV Insulator Standoffs)
Behlke Electronic (Semiconductor based pulse generators, etc.)
IXYS Colorado Directed Energy (Semiconductor based pulse generators, etc.)
Thermal Management Links (Cold Plates, Heat Sinks, etc.)
CGR Technologies (Custom Cold Plates, Brazing)
Wakefield-Vette (Heat Sinks, Cold Plates, etc.)
Lytron (Cold Plates, Heat Exchangers)
Amulaire (Custom Cold Plates, Heat Sinks)
Thermacore (Custom Cold Plates, Heat Pipes)
Dau (Custom Cold Plates, Heat Pipes, Heat Sinks)
Max Technology (Standard and Custom Cold Plates)
Mikros Technology (Custom Cold Plates)
Software (FEA and Circuit Simulation)
QuickField (E Field Modeling Software)
CST Studio Suite (E Field Modeling Software)
EMWorks EMS (E Field Modeling Software)
ANSYS Maxwell (E Field Modeling Software)
Field Precision (E Field Modeling Software)
Vector Fields (E Field Modeling Software)
Integrated Engineering Software (E Field Modeling Software)
Spectrum Software Micro-Cap 12 (Now Free – Circuit Simulation Software)
Cadence PSpice (Circuit Simulation Software)
Linear Technology LTSpice IV (Free Circuit Simulation Software)
Universities with High Voltage / Pulsed Power Research
University of California at Irvine
University of Missouri at Columbia
Institute for Advanced Technology (University of Texas)
University of Southern California
Other Pulsed Power Related Links and Organizations Performing Pulsed Power / HV Work
General Atomics Fusion Group (Fusion Experiments, Power Conversion, etc.)
Applied Physical Electronics LC (Compact Marx Generator Systems)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories
Los Alamos National Laboratories
Naval Research Laboratory Pulsed Power Physics Branch
SLAC Power Conversion Department
IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
IEEE Pulsed Power Science and Technology Committee
IEEE Power Electronics Society
IEEE Dielectrics and Insulation Society
Naval Surface Weapons Center Dahlgren Division (Railgun, etc.)
High Voltage Info (HV Buying Guide, articles, blog, etc.)
High Voltage Experimenters Handbook (HV Technical data, etc.)
Pulsed Power Portal (Lots of applet calculators)
Power Electronics Technology Magazine
Joint Accelerator Conferences Website (Central repository for accel papers)
DOE SBIR/STTR Program Website>
Directed Energy Professional Society
Captured Lightning (Lichtenberg figures, Tesla coils, etc.)
Upcoming Conferences Related to Pulsed Power / HV / Power Electronics
2009 Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC09), May 4 – 8, 2009, Vancouver, Canada
36th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) and 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering, May 31 – June 5, 2009, San Diego, CA
17th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, June 29 – July 2, 2009, Washington, D.C.
IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE 2009), September 20 – 24, 2009, San Jose, CA
IET European Pulsed Power Conference 2009, September 21 – 25, 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
15th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Launch Technology (EML2010), May 17 – 20, 2010, Brussels, Belgium
2010 International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, May 23 – 27, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
1st International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC), May 23-28, 2010, Kyoto, Japan
IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation (ISEI), June 6 – 9, 2010, San Diego, CA
37th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), June 20 – 24, 2010, Norfolk, VA
International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC), June 21 – 24, 2010, Sapporo, Japan
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), March 6 – 10, 2011, Ft. Worth, TX
IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference, March 28 – April 1, 2011, New York, NY
18th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, June 19 – 23, 2011, Chicago, IL
IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) June 26 – 30, 2011, Chicago, IL
2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC 2011), September 4 – 9, 2011, San Sebastian, Spain
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), February 5 – 9, 2012, Disney World, FL
3rd International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC 2012), May 20 – 26, 2012, New Orleans, LA
2012 International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, June 3 – 7, 2012, San Diego, CA
39th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), July 8 – 12, 2012, Edinburgh, UK
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), March 17-21, 2013, Long Beach, CA
IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS 2013), April 22 – 24, 2013, Arlington, VA
PPPS 2013 Pulsed Power and Plasma Science Conference, June 16 – 21, 2013, San Francisco, CA
North American Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC), September 29 – October 4, 2013, Pasadena, CA
41st International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) and 20th International Conference on High Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), May 25 – 29, 2014, Washington, DC
2014 International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, June 1 – 5, 2014, Santa Fe, NM
5th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC 2014), June 15 – 20, 2014, Dresden, Germany
6th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC 2015), May 3 – 15, 2015, Richmond, VA
Additional Conference Listings Can Be Found at the Following Websites:
- IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences (NPS) Society Conferences
- IEEE NPS Directory of Plasma Conferences
- IEEE Dielectrics and Insulation Society (DEIS) Conferences and Symposia
Other Misc. Websites of Interest
Indeed.com (Job Listing website that searches multiple websites)
Bookfinder4u (Bookstore search engine finds new and used books)
LabX.com (New and Used Lab Equipment)
Used-Line.com (New and Used Lab Equipment)
TekNet Electronics (New and Used Lab Equipment)
Switching PS Design (Tutorials, circuits, etc.)
PCB Trace Width Calculator (Based on IPC 222-1)
EEWeb Toolbox (Various calculators for PCB/microstrip design, etc.)
FindChips.com (Locate in-stock electronics)
MegaConverter 2(Online Unit Converter)