Battel Engineering, Inc.
10020 North 58th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
office: (480) 991-9747
fax: (480) 991-9748
email:
bateng@earthlink.net
87. 25,000 Volt X-Ray Source Power
Supply Under Test
Battel Engineering, under contract to NASA Ames Research Center, has
developed an ultra-miniaturized high voltage power supply for use in
x-ray spectroscopy applications. The design can deliver 5 watts with 75%
efficiency. The vertical “striped pipe” on the test bench is a 35 kV
resistive load that is operated in combination with the vacuum tube
modulator in the foreground. The load uses special insulation and field
control methods to allow corona-free operation at full voltage in
open-air.
Image © Steve Battel, Battel Engineering, Inc. All rights reserved.