IMPULSE EQUIPMENT

Impulse Generator

Haefely Savoisienne impulse generator

Its principal characteristics are as follows:

Maximuml voltage:

- in lightning impulse : 3 MV
- in switching impulse : 2 MV

Capacitance - all stages in series : 4000 pF
Number of stages : 16
Charging voltage per stage : 300 kV
Energy at maximum charging voltage: 45 kJ

Possibility to obtain very steep front waves (Steepness up to 6 000 kV / µs)

Screened control room

Lightning impulse - positive wave recording