Patents Assigned to Advanced Pulse Power Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5729562
    Abstract: A high voltage pulse power generating circuit capable of providing energy recovery is disclosed. The energy efficient pulse generating circuit source comprises a high voltage charge storing element which is periodically discharged into a compressor circuit. An energy recovery circuit coupled to the compressor circuit reverses the polarity of energy dissipated by the pulse power generating circuit and transfers the waste energy back to the power source. In a preferred embodiment, the pulse power generating circuit of the present invention utilizes an SCR switch for periodically discharging the charge storing element. This embodiment of the present invention provides pulses consistently and will not provide even a single missed pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignees: Cymer, Inc., Advanced Pulse Power Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Birx, Palash P. Das, Igor V. Fomenkov, William N. Partlo, Tom A. Watson