COMPACT PULSED POWER SUPPLIES
Mission critical applications involving pulsed power – such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) for subterranean exploration, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), etc. – typically store the required energy in capacitor banks, batteries or super-capacitors to be able to discharge quickly when needed. These energy storage mechanisms severely reduce the power density, and also compromise the reliability of the conversion system. In mission critical applications such as downhole logging, the capacitor banks can be several times larger than the rest of the NMR electronics and are usually the top reason for power supply failures. These result in high cost in engineering, manufacturing and operation.
The proposed IP concept will be used to develop converters with a small footprint to interface with pulsed power platforms. In addition to NMR, the power supply could realize miniaturization of other pulsed power systems, such as well-logging tools of all sensing methods, pulsed laser equipment, etc.
App Type | Case No. | Country | Patent/Publication No. | |
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Inquire | PCT | 2022-052 | PCT | WO 2024/059222 A1 |