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Record 1 2022-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
CONT

A Marx generator is a type of high voltage generator circuit. It is used to generate even higher voltage impulses from high voltage DC [direct current].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
CONT

Un générateur Marx est un circuit électrique utilisant plusieurs dispositifs de stockage appelés condensateurs. Ceux-ci sont chargés en parallèle puis déchargés en séquence, produisant une impulsion électrique haute tension.

Spanish

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