For the waveguide coil in a High-Power Microwave (HPM) source, a strong repetitive Flat-top Pulsed Magnetic Field (FTPMF) is needed, which requires the power supply system to generate a high load current (3∼5 kA) with high stability (<1000 ppm) and a long pulse-width (15∼20 ms). To achieve this, this article proposes a novel topology which includes a capacitor bank as the main power supply to guarantee a long pulse-width, combined with an active current compensator to regulate the load current precisely. A PI control scheme with slope compensation is used to solve the current fluctuation caused by capacitor switching. The novel topology also features a fast rising and falling time, thus it is suitable for repetitive working applications. The parameters of the topology are calculated by analysis to guarantee the working condition of a 45 GHz HPM source, and the operating principle of this topology is verified through low-power-scale experiments.
The central adjustment coil of a gasdynamic Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) ion source requires wide-range bipolar current regulation over ±100 A with flat-top stability within 0.1% (1000 ppm) and a current rise time below 4 ms. Conventional fully controlled H-bridge converters operating under hard-switching conditions are unable to satisfy these requirements simultaneously, as the switching loss penalty restricts the control bandwidth and degrades flat-top stability. This paper presents an Asymmetrical Half-Bridge Flyback (AHB-Flyback) converter specifically designed for this application. By incorporating a dedicated resonant branch – on the primary side, the converter achieves primary-side Zero-Voltage Switching (ZVS) and secondary-side Zero-Current Switching (ZCS) over the full operating range, enabling 100 kHz operation without incurring the switching losses that would otherwise limit control bandwidth. A decoupled energy management architecture is adopted in which the primary circuit pre-charges an energy storage capacitor during idle intervals, and the coil current is subsequently established through an autonomous capacitor-to-coil discharge, effectively decoupling the peak power demand from the upstream supply network. The operating modes of the flat-top maintenance stage are analyzed through time-domain state equations, yielding an explicit closed-form expression for the Mode 3 duty cycle . This expression demonstrates that is determined solely by the switching frequency and circuit parameters, independent of the load current setpoint, which is the fundamental mechanism enabling stable wide-range current regulation without parameter re-tuning. Parameter selection guidelines are derived from this result. Simulation results across the 20–100 A operating range and experimental validation on a scaled prototype confirm flat-top current stability within 1000 ppm and a current rise time of 4 ms, demonstrating the suitability of the proposed converter for precision ECR ion source power supply applications.