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Triggering a Marx Generator This month, we discuss the triggering of Marx generators, or at least how APELC triggers them. Many years ago, we published a couple of papers at the 2001 IEEE Pulsed [...]

APELC’s Basis for Marx Generator Design Part 3 — The Plastic Case Capacitor This blog will complete our Marx Generator Design series, or at least the design from a capacitor-geometry basis.  This [...]

APELC’s basis for a Marx Generator Design – Part 2 Using Mica Film Capacitors Using Mica Film Capacitors Last summer, we talked about the design of Marx generators using the ceramic doorknob [...]

2025 in Review: Projects Delivered, Lessons Learned, and What’s Ahead for APELC December always seems to be a month to reflect on the past, while also eyeing the coming year.  This is a healthy [...]

We have written quite a bit about our High-Powered Wide Band RF sources, or Wide Band HPRF, including our test stand.   Our most recent delivery to WSMR, however, really forced us to focus on a [...]

APELC has some history with testing dielectric materials under high voltage conditions.  Generally, we’re always searching for better materials to use in our high voltage products that will [...]

APELC’s basis for a Marx Generator Design – Part 1 Using the doorknob-style capacitor. Too often, we find that our potential customers look at our website, then approach us with an [...]

The Day We Zapped a Drone—And Built a Product Line We take pulsed power seriously. But sometimes, engineering is about more than precision specs and MIL-STD compliance—sometimes, it’s about play. [...]

Sometimes change is good, and other times… not so much. One thing is certain though: time always seems to bring change. It just seems to take even more time — and a bit of hindsight — to really [...]

This blog provides an in-depth look at some of APELC’s single-pulse pulsed power systems. These systems are designed for applications requiring precisely controlled, non-repetitive [...]