The IHM (Deutsch: Institut für Hochleistungsimpuls- und Mikrowellentechnik) is doing research and development on high power sources and related applications. Research on pulsed power technology includes the development of generators and related applications in materials processing and bioelectrics. Research on microwave technology focuses on microwave sources (gyrotrons) for electron cyclotron resonance heating of magnetically confined plasmas and on applications for materials processing considering dielectric heating and microwave induced plasmas. During the currently running Program-Oriented Funding period (POF4), IHM is involved in the HGF programs "Nuclear Fusion (FUSION)", "Nuclear Waste Management, Safety and Radiation Research (NUSAFE)" and "Materials and Technologies for the Energy Transition (MTET)". Projects funded by third-parties complement the HGF research. That includes the research on e. g. microalgae processing at large-scale relevant for industrial processes, the PEF-assisted extraction of valuable compounds and the development of powerful semiconductor-based marxtype pulse generators. Additionally, it includes the development of new materials that mitigate corrosion while being in contact with liquid metals and salts as required for future liquid metal batteries and the technical feasibility and scaling of CO2-free methane pyrolysis in liquid high-temperature Sn, respectively. Considering applications of high-power microwaves, in the focus are applications to new and innovative energy-efficient industrial processes. Third-party projects include the research on e. g. microwave assisted intermittent pultrusion of CFRP profiles, microwave assisted additive manufacturing with continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermo-plastic filaments and the controlling and demolition of the distribution of weeds in crop fields. All research areas are strongly interdisciplinary and require the profound knowledge on electron beam optics, high power microwave technologies, vacuum electronics, material technologies, high voltage technologies and high voltage measurement techniques. The presentation provides a first brief overview on the various research fields.

Referent/in
Professor Dr. John Jelonnek

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
IHM-INR

Veranstalter
Institut für Neutronenphysik und Reaktortechnik
INR Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
E-Mail: ingeborg Schwartz ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
https://www.inr.kit.edu/

Zielgruppe
Alumni und Alumnae, Alle, Schüler*innen, Forscher*innen