the Z-pinch in the copper plates is one of the most bonkers things I've ever seen.

I feel like we should get IXYS or Infineon to sponsor him, and get some of their engineers to develop a parallel SCR or IGBT driver that can actually handle the load. hard to imagine a more effective way to demonstrate a product's robustness than that.

"hey man, here's an IBC container full of mineral oil and IGBTs. enjoy!"

the more I think about it then more I am certain that this thing would be far more terrifying if you could have a microsecond rise time on those 160kA, at least at the switch side (the inductance in the cables might limit it somewhat)

@gsuberland Infineon has 2.4kA rated 4.8kA repetitive, 1200V modules. Cost 30k or so in modules, probably another few grand in busbar, but would be able to do that kind of pulse all day long.

@AMS *begins drafting email*