--- title: "PVX-4151 | 1.5KV Bipolar Pulse Generator" date: 2025-08-01T03:52:32Z modified: 2026-06-12T20:34:47Z permalink: "https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/pvx-4151-%c2%b115kv-pulse-output/" type: page status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 31891 --- [ ![](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/wp-content/uploads/banner_configurator_pulsers.png) ](/high-voltage-pulse-generators-standard-and-custom-versions-available) [![1.5KV Bipolar Pulse Generator PVX-4151](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/wp-content/uploads/pvx_4151_tilt.png) ](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/wp-content/uploads/pvx_4151_tilt.png) [![1.5KV Bipolar Pulse Generator PVX-4151](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/wp-content/uploads/pvx_4151_back.png) ](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/wp-content/uploads/pvx_4151_back.png) [![1.5KV Bipolar Pulse Generator PVX-4151](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/wp-content/uploads/pvx_4151_side.png) ](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/wp-content/uploads/pvx_4151_side.png) [![1.5KV Bipolar Pulse Generator PVX-4151](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/wp-content/uploads/pvx_4151_front.png) ](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/wp-content/uploads/pvx_4151_front.png) - [ Quote ](/get-quote/?interested_product=PVX-4151%20|%20%C2%B11.5kV%20Pulse%20Output) - [ Contact ](/contact-us/) - [ Datasheet ](#bnc-tab-technical-resources) - [ RF Selection Guide ](/ProductSelection/) #### PVX-4151 | ±1.5kV Bipolar Pulse Output The PVX-4151 is a specialized high-voltage pulse module that generates fast, clean waveforms up to 1,500 V, optimized for high-impedance capacitive loads with exceptional edge performance and minimal distortion. - Output voltage: up to ±1,500 V - Rise/fall times: <25 ns - Pulse width range: 60 ns – DC (CW capable) - Very flat top voltage into capacitive loads - Direct-coupled, solid-state half-bridge (totem pole) topology - Symmetrical fast rise and fall times - Low power dissipation - Virtually no overshoot, undershoot, or ringing - Fully integrated: control & protection logic, support power, energy storage, output network circuitry—all in one module - Built-in safeguards for reliable operation **Ideal applications**: Electrostatic modulation of particle beams, extraction grids and deflection plates, time-of-flight mass spectrometers, particle accelerators, and other high-voltage capacitive switching requirements. [ ![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1105 100'%2F%3E) ](https://academy.berkeleynucleonics.com/) Overview Specifications Technical Resources Downloadable Resources Media Price Lists ##### Features - 0 to ±1,500 V Pulse Output - <25 ns Rise and Fall Times, 240 kHz Pulse Repetition Frequency - Protected Against Arcs, Shorts and Load Transients - Voltage and Current Monitor Outputs **Max Voltage Amplitude** 1,500V **Max/Min Frequency** 240 kHz **Rise/Fall Time** 25ns **Pulse Engine** _(Trigger)_ External **Pulse Polarity** Bipolar (+/-) **Remote Control** N/A **Form Factor** Benchtop, Rackmount Optional **Dimensions** (in) 22 x 22 x 12 **Weight** (lbs) 19 **Shipping Dimensions** 24 x 19 x 13″ **Shipping Weight** 22 lbs [ Press Room – Pulsed Power: Definition And Industry Applications](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/download/22322/?tmstv=1781296487) [ PVX-4151 Datasheet](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/download/30720/?tmstv=1781296487) [ App Note – How Do I Connect My HV Pulser to a Load?](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/download/27670/?tmstv=1781296487) [ App Note – How Do I Slow the Rise Time of My Voltage Pulser?](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/download/27676/?tmstv=1781296487) Downloadable resources such as datasheets, firmware, software, drivers and products manuals. 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What You Need to Know 44:38 ![Lessons from the Lab: PVX Bias](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nx2aWyoPJkI/maxresdefault.jpg) #### Lessons from the Lab: PVX Bias 4:17 [ Berkeley Nucleonics Price List 2026](https://www.berkeleynucleonics.com/download/19881/?tmstv=1781296487) [ ![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1105 130'%2F%3E) ](/products/microwave-rf-signal-generators)