Application of programmable discharge of capacitive energy store for current pulse forming in railgun and electrodischarge launcher

Author

Emelin, P.Y. ; Fridman, F.E. ; Rutberg, Philip G.

Author_Institution

Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia

Volume

31

Issue

1

fYear

1995

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

46

Abstract

This paper describes the pulse formation of a programmable multi-stage pulsed power supply for electric railguns. This power supply allows optimal operation of the railgun by maintaining a near constant acceleration force over the launch period. This constant force is gained by matching the voltage of the power supply to the variable inductance and resistance of the launcher. A way to estimate the load inductance is presented in this paper.<>

Keywords

capacitor storage; electric resistance; inductance; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; railguns; capacitive energy store; current pulse forming; electrodischarge launcher; load inductance estimation; near constant acceleration force; optimal operation; programmable discharge; pulsed power supply; railgun; variable inductance; variable resistance; Acceleration; Capacitors; Electric resistance; Equations; Gold; Inductance; Power supplies; Pulsed power supplies; Railguns; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.364731

Filename

364731