Title :
Pulsed power for electric guns
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Adv. Technol., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Pulsed power requirements for electric guns are described and preferred technologies for energy storage and pulse compression are discussed. Primary approaches are rotating machines and capacitor based, pulse-forming networks, but alternative technologies that may offer some operational benefits are also discussed. These include linear magnetic flux compressors, cryogenically cooled, high-temperature superconducting inductors, novel dielectrics for energy storage, and pulsed magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generators
Keywords :
electromagnetic launchers; electrothermal launchers; energy storage; military systems; power supplies to apparatus; pulse compression; pulse shaping circuits; pulsed power technology; electric guns; energy storage; high-temperature superconducting inductors; linear magnetic flux compressors; pulse compression; pulse-forming networks; pulsed magnetohydrodynamic generators; pulsed power requirements; Capacitors; Compressors; Energy storage; Guns; High temperature superconductors; Inductors; Magnetic flux; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Pulse compression methods; Rotating machines;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
