Title :
An all-electric vehicle technology demonstrator with a 35-mm electrothermal gun system
Author :
Löffler, M.J. ; Kruse, J. ; Weise, Th H G G ; Krumm, H. ; Juhl, G. ; Dammann, C.J. ; Heeg, M. ; Reiner, G.
Author_Institution :
TZN Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum Unterluss GmbH, Germany
fDate :
1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Within the German R&D programmes on the application of electrical energy for all main subsystems within a battle field tank, electric drive and electric firing have already been independently demonstrated successfully. The performance of an electric drive system has been demonstrated successfully based on a MARDER 1 chassis as well as on a 8×8 wheel chassis. The performance of electric gun systems has been investigated extensively using laboratory setups. For a next step the integration of the different technologies into a mobile demonstrator with the incorporation of all electric systems is proposed. The paper gives the results of a first conceptual study. Based on a MARDER 1 chassis the different subsystems have been specified and first layouts due to the technology status were generated in detail. These subsystems are: electric drive, 2-MJ capacitive pulsed power, 35-mm repetitive firing electrothermal gun. An integration concept of the different subsystems into the chassis is described
Keywords :
electric drives; electric vehicles; electrothermal launchers; military equipment; power supplies to apparatus; pulsed power technology; weapons; 2 MJ; 35 mm; German R&D programme; MARDER 1 chassis; all-electric vehicle technology; battle field tank; capacitive pulsed power; electric drive; electric firing; electric gun systems; electrothermal gun system; mobile demonstrator; repetitive firing electrothermal gun; Diesel engines; Electric vehicles; Electrothermal launching; Gears; Laboratories; Prototypes; Research and development; Vehicle driving; Weapons; Wheels;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
