Analysis of the equivalent circuit of Prishchepenko-type spiral MCGs

Author

Altgilbers, L.L. ; Onoochin, V.V.

Author_Institution

Missile Defense & Space Technol. Center, US Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

Firstpage

1260

Abstract

The explosive and implosive magnetic generators of frequency (EMGF and IMGF) consist of a spiral magnetocumulative generator (MCG) with a small capacitive load. The simplest model describing the operation of these devices is based on their equivalent circuit diagram. By selecting the proper parameters of the IMGF and EMGF, it is possible to calculate the current in the coil and to obtain good agreement between the calculated and measured envelopes of the current waveform. The particular mechanism by which current is generated in these devices is understood, unlike other similar sources of electromagnetic radiation. In this paper, a circuit model of the IMGF and EMGF is presented and analyzed. The results of the analysis are compared to data in tests conducted in June 1997 and August 1998.

Keywords

equivalent circuits; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; Prishchepenko-type spiral MCG; circuit model; equivalent circuit; equivalent circuit diagram; explosive magnetic generators; frequency generators; implosive magnetic generators; small capacitive load; spiral magnetocumulative generator; Coils; Current measurement; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic radiation; Equivalent circuits; Explosives; Frequency; Load modeling; Magnetic analysis; Spirals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 12th IEEE International

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5498-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.1999.823753

Filename

823753