Helical explosive flux compression generator research at the Air Force research laboratory

Author

Lehr, M. ; Bamert, L. ; Bell, K. ; Cavazos, T. ; Chama, D. ; Coffey, S. ; Degnan, J. ; Gale, D. ; Kiuttu, G. ; Pellitier, P. ; Sommars, W.

Author_Institution

Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

Firstpage

339

Abstract

The inherent high energy density of explosives make them an obvious choice for pulsed power systems requiring high peak power and energy in compact packages. Ongoing research at the Air Force Research Laboratory´s Directed Energy Directorate into helical explosive flux compression generators is discussed. These generators provide the initial pulsed power drive for a high voltage, long pulse system, which is the subject of a companion paper. The helical generator research described here centers on experiments utilizing two distinct generator designs, based on 7.6 cm. and 15.2 cm diameter aluminum armatures, respectively. Experiments using several different stator coil winding schemes with these armatures are described.

Keywords

explosions; machine testing; magnetic flux; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; stators; 15.2 cm; 7.6 cm; US Air Force research laboratory; aluminum armatures; generator designs; helical explosive flux compression generator; helical generator research; peak power; pulsed power drive; pulsed power supply; pulsed power systems; stator coil winding schemes; Aluminum; Coils; Explosives; Laboratories; Packaging; Power generation; Pulse generation; Pulse power systems; Stators; Voltage;

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.1999.825480

Filename

825480