Title :
Application Of Pulse-power Technology To Induction Accelerators
Author_Institution :
The University of Texas at Austin
Abstract :
Induction accelerators have potential as drivers for a variety of applications, from tactical weapons to earth-orbit launchers. This paper describes how pulse-power techniques have been used on several projects at the Center for Electromechanics at The University of Texas in Austin (CEM-UT) to advance induction accelerator state of the art. Use of capacitor energy discharge and power switching are two pulse-power methods described. Also described are fiber optic sensor control and digital feedback.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Circuits; Coaxial components; Contacts; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Switches; Thyristors; Underwater vehicles; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1991. Digest of Technical Papers. Eighth IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0177-3
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1991.733251
