Title :
Flux-compression generators
Author :
Smith, I.R. ; Novac, B.M. ; Stewardson, H.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Loughborough Univ. of Technol., UK
fDate :
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article describes the flux-compression process for the production of a high-energy pulse, and identifies two classes of generator-one which produces high energy (MJ) and high current (MA) in an external load and the other which concentrates a magnetic field into a small volume at a high flux density (MG; 1 MG=10/sup 2/ T) and a high energy density (10/sup 5/ MJ/m/sup 3/). For each class, a representative generator is described and various possible applications are explained.<>
Keywords :
magnetic flux; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; 1 MG; applications; energy density; external load; flux density; flux-compression generators; high-energy pulse generation; magnetic field; Power supplies; Pulse generation; Pulse power systems;
Journal_Title :
Power Engineering Journal
DOI :
10.1049/pe:19950205
