• DocumentCode
    857004
  • Title

    Advanced compulsator technology

  • Author

    Pratap, S.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Electromech., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1043
  • Lastpage
    1047
  • Abstract
    Compulsator selection issues are addressed, including two poles vs. four poles, shell vs. conventional rotors, relation between pulse shape and energy density, and would compensation. Electrothermal guns require a current profile which is quite different from that of their electromagnetic counterparts. A new method of obtaining this current pulse is discussed. This new variant also facilitates the self-motoring of the machine between bursts. This machine as applied to a 60 mm electrothermal chemical (ETC) gun is discussed
  • Keywords
    alternators; electromagnetic launchers; plasma guns; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; 60 mm; electrothermal chemical gun; energy density; pulse shape; shell rotors; would compensation; Acceleration; Alternators; Circuits; EMP radiation effects; Electromagnetic launching; Electrothermal launching; Impedance; Laboratories; Pulse power systems; Space vector pulse width modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.195724
  • Filename
    195724