High energy cable development for pulsed power applications

Author

Jamison, Keith A. ; Stearns, Ronald E. ; Klug, Reja B. ; Ford, Richard D.

Author_Institution

Sci. Applications Int. Corp., Shalimar, FL, USA

Volume

27

Issue

1

fYear

1991

fDate

1/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

374

Lastpage

379

Abstract

A cable design is presented, along with the development of terminal connectors. The characterization tests of a first run sample of high-power cable are described. The cable end connectors described have proven ability to conduct large current pulses. In fact, a safety factor of nearly two has been demonstrated for the intended operational levels for the cables. The cable resistance has been shown to approach the DC resistance value 440 μΩ/m in a 1 ms pulse duration. For shorter times, such as the 100 μs point, the cable resistance is higher, approximately 500 μΩ/m. The cable inductance is on the order of 190 nH/m for low-frequency operation and about 15% lower for short times as short as 50 μs

Keywords

electric connectors; power cables; pulsed power technology; safety; DC resistance; cable inductance; end connectors; high-power cable; pulsed power; safety factor; terminal connectors; Coaxial cables; Conductors; Connectors; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Power cables; Power supplies; Switches; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.101060

Filename

101060