BTI/Army Pulse Power Module

Author

Goodell, Bradley D. ; Ricci, Ronald S.

Author_Institution

FMC Corp., Minneapolis, MN, USA

Volume

29

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

958

Lastpage

962

Abstract

The BTI/Army Pulse Power Module (PPM) is a self-contained, rep-rated, mobile power supply designed to drive a large-caliber electric gun. The PPM consists of four 2.125 MJ capacitive pulse forming network modules, powered by quasi-bipolar batteries, driven through a 1.2 MW DC-DC power converter. The flexible PPM design required the development of new components, as well as extending the state of the art in existing components, in order to minimize weight and volume. A system level review of the BTI/Army Pulse Power Module is presented

Keywords

cells (electric); electromagnetic launchers; military equipment; mobile power plants; power capacitors; power convertors; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; weapons; 1.2 MW; 2.125 MJ; BTI/Army Pulse Power Module; DC-DC power converter; EM launchers; USA; design; development; electric gun; mobile power supply; power capacitors; pulse forming network; pulsed power technology; quasi-bipolar batteries; state of the art; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Batteries; Contracts; Control systems; Multichip modules; Pulsed power supplies; Safety; Switches; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.195708

Filename

195708