Technical tradeoffs for downsizing ETC power systems

Author

Sarjeant, W.J. ; Goodell, B.D. ; Langlie, S.L. ; Pan, K.C.

Author_Institution

State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA

Volume

29

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1054

Lastpage

1059

Abstract

Technical tradeoffs for downsizing three different ETC (electrothermal chemical) power system concepts are presented, and midterm goals are established for system size and weight reductions. The desired features of an ETC tank advanced technology demonstrator are selected to baseline the system projections. The key impeding technologies and issues that are important to make significant system size and weight reductions are identified. The likelihood of achieving the midterm goals is discussed. The compulsator approach appears to be the most compact system that could be devised in the near future, with moderate increases in rotating speed and field excitation over the state-of-the-art designs. The compulsator-based system is capable of rapid discharging for burst firings. The battery/PFN (pulse forming network) and the alternator/PFN based systems are not able to perform burst firings without multiple sets of PFN (or integrated PFN) modules used for system integration

Keywords

alternators; electromagnetic launchers; plasma guns; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; secondary cells; burst firings; compulsator; electrothermal chemical guns; field excitation; power supply downsizing; pulse forming network; rotating speed; Electric breakdown; Impedance; Inductors; Power engineering and energy; Power supplies; Power systems; Propulsion; Pulsed power supplies; Rivers; Thermal management;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.195726

Filename

195726