Counterpulse railgun energy recovery circuit
Abstract
The invention presented relates to a high-power pulsing circuit and more particularly to a repetitive pulse inductive energy storage and transfer circuit for an electromagnetic launcher. In an electromagnetic launcher such as a railgun for propelling a projectile at high velocity, a counterpulse energy recovery circuit is employed to transfer stored inductive energy from a source inductor to the railgun inductance to propel the projectile down the railgun. Switching circuitry and an energy transfer capacitor are used to switch the energy back to the source inductor in readiness for a repetitive projectile propelling cycle.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5687208
- Application Number:
- ON: DE85011603
- Assignee:
- Dept of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE; INDUCTION; RAILGUN ACCELERATORS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; ENERGY RECOVERY; HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATORS; INVENTIONS; PULSE CIRCUITS; ACCELERATORS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY STORAGE; EQUIPMENT; FUNCTION GENERATORS; PULSE GENERATORS; RECOVERY; STORAGE; 420800* - Engineering- Electronic Circuits & Devices- (-1989); 250100 - Energy Storage- Magnetic
Citation Formats
Honig, E M. Counterpulse railgun energy recovery circuit. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Honig, E M. Counterpulse railgun energy recovery circuit. United States.
Honig, E M. Fri .
"Counterpulse railgun energy recovery circuit". United States.
@article{osti_5687208,
title = {Counterpulse railgun energy recovery circuit},
author = {Honig, E M},
abstractNote = {The invention presented relates to a high-power pulsing circuit and more particularly to a repetitive pulse inductive energy storage and transfer circuit for an electromagnetic launcher. In an electromagnetic launcher such as a railgun for propelling a projectile at high velocity, a counterpulse energy recovery circuit is employed to transfer stored inductive energy from a source inductor to the railgun inductance to propel the projectile down the railgun. Switching circuitry and an energy transfer capacitor are used to switch the energy back to the source inductor in readiness for a repetitive projectile propelling cycle.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 1984},
month = {Fri Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 1984}
}
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