Progress in developing repetitive pulse systems utilizing inductive energy storage

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5904260

Honig, E M

High-power, fast-recovery vacuum switches were used in a new repetitive counterpulse and transfer circuit to deliver a 5-kHz pulse train with a peak power of 75 MW (at 8.6 kA) to a 1-..cap omega.. load, resulting in the first demonstration of fully controlled, high-power, high-repetition-rate operation of an inductive energy-storage and transfer system with nondestructive switches. New circuits, analytical and experimental results, and feasibility of 100-kV repetitive pulse generation are discussed. A new switching concept for railgun loads is presented.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5904260
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-83-1585; CONF-830621-33; ON: DE83014167
• Resource Relation: Conference: IEEE power electronics specialists conference, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 6 Jun 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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