Prefire identification for pulse power systems

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:865413

Longmire, Jerry L ^[1]; Thuot, Michael E ^[2]; Warren, David S ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM
2. Espanola, NM

Prefires in a high-power, high-frequency, multi-stage pulse generator are detected by a system having an EMI shielded pulse timing transmitter associated with and tailored to each stage of the pulse generator. Each pulse timing transmitter upon detection of a pulse triggers a laser diode to send an optical signal through a high frequency fiber optic cable to a pulse timing receiver which converts the optical signal to an electrical pulse. The electrical pulses from all pulse timing receivers are fed through an OR circuit to start a time interval measuring device and each electrical pulse is used to stop an individual channel in the measuring device thereby recording the firing sequence of the multi-stage pulse generator.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4510451
• OSTI ID: 865413
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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