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EFFICIENT PRECISION CURRENT REGULATOR FOR HIGH-POWER MAGNETS

Journal Article · · Rev. Sci. Instr.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1716473· OSTI ID:4279618
Using paralleled power transistors driven by a transistor and a chopper amplifier, supplemented by a coarse feedback loop to the generator field, the field of an electromagnet requiring 80 amp at 200 v was regulated to < 0.001%. The dissipation in the regulator is 250 w. The magnet current may be varied from zero to maximum by setting the reference potentiometer to the appropriate voltage, and sufficient protective measures are incorporated so that the circuit is not injured by misuse. The circuit is usable to perhaps a megawatt. (auth)
Research Organization:
IBM Watson Lab.; and Columbia Univ., New York; Columbia Univ., New York
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-13-008890
OSTI ID:
4279618
Journal Information:
Rev. Sci. Instr., Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instr. Vol. Vol: 30
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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