HIGH PULSE VOLTAGE EFFECT ON CARBON RESISTORS

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1958

OSTI ID:4310311

Ingram, G E

This technical memorandum describes the extent of nonlinear resistance which occurs when 13,000-ohm, 2-watt, 5-per cent carhon resistors are used in the kilovolt region as a voltage dividing system. This type of system was used to obtain the oscillograms in SCTM-229-57(51), Experimental Study of High-Voltage One-Shot Ferromagnetic Explosive-Electric Transducers, and was believed to be reliable within 15 per cent. Subsequent to the publication of SC TM229-57(51), an investigation of carbon resistors proved that it is entirely possible for this type of resistive divider, with 20 kv per resistor, to introduce as much as 100% error in high voltage pulse measurements. (auth)

• Research Organization: Sandia Corp., Albuquerque, N. Mex.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(29-1)-789
• NSA Number: NSA-12-005333
• OSTI ID: 4310311
• Report Number(s): SCTM-46-58(51)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CARBON
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING
ERRORS
MEASURED VALUES
OSCILLOGRAPHS
POWER
PULSES
RESISTORS