Recommissioning and characterization of the Ardec 30 megajoule homopolar generator

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:5666662

Coradeschi, T J ^[1]; Hildenbrand, D J ^[2]; Scherbarth, D W ^[3]

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1. Electric Armaments Div., US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ (US)
2. Parker Kinetic Designs, Wharton, NJ (US)
3. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Science and Technology Center

Recent efforts have resulted in a major reconstruction of the homopolar generator (EMACK) located at the US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Electric Armaments Division facility in Bldg 329, Picatinny Arsenal. The rotor, discharge brush, drive and lubricating systems have been completely replaced. The brush actuation system has been substantially modified. The control computer, a programmable logic controller (PLC), has undergone major software and hardware revisions. This paper describes the modifications made to the various subsystems, as well as the results of the testing of those systems. Also reported are the results of characterization testing of the HPG itself, and the development of predictive algorithms to assist the operator in selecting correct operational parameters for a given experiment.

• OSTI ID: 5666662
• Report Number(s): CONF-9004136--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Journal Volume: 27:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
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ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS
ON-LINE SYSTEMS
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
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