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Feasibility studies for crowbarring one megavolt on the LILI facility. [Lightning simulation]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6163862

A technique using a trigatron for crowbarring the energy in a megavolt Marxed capacitor bank into an LR load for simulating low probability, high amperage lightning strokes has been verified as feasible by testing on the LILI facility.

Research Organization:
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-04-0789
OSTI ID:
6163862
Report Number(s):
SAND-78-1700
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English