Principal considerations in large energy-storage capacitor banks
Capacitor banks storing one or more megajoules and costing more than one million dollars have unique problems not often found in smaller systems. Two large banks, Scyllac at Los Alamos and Shiva at Livermore, are used as models of large, complex systems. Scyllac is a 10-MJ, 60-kV theta-pinch system while Shiva is a 20-MJ, 20-kV energy system for laser flash lamps. A number of design principles are emphasized for expediting the design and construction of large banks. The sensitive features of the charge system, the storage system layout, the switching system, the transmission system, and the design of the principal bank components are presented. Project management and planning must involve a PERT chart with certain common features for all the activities. The importance of the budget is emphasized.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 7128926
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-76-2387; CONF-761106-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Energy Storage
CAPACITORS
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
DESIGN
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRON TUBES
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLASH TUBES
GAS DISCHARGE TUBES
PINCH DEVICES
SCYLLAC DEVICES
STORAGE
SWITCHES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TOROIDAL PINCH DEVICES
TOROIDAL THETA PINCH DEVICES