Prefire identification for pulse power systems
- Los Alamos, NM
- Espanola, NM
Prefires in a high-power, high-frequency, multi-stage pulse generator are detected by a system having an EMI shielded pulse timing transmitter associated with and tailored to each stage of the pulse generator. Each pulse timing transmitter upon detection of a pulse triggers a laser diode to send an optical signal through a high frequency fiber optic cable to a pulse timing receiver which converts the optical signal to an electrical pulse. The electrical pulses from all pulse timing receivers are fed through an OR circuit to start a time interval measuring device and each electrical pulse is used to stop an individual channel in the measuring device thereby recording the firing sequence of the multi-stage pulse generator.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4510451
- OSTI ID:
- 865413
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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