Acceleration of objects to high velocity by electromagnetic forces

Post, Richard F

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Title: Acceleration of objects to high velocity by electromagnetic forces

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Two exemplary approaches to the acceleration of projectiles are provided. Both approaches can utilize concepts associated with the Inductrack maglev system. Either of them provides an effective means of accelerating multi-kilogram projectiles to velocities of several kilometers per second, using launchers of order 10 meters in length, thus enabling the acceleration of projectiles to high velocities by electromagnetic forces.

Inventors:: Post, Richard F

Issue Date:: Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2017

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1345223

Patent Number(s):: 9581409

Application Number:: 14/099,933

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F41 - WEAPONS F41B - WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F41 - WEAPONS F41B - WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE
F41B6/00 - Electromagnetic launchers {
F41B6/003 - {using at least one driving coil for accelerating the projectile, e.g. an annular coil}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Dec 07

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS

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Electric Gun patent, July 1921

Electric Gun or Projectile Propelling Apparatus patent, December 1934

Electromagnetic projectile accelerator patent, February 1984

Traveling wave accelerators patent, October 1989

Apparatus for driving a coil launcher patent, May 1990

DC powered hybrid coil gun employing superconducting elements patent, October 1990

Inductive energy converter with spaced winding contacts patent, February 1991

Electromagnetic Meissner effect launcher patent, May 1991

Fuel assisted electromagnetic launcher patent, June 1991

Apparatus for and method of operating a cylindrical pulsed induction mass launcher patent, June 1992

Method and apparatus for elimination of the exit-edge effect in high speed linear induction machines for maglev propulsion systems patent, January 1996

Magnetic arrays patent, May 1997

Magnetic levitation system for moving objects patent, March 1998

Transit switching system for monorail vehicles patent, May 2002

Inductrack configuration patent, October 2003

Inductrack magnet configuration patent, October 2003

Inductrack magnet configuration patent, December 2003

Laminated track design for inductrack maglev systems patent, July 2004

Resonance in electromagnetic launchers patent, July 2006

Inductrack configuration patent, August 2006

Electromagnetic missile launcher patent, June 2009

Electric motor with Halbach arrays patent, October 2009

Analysis of the performance of a multi-stage pulsed linear induction launcher journal, January 2001

Experimental results and performance analysis of a 500 m/sec linear induction launcher (LIL) journal, January 1995

Inductance calculation of a coil gun that launches a thin plate edge-on conference, January 1997

Performance of an induction coil launcher journal, January 1995

The electromagnetic θ gun and tubular projectiles journal, January 1982

Exploratory development of the reconnection launcher 1986-90 journal, January 1991

Design and power conditioning for the coil-gun journal, January 1989

Inductively commutated coilguns journal, January 1991

An actively switched pulsed induction accelerator journal, January 1991

Design of a reluctance accelerator journal, January 1991

Inductance calculation of a coil gun that launches a thin plate edge-on conference, January 1997

Advanced concepts for electromagnetic launcher power supplies incorporating magnetic flux compression journal, January 1991

Electric Gun
patent, July 1921

Electric Gun or Projectile Propelling Apparatus
patent, December 1934

Electromagnetic projectile accelerator
patent, February 1984

Traveling wave accelerators
patent, October 1989

Apparatus for driving a coil launcher
patent, May 1990

DC powered hybrid coil gun employing superconducting elements
patent, October 1990

Inductive energy converter with spaced winding contacts
patent, February 1991

Electromagnetic Meissner effect launcher
patent, May 1991

Fuel assisted electromagnetic launcher
patent, June 1991

Apparatus for and method of operating a cylindrical pulsed induction mass launcher
patent, June 1992

Method and apparatus for elimination of the exit-edge effect in high speed linear induction machines for maglev propulsion systems
patent, January 1996

Magnetic arrays
patent, May 1997

Magnetic levitation system for moving objects
patent, March 1998

Transit switching system for monorail vehicles
patent, May 2002

Inductrack configuration
patent, October 2003

Inductrack magnet configuration
patent, October 2003

Inductrack magnet configuration
patent, December 2003

Laminated track design for inductrack maglev systems
patent, July 2004

Resonance in electromagnetic launchers
patent, July 2006

Inductrack configuration
patent, August 2006

Electromagnetic missile launcher
patent, June 2009

Electric motor with Halbach arrays
patent, October 2009

Analysis of the performance of a multi-stage pulsed linear induction launcher
journal, January 2001

Experimental results and performance analysis of a 500 m/sec linear induction launcher (LIL)
journal, January 1995

Inductance calculation of a coil gun that launches a thin plate edge-on
conference, January 1997

Performance of an induction coil launcher
journal, January 1995

The electromagnetic θ gun and tubular projectiles
journal, January 1982

Exploratory development of the reconnection launcher 1986-90
journal, January 1991

Design and power conditioning for the coil-gun
journal, January 1989

Inductively commutated coilguns
journal, January 1991

An actively switched pulsed induction accelerator
journal, January 1991

Design of a reluctance accelerator
journal, January 1991

Inductance calculation of a coil gun that launches a thin plate edge-on
conference, January 1997

Advanced concepts for electromagnetic launcher power supplies incorporating magnetic flux compression
journal, January 1991