Apparatus and practices for electrical noise and shock hazard abatement in pulsed power environments

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

OSTI ID:5666582

Hilderbrand, D J ^[1]

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1. Parker Kinetic Designs, Inc., Picatinny Arsenal, NJ (US)

Electronic data acquisition, control and diagnostic hardware are an integral part of an electromagnetic launcher system. The design, purchase, installation and maintenance of electrical and electronic hardware requires a substantial financial investment worth protecting from the adverse affects of electrical interference. Electromagnetic and electrostatic shielding, in addition to proper grounding, can extend the useful hardware's life, can improve the signal to noise ratio, and can reduce the threat of electrical shock. The apparatus and practices employed in effective grounding and shielding are both a science to the instrumentation engineer and an art to the experienced technician. This paper discusses the concepts of signal shielding, single point star grounding, maintenance of the ground with the Ground Monitor system (GMS) and the minimum recommended practices which have proven effective in electrical noise and shock hazard abatement.

• OSTI ID: 5666582
• Report Number(s): CONF-9004136-; CODEN: IEMGA
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Vol. 27:1; Conference: 5. IEEE symposium on electromagnetic launcher technology, Destin, FL (United States), 1-5 Apr 1990; ISSN 0018-9464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
HAZARDS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
SHIELDING
POWER SYSTEMS
SAFETY
COMPUTER CODES
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC GROUNDS
ELECTRIC SHOCK
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTROSTATICS
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PLASMA GUNS
RADIATIONS
240400* - Power Transmission & Distribution- Health & Safety- (1990-)