Repetitive resonant railgun power supply

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:866465

Honig, Emanuel M ^[1]; Nunnally, William C ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

A repetitive resonant railgun power supply provides energy for repetitively propelling projectiles from a pair of parallel rails. The supply comprises an energy storage capacitor, a storage inductor to form a resonant circuit with the energy storage capacitor and a magnetic switch to transfer energy between the resonant circuit and the pair of parallel rails for the propelling of projectiles.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4718321
• OSTI ID: 866465
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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