A UNIQUE SWITCHING DEVICE FOR INDUCTIVE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS

Abstract

An efficient current interrupting device to be used with inductive power supplies was developed. A unique switch, termed the gun switch, has been developed which utilizes gunpowder as a propellant to drive a plastic piston into, and shear, and electrical ribbon conductor. The gun switch has transferred up to 220,000 joules (36,000 amp) into an 0.06-ohm, 6-micron h load with an electrical transfer efficiency of 97 percent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0489427

Entities

People

  • H. K. Smithson
  • Jack D. Whitfield

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Contracts
  • Efficiency
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Gas Dynamics
  • Materials
  • Power Supplies
  • Propellants
  • Storage
  • Switches
  • Switching

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.