A Study of Power and Energy in the Aurora Modification Project.

Abstract

This report summarizes the results of a series of computer runs at NRL which were designed to determine if the measured loss of power and energy in the Aurora Modification Project tests in the Fall of 1978 was due to increasing capacitance in the water switches during the transit times of the streamers or was due to resistive losses in the water switches. From the results of these analyses, it is concluded that the losses were mainly due to resistance in the intermediate store and pulse forming liner output switches and that the changing switch capacitance mainly rounded the pulse shapes near the peak values without contributing to a major loss of energy. It is suggested that oil switches be considered as a replacement for the water switches since they have less loss, although there are risks and problems involved in their use. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 1980
Accession Number
ADA088051

Entities

People

  • John D. Shipman Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Capacitance
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  • Electrodes
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  • Experimental Data
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  • Peak Values
  • Power
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  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transmission Lines

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