Development of an Improved Explosively Driven Ruptured Conductor Opening Switch.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the performance characteristics and limitations of two types of explosively driven ruptured conductor opening switches. The major finding of this study is that these switches can be used to combine the commandability of a ruptured conductor opening switch with the fast switching characteristics of a fuse opening switch. We believe that the results in this report have direct applications to pulse power systems where commandable switching of high power pulses at low repetition rates is required.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA124671

Entities

People

  • John David Watson
  • Michael Lee Hines

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aluminum
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Circuits
  • Current Density
  • Detonators
  • Diagrams
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elements
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Repetition Rate
  • Resistance
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis