Design of a Battery Power Supply for the Electromagnetic Gun Experimental Research Facility

Abstract

A high power and high energy battery power supply is currently being designed to support electromagnetic (EM} launcher research at the Air Force Armament Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The design goals for this system are to supply megawatts of pulsed power at high current levels for a five second period. This paper discusses the rationale which led to this system selection. The specific system design is also discussed along with the issues of safety, charging, diagnostics, control system configuration, power conditioning and the ever present problem of high-current switching.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA635260

Entities

People

  • J. D. Sterrett
  • J. R. Lippert
  • M. C. Altstatt
  • M. R. Palmer
  • N. E. Johnson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Electromagnetic Guns
  • Energy
  • Energy Systems
  • Fail Safe
  • Guns
  • Launchers
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Power Supplies
  • Pulsed Power
  • Reliability
  • Research Facilities
  • Resistance
  • Resistors
  • Switches

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.