Design and Analysis of a High Power 1 kHz Magnetic Modulator
Abstract
This paper describes a magnetic modulator which was designed for second generation use in the Proton Storage Ring at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility. The three stage machine delivered a 25 kV, 100 nanosecond pulse to a 3 ohm load a pulse repetition rates of up to 1 kHz. A principle function of this system was to serve as a test bed for the measurement of energy losses in magnetic switches. The magnetic switch cores were built from materials of two different alloys, and were tested in both as-cast and annealed states. The performance data acquired indicate that annealing of the core material reduces energy loss by up to a factor of five and that, as expected, losses are lower in the higher resistivity materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA636189
Entities
People
- Howard Rhinehart
- Roger A. Dougal
- W. C. Nunnally
Organizations
- University of South Carolina