Operation of NRL Homopolar Generator into Parallel Energy Storage Inductor

Abstract

A 170-mu H solenoid has been constructed and used as an energy storage inductor with the existing NRL self-excited HPG. This use of a separate energy storage coil results in minimal interaction with the excitation coil and permits operation at higher voltages. The energy storage inductor has been designed to operate under water at a megavolt. The circuit and energizing of the two parallel inductors is described. The inductive storage has been used in conjunction with opening switches to generate output pulses with 30-(mu)s risetime and an e-fold decay time determined by the load resistance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA636726

Entities

People

  • D. Jenkins
  • I. M. Vitkovitsky
  • R. D. Ford
  • W. H. Lupton

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accumulators
  • Circuit Breakers
  • Circuits
  • Current Density
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Transfer
  • Generators
  • Inductance
  • Inductors
  • Magnetic Forces
  • Military Research
  • Pulse Generators
  • Pulsed Power
  • Resistance
  • Storage
  • Switches

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering