Upgraded Brassboard Pulser for HELS
Abstract
High energy lasers for Army tactical weapons systems requires major advances in pulse power technology to meet the objective of mounting the weapon system on a mobile platform. The power conditioning pulser is one of the largest sub-systems. The Electronic Technology and Devices Laboratory (ET&DL), ERADCOM is actively involved in developing components and pulser sub-systems to meet that objective. The unique power facility at ET&DL has been utilized on a cooperative basis with industry to develop the hardware which has had a significant impact in the size and weight of demonstrator devices. A brassboard pulser designed and built at ET&DL for the Cold Flow Electric Laser Device (CFELD) at Avec-Everett weighed 1400 kilograms (kg) representing an almost A 10X reduction from the 13,000 kg pulser that utilized available production technology. The length of the pulser was similarly reduced from 48 meters to 4 meters. The brassboard consisted of multiple modulators operating in parallel with a single output transformer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA637762
Entities
People
- J. C. O'connell
- J. Mcgowan
- Jennifer Carter
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command