A Facility for Testing High Power DC, AC, or Pulsed Devices
Abstract
A fully instrumented facility being developed for the high power testing of pulsed-power and other devices is described. A bank of lead-acid batteries provides the facility with a power source having a maximum discharge capacity of 1.8 x 109 joules; the batteries can be switched into various series-parallel configurations to realize voltage-current combinations up to 10 kV at 250 A. The battery bank output terminals can be turned on and off at the test bench with a vacuum arc switch if desired. A high vacuum pumping station is built into the test bench for those devices requiring evacuation. An inverter using vacuum arc switches is being developed to convert the power to a sinusoidal AC source having a suitable frequency of up to 10 kHz. The battery bank operation is monitored and controlled either manually or by a microprocessor-based instrumentation system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA637919
Entities
People
- Alexander S. Gilmour Jr.
- Philip T. Glinski
- Richard N. Miller
Organizations
- State University of New York