Pawn, An Inductive Storage Pulsed Power Generator for High Power Applications
Abstract
A pulsed power generator, Pawn, has been assembled at the Naval Research Laboratory. It employees inductive energy storage and opening switch power conditioning techniques with high energy density capacitors as the primary energy store. The energy stored in the capacitor bank is transferred to a vacuum inductor in approximately 15 (mu)s. Wire fuses provide the first stage of pulse compression. Further power conditioning is obtained with a plasma erosion opening switch.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA638259
Entities
People
- Bruce V. Weber
- D. J. Jenkins
- David D. Hinshelwood
- Gerald Cooperstein
- J. C. Kellogg
- J. D. Shipman Jr.
- John R. Boller
- R. D. Ford
- Robert J. Commisso
- W. H. Lupton
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory