Parallel, Staged Opening Switch Power Conditioning Techniques for Flux Compression Generator Applications
Abstract
Pulse power systems which are capable of delivering several megajoules of electrical energy to experimental loads in a fraction of a microsecond are currently of interest in the scientific community for driving a variety of plasma and particle beam loads. Practical considerations of cost and complexity frequently demand that system designers make use of primary power sources that are both compact and economical. Such compact power sources as flux compression generators and large relatively low voltage capacitor banks represent economical ways to make multi-megajoule level energies readily available. Unfortunately, large banks and generators invariable suffer because their characteristic energy delivery times are much longer than the time scales that are required for many experiments. Thus intermediate power compression systems are usually a part of the conceptual package, and conditioning techniques based upon inductive (magnetic) energy storage represent economical, compact approaches which complement the size and cost characteristics of these primary power sources.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA638801
Entities
People
- J. C. Bueck
- J. H. Goforth
- P. S. Levi
- R. E. Reinovsky
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory