Decade Quad Water Coupler - Electrical Design and Performance

Abstract

The Decade Quad water coupler was designed to pass 10MA into a shorted load and 8MA into a 300ns imploding plasma load. This paper discusses the electrical design of Decade Quad PRS from the water coupler to the load. The coupler structure was modeled using TLCODE. Reliability estimates are made for various components. The electrical design of the coupler diverters and their role in fault mode energy suppression is discussed. The vacuum MITL design is discussed. A detailed circuit model is shown, along with a simpler equivalent circuit model. The predicted electrical performance is compared to recent test data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA639268

Entities

People

  • Darren Price
  • G. L. Whitehead
  • J. Douglas
  • J. K. Brandon
  • K. Childers
  • K. Ware
  • L. Christensen
  • M. Babineau
  • P. Corcoran
  • P. Kurucz
  • P. Sincerny
  • P. Spence
  • V. Kenyon
  • W. Rix

Organizations

  • Titan Corp.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Circuits
  • Diameters
  • Dielectrics
  • Equivalent Circuits
  • Geometry
  • Impedance
  • Implosions
  • Inductance
  • Materials
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Transfer Switches
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.