• DocumentCode
    1226730
  • Title

    A Method of Measurement of the Internal Series Resistance of a Capacitor under Surge Conditions

  • Author

    Melton, Ben S.

  • Author_Institution
    Formerly, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Silver Spring, Md.; now, Department of the Air Force, 1009th Special Weapons Squadron, Washington, D.C.
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1949
  • fDate
    6/1/1949 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    690
  • Lastpage
    693
  • Abstract
    Recent application of capacitors as energy-storage devices for low-impedance loads, such as short-duration light sources and electric detonators, has emphasized the importance of examination of capacitor efficiency from this standpoint. Ballistic measurements, using a vacuum thermocouple and galvanometer, are shown to afford the desired evaluation.
  • Keywords
    Capacitance; Capacitors; Circuits; Electric resistance; Electrical resistance measurement; Energy measurement; Light sources; Senior members; Sparks; Surges;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1949.233948
  • Filename
    1698063