Applications for Compact Portable Pulsed Power: Rocket Science, Cancer Therapy, and the Movies

Author

Gundersen, Martin

Author_Institution

Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

fYear

2006

fDate

14-18 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper discusses aspects of a review presented in plenary session to the 26th Power Modulator Conference, May 2006, in Washington B.C. The goal was to present results from a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative that focused on research into compact portable pulsed power, and to toss out a few ideas, looking ahead. The MURI was led by USC, with collaborators from the Univ. Missouri (Columbia) and Texas Tech University. The Conference was kind enough to encourage a presentation, after something rather similar, that is, a discussion of new applications and research issues for power modulators, presented to the conference 10 years ago (when it was called the Power Modulator Symposium). Hopefully, the results below will show some advancement in the numbers and diversity of applications reported a decade ago

Keywords

aerospace propulsion; biomedical electronics; cancer; entertainment; pulsed power supplies; radiation therapy; rocket engines; 26th Power Modulator Conference; MURI; Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative; Texas Tech University; Washington; cancer therapy; compact portable pulsed power; rocket science; Cancer; Collaborative work; Ignition; Medical treatment; Motion pictures; Optical films; Power engineering and energy; Pulse modulation; Rockets; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0018-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0019-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365169

Filename

4216121