DocumentCode
1020139
Title
A rapid fire, compulsator-driven railgun system
Author
Spann, M.L. ; Pratap, S.B. ; Brinkman, W.G. ; Perkins, D. ; Thelen, R.F.
Author_Institution
University of Texas, Austin, TX
Volume
22
Issue
6
fYear
1986
fDate
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1753
Lastpage
1756
Abstract
It is becoming clear that compensated pulsed alternators (compulsators) are the preferred power supply for rapid-fire railgun systems. High efficiencies, inherently high repetition rates, and the elimination of high current opening switches are the primary advantages of compulsator-driven systems. The benefits and capabilities of these systems will be demonstrated in a project which is currently in the final stages of fabrication. The goals of this project are to accelerate a burst of ten, 80-g projectiles to 2 km/s at a 60 Hz rate of fire. Details of the compulsator design, the design, fabrication, and testing of system components, and proposed operation are presented.
Keywords
Ablation; Electromagnetic propulsion; Pulse power systems; Brushes; Circuits; Coils; Fires; Projectiles; Railguns; Solids; Space vector pulse width modulation; Steel; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1986.1064661
Filename
1064661
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