Measurements of EM Emission in Rail Launcher Operation

Author

Tellini, Bernardo ; Schneider, Markus ; Petri, Alessandra ; Ciolini, Riccardo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Syst. & Autom., Pisa Univ., Pisa

fYear

2008

fDate

12-15 May 2008

Firstpage

1080

Lastpage

1084

Abstract

This paper focuses on the measurement of electromagnetic interference (EMI) from high-power systems characterized by fast and intense electromagnetic transients, such those encountered in the operation of rail electromagnetic launchers. In order to develop a preliminary measurement analysis, an experimental setup was assembled consisting in a single capacitor module, a controlled switch and two Cu-Cr rails. We provide a phenomenological discussion and present the results of a series of static experiments.

Keywords

electromagnetic interference; electromagnetic launchers; EM emission measurements; electromagnetic interference; electromagnetic transients; high-power systems; rail launcher operation; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic launching; Electromagnetic measurements; Frequency; Magnetic field measurement; Mechanical variables measurement; Plasma applications; Rails; Rail launchers; electromagnetic field measurements; electromagnetic transients; plasma formation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2008. IMTC 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1540-3

Electronic_ISBN

1091-5281

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2008.4547199

Filename

4547199