Lightweight, compact superconducting power sources for solid state high energy lasers

Author

Cobb, Coleman B. ; Adams, Steven F.

Author_Institution

Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

29-31 July 2004

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

69

Abstract

The air force is considering advanced compact electrical power systems for many future airborne DEW concepts to capitalize on the advantages of electrical DEW. High output electrical generators, employing superconductor wire technology, are being investigated as a possible solution. Generators with high temperature superconducting (HTS) wire would be significantly lighter weight and more compact than conventional copper wire-wound generators for this high level of power.

Keywords

copper; electric generators; high-temperature superconductors; solid lasers; weapons; air force; airborne direct energy weapon; copper wire-wound generators; electrical power systems; high temperature superconducting wire; solid state high energy lasers; superconducting power sources; superconductor wire technology; Diodes; High temperature superconductors; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting photodetectors; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 2002. IECEC '02. 2002 37th Intersociety

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7296-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.2002.1391977

Filename

1391977