DocumentCode :
310826
Title :
Capacitor and rail-gap development for the Atlas machine Marx modules
Author :
Reass, W.A. ; Bowman, D.W. ; Gribble, R.F. ; Griego, J.R. ; Thompson, C. ; Parsons, W.M. ; Cooper, R.A. ; Casper, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Volume :
1
fYear :
1995
fDate :
3-6 July 1995
Firstpage :
522
Abstract :
This paper presents the engineering issues and development criteria utilized to evolve the Atlas Marx bank pulse power components. The power capacitor and rail-gap required alterations from existing designs to minimize system inductance and component count, maximize reliability and enhance maintainability. For the power capacitors, development has resulted in a plastic cased device with double ended bushings. The design of the capacitors\´ output electrodes, foil packs and internal interconnect webbing results in a capacitor with improved performance. The capacitors are rated at 33.5 uF and 60 kV and are housed in a 28"/spl times/29"/spl times/13" fiberglass case. Terminal inductance is less than 15 nH with a design discharge current greater than 650 kA.
Keywords :
power capacitors; power supplies to apparatus; pulse generators; pulsed power switches; pulsed power technology; 13 in; 28 in; 29 in; 33.5 muF; 60 kV; Atlas pulsed power supply; Marx generator power capacitor bank; SF/sub 6/; component count; development criteria; discharge current; double ended bushings; engineering design; foil packs; inductance; internal interconnect webbing; maintainability; output electrodes; plastic cased capacitors; rail-gap development; railgap switch; reliability; terminal inductance; Electrodes; Inductance; Insulators; Maintenance engineering; Plastics; Power capacitors; Power engineering and energy; Power system reliability; Railway engineering; Reliability engineering;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1995. Digest of Technical Papers., Tenth IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2791-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1995.596660
Filename :
596660
Link To Document :
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