Spiral FCG based self-contained pulsed high voltage source

Author

Altgilbers, L. ; Tkach, Yu.V. ; Dyunashev, V.V. ; Hristenko, V.M. ; Kolesnik, V.V. ; Bachurin, A.E. ; Tkach, Ya.

Author_Institution

US Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

16-21 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Outcomes of the self-contained spiral FCG based high voltage source testing and development are presented. The source is designed around spiral FCG with 50 mm diameter and 26 mm liner made out of aluminum alloy. The liner is filled by HE cylindrical pucks fabricated by hot casting with further stamping. Spiral FCG is seeded by the magnetic field, created by a gas opening switch and further discharge of 0.8 uF / 6kV capacitor. FCG output drives the power sharpening stage, based on the explosive opening switch. This stage is connected to the pulsed transformer primary coil through the gas switch. The transformer charges low-inductive 500 kV high voltage capacitor. Basic source operational characteristics: output pulsed voltage up to 500 kV, pulse length no higher than 2 us, energy in pulse 450-500J. Diameter is 143 mm and length is 700 mm.

Keywords

aluminium alloys; casting; hot working; metal stamping; pulsed power technology; transformers; FCG output drives; HE cylindrical pucks; aluminum alloy; capacitor; energy 450 J to 500 J; explosive opening switch; gas opening; gas switch; high voltage capacitor; hot casting; magnetic field; power sharpening stage; pulsed transformer primary coil; self-contained spiral FCG based high voltage source development; self-contained spiral FCG based high voltage source testing; stamping; time 2 mus; voltage 500 V; Aluminum alloys; Capacitors; Electromagnetics; Missiles; Spirals; Switches; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science (ICOPS), 2013 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

0730-9244

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.2013.6633447

Filename

6633447