Title :
Simulation of selective passive compensation [railguns]
Author :
Spikings, C.R. ; Putley, D.
Author_Institution :
AEA Technol. Culham Lab., Abingdon, UK
fDate :
1/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The theory behind selective passive compensation is outlined, and results are presented of the computer simulation of a railgun powered by a selective passive compulsator. These results show that a compulsator can be configured to produce flat-topped current pulses into a railgun load. A test compulsator with active compensation has been designed and built. This has since been reconfigured with selective passive compensation to verify the production of flat-topped pulses into a fixed load. Experimental results obtained are presented, and a comparison is made of these results with predictions from the computer model
Keywords :
alternators; compensation; digital simulation; electromagnetic launchers; power engineering computing; power supplies to apparatus; compulsator; computer simulation; flat-topped current pulses; railgun; selective passive compensation; Alternators; Circuits; Impedance; Inductance; Laboratories; Production; Pulse compression methods; Pulse shaping methods; Pulsed power supplies; Railguns;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
