Title :
Preliminary results of a battery-based, multi megawatt 200 kA pulsed power supply
Author :
Karthaus, W. ; Kolkert, W.J. ; Nowee, J.
Author_Institution :
TNO PML-Pulse Phys., Delft, Netherlands
fDate :
1/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A pulsed power supply consisting of a fast discharge battery, a switch based on silicon-controlled-rectifier (SCR) technology, and an energy storage/pulse transformer is discussed. Preliminary results indicate that the battery is capable of discharging current pulses with reproducible peak values of 6.21 kA in a 14.4 mΩ dump resistance. In one pulse, 285 coulombs are transferred to the load whose electric energy equals 22.6 kJ. Using one bipolar battery, pulses of 151 kA with a decay time of 3.5 ms (E=21.4 kJ) can be generated in a load resistance of 0.5 mΩ
Keywords :
power supplies to apparatus; pulsed power technology; secondary cells; thyristor applications; 200 kA; 22.6 kJ; SCR; energy storage; fast discharge battery; pulse transformer; pulsed power supply; silicon-controlled-rectifier; Batteries; Capacitors; Coils; Energy storage; Magnetic switching; Pulse generation; Pulse transformers; Pulsed power supplies; Switches; Thyristors;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
