DocumentCode
927622
Title
Feasibility of a railgun energy recovery circuit
Author
Parten, M.E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
Volume
25
Issue
1
fYear
1989
fDate
1/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
425
Lastpage
428
Abstract
The author examines the feasibility of implementing energy recovery circuits for breech-fed, inductively driven railgun systems to improve overall efficiency during repetitive operation. Computer simulations are used to examine the effects of parameter variation and to determine limitations of the proposed system. Device limitations and availability are discussed. Design rules are formulated for the basic system
Keywords
electromagnetic launchers; power supplies to apparatus; breech fed railgun; computer simulations; design rules; device availability; device limitations; efficiency; inductively driven railgun systems; parameter variation; railgun energy recovery circuit; repetitive operation; system limitations; Capacitors; Circuits; Energy storage; Inductance; Inductors; Kinetic energy; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.22575
Filename
22575
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