Design and construction of a 5.7-MJ, 10-kV multi-stage capacitor power supply

Author

Toms, J.M. ; Marschik, David

Author_Institution

Westinghouse Res. & Dev. Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Volume

25

Issue

1

fYear

1989

fDate

1/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

558

Lastpage

562

Abstract

A 5.7 MJ, 10 kV capacitor power supply was designed and constructed primarily to power an electromagnetic launcher. The power supply consists of five subsystems: capacitor bank, capacitor charging supplies and high-voltage distribution system, coaxial bus system, inductors (solenoid and coaxial), and control system. Each subsystem is described in detail. The overall power supply program has exceeded all design objectives. The supply has been operated at over 150 discharges. The capacitor power supply has proved itself to be highly reliable, safe, and easy to operate

Keywords

capacitor storage; electromagnetic launchers; power capacitors; power supplies to apparatus; 10 kV; 5.7 MJ; capacitor bank; capacitor charging supplies; coaxial bus system; control system; discharges; electromagnetic launcher; high-voltage distribution system; inductors; multi-stage capacitor power supply; subsystems; Cables; Joining processes; Power capacitors; Power supplies; Power system relaying; Relays; Research and development; Resistors; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.22600

Filename

22600