Development of a Flux Compression Power Unit for Millisecond ETC Pulsed Power Applications

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 340-345

  Goldman, Edward B ^a  

^a Systems Technology and Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

FLUX COMPRESSION POWER UNIT; HELICAL COIL; MAGNETOCUMULATION GENERATORS;

MAGNETIC FLUX;

EID: 0032680820     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.738428     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. R Marshall, "Rail gun energy stores and systems" Proc. 3rd IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, T. H. Martin and A. H. Guenther, Editors, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp. 193 -196, June 1981
2. R. Marshall, "A reusable inverse railgun magnetic flux compression generator to suit the Earth-to-space-rail-launcher" IEEE Trans. Mag., Vol. 20, pp. 223-226, March 1984
3. J. Powell and K. Jamison, "Analysis ofr an inverse railgun power source", IEEE Trans. Mag. Vol. 22, pp. 1669 -1674 Nov. 1986
4. P. Williams, "Propellant-Driven Magnetic Flux Compression Generator as a Power Supply for a Mobile Electromagnetic Railgun", presentation to the Flux Compression Workshop, Austin TX , Aug. 1993 (unpublished)
5. G. Kapustjanenko, S. Pignasty and S. Shevjakm, "The linear electromechanical generator as power source for rail electromagnetic launchers", Proc.9th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, K. Prestwich and W. Baker, Editors Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp. 590-593, June 1993
6. P. Mongeau, "Combustion driven pulsed linear generators for electric gun applications", IEEE Trans. Mag., Vol. 33,468-473, Jan. 1997
7. R. Marshall, "Multi-point, packed wire, monolithic armatures", IEEE Trans. Mag., Vol. 31,209 - 213, Jan. 1995