Reduction in fluctuation of the accelerating force in linear induction launchers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 97-102

  Balikci, A ^a   Zabar, Z ^b   Czarkowski, D ^b   Birenbaum, L ^b  

^a ISO New England   (United States)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coil launchers; Efficiency; Linear induction launchers; Polyphase currents

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FORCE CONTROL; MAGNETIC FLUX; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS;

FORCE DISPLACEMENT CURVE; LINEAR INDUCTION LAUNCHERS; POLYPHASE CURRENTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS;

EID: 0037232839     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2002.805856     Document Type: Article

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