A rapid fire, compulsator-driven railgun system

It is becoming clear that compensated pulsed alternators (compulsators) are the preferred power supply for rapid-fire railgun systems. High efficiencies, inherently high repetition rates, and the elimination of high current opening switches are the primary advantages of compulsator-driven systems. T...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on magnetics 1986-11, Vol.22 (6), p.1753-1756
Main Authors: Spann, M., Pratap, S., Brinkman, W., Perkins, D., Thelen, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brushes
Circuits
Coils
Fires
Projectiles
Railguns
Solids
Space vector pulse width modulation
Steel
Voltage
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Summary:It is becoming clear that compensated pulsed alternators (compulsators) are the preferred power supply for rapid-fire railgun systems. High efficiencies, inherently high repetition rates, and the elimination of high current opening switches are the primary advantages of compulsator-driven systems. The benefits and capabilities of these systems will be demonstrated in a project which is currently in the final stages of fabrication. The goals of this project are to accelerate a burst of ten, 80-g projectiles to 2 km/s at a 60 Hz rate of fire. Details of the compulsator design, the design, fabrication, and testing of system components, and proposed operation are presented.
ISSN:0018-9464
1941-0069
DOI:10.1109/TMAG.1986.1064661