Inductive Pulse Forming Network For High-Current, High-Power Applications

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Maier, William Bryan II
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2011-09-13
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An inductive pulse forming network stores electrical energy delivered from an outside prime power supply in the electric field of a low- voltage, high-energy density network capacitor. Through timed actuation of a series of one or more switches, the energy stored in the electric field of the network capacitor is subsequently converted to electrical energy stored in the magnetic field of a network inductor. The energy stored in the network inductor supplies high-current, high-power electrical energy to drive an electromagnetic launcher such as a railgun.
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US 8,018,096 B1
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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