Novel Power Supply for Pulsed Power Application
Authors
Oriti, Giovanna
Stewart, Mitchell
Subjects
railgun power supply
post-fire energy
thyristor-based converter
post-fire energy
thyristor-based converter
Advisors
Date of Issue
2016
Date
Period of Performance: 10/01/2015-01/31/2017
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
Railgun muzzle flash, or post-fire arcing, is a major concern to the Navy because of the potential thermal stress associated with post-fire arcing. In this project a new railgun power supply was compared to the thyristor-based one, which is the state of the art. Quantification of the post-fire rail energy reveals that the proposed buck-boost converter topology is better suited for the railgun than the thyristor-based one, particularly at minimizing the post-fire muzzle energy. The minimization of the post-fire energy allows for an extended rail life and potentially longer usage.
Type
Report
Description
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Department
Organization
Naval Research Program (NRP)
Naval Research Program
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-N16-N112-A
Sponsors
Naval Research Program
Prepared for Topic Sponsor: CDR Jason Fox, US Navy NAVSEA 05T
Prepared for Topic Sponsor: CDR Jason Fox, US Navy NAVSEA 05T
Funder
NPS-N16-N112-A
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Citation
Distribution Statement
Rights
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.