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    Fabrication of a Compensated Pulsed Alternator for a Rapid Fire Railgun System

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    1986-11
    Author
    Werst, M.D.
    Brinkman, B.G.
    Spann, M.L.
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    Abstract
    This paper presents a detailed description of fabrication of the compensated pulsed alternator (compulsator) for a rapid-fire railgun system. Presented are fabrication techniques and assembly processes developed specifically for a large pulsed power generator, including stator lamination assembly and armature and field winding fabrication techniques. The horizontal shaft, six pole compulsator design incorporates a rotating field and passive compensation. When completed, the compulsator will generate a 2-kV open-circuit voltage and supply 944-kA, 2.45-ms pulses to the 3-m railgun. Since high energy per unit volume ratios are desirable in pulsed power generators, emphasis is put on reducing weight and volume. Consideration for these areas are evident throughout the machine.
    Department
    Center for Electromechanics
    Subject
    Rotating Machine EM Launch
    compulsator
    em railgun
    em gun
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2152/30705
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    M.D. Werst, B.G. Brinkman, and M.L. Spann, “Fabrication of a compensated pulsed alternator for a rapid fire railgun system,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. Mag-22, no. 6, November 1986, pp. 1812-1816.
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