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

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dc.creatorWerst, M.D.en
dc.creatorBrinkman, B.G.en
dc.creatorSpann, M.L.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-04T16:05:36Zen
dc.date.available2015-09-04T16:05:36Zen
dc.date.issued1986-11en
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.description.departmentCenter for Electromechanicsen
dc.identifierPR_43en
dc.identifier.citationM.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.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/30705en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIEEEen
dc.relation.ispartofCEM Publicationsen
dc.rights.restrictionopenen
dc.subjectRotating Machine EM Launchen
dc.subjectcompulsatoren
dc.subjectem railgunen
dc.subjectem gunen
dc.titleFabrication of a Compensated Pulsed Alternator for a Rapid Fire Railgun Systemen
dc.typearticleen

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