The Advanced Helical Generator

A high explosive pulsed power (HEPP) generator called the Advanced Helical Generator (AHG) has been designed, built, and successfully tested. The AHG incorporates design principles of voltage and current management to obtain a high current and energy gain. Its design was facilitated by the use of mo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Review of scientific instruments 2009-10, Vol.81 (3)
Hauptverfasser:	Reisman, D B, Javedani, J B, Ellsworth, G F, Kuklo, R M, Goerz, D A, White, A D, Tallerico, L J, Gidding, D A, Murphy, M J, Chase, J B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION ACCURACY CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES DESIGN MANAGEMENT PULSE RISE TIME SIMULATION TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A high explosive pulsed power (HEPP) generator called the Advanced Helical Generator (AHG) has been designed, built, and successfully tested. The AHG incorporates design principles of voltage and current management to obtain a high current and energy gain. Its design was facilitated by the use of modern modeling tools as well as high precision manufacture. The result was a first-shot success. The AHG delivered 16 Mega-Amperes of current and 11 Mega-Joules of energy to a quasi-static 80 nH inductive load. A current gain of 154 times was obtained with a peak exponential rise time of 20 {micro}s. We will describe in detail the design and testing of the AHG.
ISSN:	0034-6748 1089-7623