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Output Characteristics of Parallel or Serially Connected Helical Magneto-Cumulative Generators  

Kuk Jeong-Hyeon (국방과학연구소)
Lee Heung-Ho (충남대학교 전기공학과)
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The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B / v.53, no.11, 2004 , pp. 647-657 More about this Journal
Abstract
Helical magneto-cumulative generator(HMCG)s are very useful devices in suppling pulsed high current to inductance loads. To apply fast high voltage pulses to high impedance loads, high current outputs of HMCGs are required to be conditioned to higher voltages by using various pulse components such as opening/closing switches and pulse transformer. In this paper, stepping with the trends of requirements for ever-increasing energy in pulsed power applications coupling methods is investigated to obtain higher output energy by connecting several HMCGs in series or parallel way. The coil dimension of HMCGs used in series or parallel connections was 50 mm in diameter and 150 mm in length. The coil was fabricated by using enamel-coated copper wire of 1 mm in diameter. The highest energy amplification ratio and peak voltage of load were achieved from the serially connected four-barrel HMCG system. They were 68 and 34 kV, respectively, when the initial energy of 0.36 kJ was supplied into that system with the load of 0.4 μH. Within the tested range of inductance ratio, energy amplification ratio was found to be highly dependent on the inductance ratio of serial- and parallel-connected HMCG systems to load, which to be optimal around 500 was turned out. The experimental results showed that the output energy and voltage of load are controlled by connecting HMCGs in series or parallel.
Keywords
HMCG(Helical Magneto-Cumulative Generator); Magnetic Flux; Explosive; Energy Amplification Ratio;
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