Influence of the different capacitor configurations of the supply system on the efficiency of the rail accelerator

• Autorzy: Piekielny Paweł , Waindok Andrzej , Mamala Paweł

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/aee.2024.149918

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The influence of the capacitor configuration in the pulse supply system for rail accelerators on its efficiency was investigated in the paper. Two different configurations were compared: the first with a parallel connection of capacitors and the second with a parallel-series connection. In both cases, the same number of capacitors was assumed. All other parameters of the device were kept constant, i.e. mass and dimensions of the armature, rail length and stator geometry. A field-circuit model was used to analyse numerically the transients for different capacitor configurations and voltage values. The model was verified experimentally.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

capacitor pulse supply system; electrodynamic accelerator; transient calculations

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Electrical Engineering
• Czasopismo: Archives of Electrical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 73, nr 2
• Strony: 299--313
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., fot., rys., tab., wykr., wz.

Twórcy

autor

Piekielny Paweł

• Department of Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics, Opole University of Technology Prószkowska 76 str., 45-758 Opole, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9961-5982

autor

Waindok Andrzej

• Department of Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics, Opole University of Technology Prószkowska 76 str., 45-758 Opole, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5921-3583

autor

Mamala Paweł

• Department of Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics, Opole University of Technology Prószkowska 76 str., 45-758 Opole, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3255-0176

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