NDLI: Electrical design and operation of the PHELIX pulsed power system

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Author	Reass, W.A. Baca, D.M. Griego, J.R. Oro, D.M. Reinovsky, R.E. Rousculp, C.R. Turchi, P.J.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA (Reass, W.A.; Baca, D.M.; Griego, J.R.; Oro, D.M.; Reinovsky, R.E.; Rousculp, C.R.; Turchi, P.J.)
Abstract	The Precision High Energy-density Liner Implosion Experiment, PHELIX, is a pulsed power driver capable of delivering multi-megampere currents to cylindrical loads. The PHELIX hardware does include novel design features to provide a high energy conversion efficiency of approximately 15 megamperes output current per megajoule of stored energy. This is achieved by a rail gap switched low inductance Marx design (resistively damped) driving a multi-filar air core pulse transformer. The Marx output cables form the toroidal transformer that is an integral part the disc line and removable load cassette assembly. The transformer and disc line uses conformal insulation methods and does not require replacement after each shot, the transformer is completely reusable. Load cassettes can be easily exchanged to facilitate experimental variation. PHELIX is self-contained within its own transport container and Faraday cage that can be moved from the maintenance building to the LANSCE P-rad accelerator facility to perform multi-pulse radiography. This paper will detail the electrical and mechanical design of the Marx and multi-filar transformer assemblies as well as presenting the achieved operational performance to date.
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File Size	107838
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File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467351713
ISSN	07309244
DOI	10.1109/PLASMA.2013.6633452
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-06-16
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Pulse transformers Power transformer insulation Assembly Laboratories Hardware Energy conversion
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Condensed Matter Physics Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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