A New Approach for Improving the Load Current Characteristic of Cascaded Magnetic Flux Compression Generator
Keywords:
Dynamic transformer, explosive charge, helical magnetic flux compression generator, incremental resistance, load characteristicAbstract
Helical magnetic flux compression generators (HFCGs) are widely used to generate extremely highpower pulses. Two most important output characteristics of HFCGs in their use as pulsed power generators are maximum value of load current and the rise time of that current. In this paper, an approach is proposed to improve the output characteristic of a Cascaded-HFCG. The approach is based on time-varying primary winding of dynamic transformer and addition of a gradually incremental resistance in series with the first stage winding. It is demonstrated analytically using simulation results that the output current and its rise-time improve by minimizing energy returned from secondary winding to primary winding of dynamic transformer. The results are compared to conventional Cascaded-HFCG that has a non-destructive winding in its structure. A finite element model is considered to calculate the selfinductances, mutual inductance and resistances of the generator. A new approach is proposed to gradually increase in the resistance of primary winding of dynamic transformer.
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