PULSE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACCELERATION SYSTEM, ELECTROMAGNETIC ACCELERATION SYSTEM

• Main Author: TAKANO HIROSHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 23.04.2020
• Subjects: AMMUNITION; APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC,OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWERSUPPLY SYSTEMS; BLASTING; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUTPOWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION; GENERATION; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; WEAPONS; WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE ORCOMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

To solve problems in a conventional pulse power supply apparatus for a rail gun which cannot easily change initial velocity of a missile corresponding to a target or cannot easily change a current waveform in accordance with rail characteristics upon exchanging rails.SOLUTION: A power supply apparatus in accordance with the present invention in an electromagnetic acceleration system launching a missile comprises: a module bank which is electrically connected to a rail mounted with the missile, and in which a plurality of pulse power supply modules are connected; a battery charger charging the pulse power supply modules; and a controller controlling charging voltages and discharging timings of the pulse power supply modules for each of the pulse power supply modules.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】従来のレールガン用パルス電源装置は目標に応じて飛しょう体の初速変更が容易にできず、また、レールの交換が発生してもレールの特性に応じた電流波形の変更が容易にできないという課題があった。【解決手段】飛しょう体を発射する電磁加速システムにおいて本発明に係る電源装置は、飛しょう体を載置するレールと電気的に接続され複数のパルス電源モジュールが連接されたモジュールバンクと、パルス電源モジュールを充電する充電器と、パルス電源モジュールの充電電圧と放電タイミングをパルス電源モジュール毎に制御する制御器とから構成される。【選択図】 図１