FAST-RISETIME DIRECT CONNECT AND MAGNETICALLY COUPLED CABLE DRIVER SYSTEM

THE ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE TESTING OF ARMY SYSTEMS DEPENDS HEAVILY ON AN ABILITY TO EXCITE LARGE, FAST RISETIME CURRENTS ON SYSTEM CABLES. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT IN CABLE EXCITATION VIA DIRECT CONNECT AND MAGNETICALLY COUPLED METHODS. THE PROPOSED DESIGN IS MODULAR, ALLOWING EASY MODIFICATION OF SOURCE WAVEFORM AND ADAPTION TO A WIDE SPECTRUM OF APPLICATIONS. THE PHASE I ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A STUDY OF NEWLY DEVELOPED FERRITE CORE MATERIALS, DEVELOPMENT OF A SCALE MODEL PROTOTYPE OF THE CABLE DRIVE SYSTEM AND A DESIGN OF THE FULL SCALE SYSTEM.