DEVICE FOR INITIATING ELECTRIC CURRENT IN RAILGUN HIGH-SPEED ARMATURE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: power systems built around storage capacitors, electric charge starting systems in multistage railguns, including with pre-acceleration. SUBSTANCE: device has storage capacitor 1 coupled with output terminals of device via charging circuit switch 2 and inductor 3. Connected in parallel with storage capacitor 1 without switch is pulse capacitor 4 electrically coupled with output terminals of device, its capacity being not over 1% of that of storage capacitor. The latter has charger 5 connected to it through charging circuit switch 6. Device also has control system 7 with sensor 9 and charging circuit switch 2 that links dielectric isolating section 8 of throwing device with final mechanism of switch 2. EFFECT: improved design, enlarged functional capabilities. 1 dwg