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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
Frank Podeyn, Eldingen, DE;
Thomas Weise, Unterluess, DE;
Rheinmetall W & M GmbH, Unterluss, DE;
Abstract
Energy-supply systems that supply energy in the power range of a few Megawatts (MW) to Gigawatts (GW) within a pulse duration of a few milliseconds (ms) are referred to as pulse-current supplies. Such known energy supply system primarily comprises a charging device for charging an energy store, a plurality of plate-type capacitors as energy stores, a high-power switch for releasing the stored energy, and a pulse-shaping device. The structural shape required for storing the energy in particular makes known pulse-current supplies highly complex, voluminous and costly. In contrast, the present invention involves using wound capacitors ( ) and high-power switches ( ) instead of conventional plate-type capacitors and high-power radio paths, which reduces the structural space requirement. The pulse shaping is effected by a toroidal coil ( ) and a free-wheeling diode ( ). Light-switched thyristors mounted in the free space ( ) of the toroid coil ( ) can preferably be used as high-power switches ( ).