Triggered spark-gap switch is a popular discharge switch for pulse power systems.Previous studies have focused on planarizing this switch using thin film techniques in order to meet the requirements of compact size in...Triggered spark-gap switch is a popular discharge switch for pulse power systems.Previous studies have focused on planarizing this switch using thin film techniques in order to meet the requirements of compact size in the systems.Such switches are one-shot due to electrodes being too thin to sufficiently resist spark-erosion.Additionally,these switches did not employ any structures in securing internal gas composition,resulting in inconsistent performance under harsh atmospheres.In this work,a novel planar triggered spark-gap switch(PTS)with a hermetically sealed cavity was batched-prepared with printed circuit board(PCB)technology,to achieve reusability with low cost.The proposed PTS was inspected by micro-computed tomography to ensure PCB techniques meet the requirements of machining precision.The results from electrical experiments demonstrated that PCB PTS were consistent and reusable with lifespan over 20 times.The calculated switch voltage and circuit current were consistent with those derived from real-world measurements.Finally,PCB PTS was used to introduce hexanitrostilbene(HNS)pellets in a pulse power system to verify its performance.展开更多
To make full use of expanded maneuverability and increased range,adaptive constrained on-board guidance technology is the key capability for a glide vehicle with a double-pulse rocket engine,especially under the requi...To make full use of expanded maneuverability and increased range,adaptive constrained on-board guidance technology is the key capability for a glide vehicle with a double-pulse rocket engine,especially under the requirements of desired target changing and on-line reconfigurable control and guidance.Based on the rapid footprint analysis,whether the new target is within the current footprint area is firstly judged.If not,the rocket engine ignites by the logic obtained from the analysis of optimal flight range by the method of hp-adaptive Gauss pseudospectral method(hp-GPM).Then,an on-board trajectory generation method based on powered quasi-equilibrium glide condition(QEGC)and linear quadratic regulator(LQR)method is used to guide the vehicle to the new target.The effectiveness of the guidance method consisted of powered on-board trajectory generation,LQR trajectory tracking,footprint calculation,and ignition time determination is indicated by some simulation examples.展开更多
基金We gratefully acknowledge support from the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China(Grant No.BK20151486).
文摘Triggered spark-gap switch is a popular discharge switch for pulse power systems.Previous studies have focused on planarizing this switch using thin film techniques in order to meet the requirements of compact size in the systems.Such switches are one-shot due to electrodes being too thin to sufficiently resist spark-erosion.Additionally,these switches did not employ any structures in securing internal gas composition,resulting in inconsistent performance under harsh atmospheres.In this work,a novel planar triggered spark-gap switch(PTS)with a hermetically sealed cavity was batched-prepared with printed circuit board(PCB)technology,to achieve reusability with low cost.The proposed PTS was inspected by micro-computed tomography to ensure PCB techniques meet the requirements of machining precision.The results from electrical experiments demonstrated that PCB PTS were consistent and reusable with lifespan over 20 times.The calculated switch voltage and circuit current were consistent with those derived from real-world measurements.Finally,PCB PTS was used to introduce hexanitrostilbene(HNS)pellets in a pulse power system to verify its performance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61403100)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(HIT.NSRIF.2015037)
文摘To make full use of expanded maneuverability and increased range,adaptive constrained on-board guidance technology is the key capability for a glide vehicle with a double-pulse rocket engine,especially under the requirements of desired target changing and on-line reconfigurable control and guidance.Based on the rapid footprint analysis,whether the new target is within the current footprint area is firstly judged.If not,the rocket engine ignites by the logic obtained from the analysis of optimal flight range by the method of hp-adaptive Gauss pseudospectral method(hp-GPM).Then,an on-board trajectory generation method based on powered quasi-equilibrium glide condition(QEGC)and linear quadratic regulator(LQR)method is used to guide the vehicle to the new target.The effectiveness of the guidance method consisted of powered on-board trajectory generation,LQR trajectory tracking,footprint calculation,and ignition time determination is indicated by some simulation examples.
