Parameter Optimization and Experimental Test of 4-MJ/m³ IPPS Module

Inductive pulsed power supply (IPPS) is a competitive type of power supply for electromagnetic launch (EML). Compared with the capacitive type, the structure and working process of IPPS are more complicated, which make the design of the IPPS module difficult. In this article, the method of calculating the module performance from structural and electrical parameters is proposed. Based on that, the biobjective optimization of a 100-kJ module is carried out. With the help of genetic algorithms, the optimization results are 2500 nondominated solutions on the Pareto front, and one of the representative solutions is verified by experiments. The performance of the built module is in good agreement with the calculated value. Its energy density reaches 3.98 MJ/m
³
, the peak output current reaches 23 kA with 8.1-ms pulsewidth.