Hybrid propellant electromagnetic gun system
US9784523B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K41/0356
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid gun device composed of two barrels (1,10) that accept energy from combustion of standard propellant (6), one barrel (10) being operative to produce a high intensity electric current to add accelerating energy to a projectile (7) in the second barrel (1) and at least one coil (8) stage to convert energy between electrical and kinetic to cause the projectile (7) to be launched at hypervelocity.
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