Harris, M;
Shaikh, M;
Bristoll, B;
Vine, K;
Bartlett, P;
(2017)
The Efficiency of a Two-Stage Reluctance Accelerator through Pulse Shaping.
IEEE Access
, 5
pp. 121-127.
10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2629672.
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Abstract
An investigation considering the efficiency gains of electrical pulse-shaping for a two-stage reluctance accelerator system has been undertaken. An optimum gross efficiency of (1.36 ± 0.02)% was achieved, amounting to an increase of (290 ± 20)% relative to the performance of an equivalent single-stage accelerator. The performance increase due to pulse-shaping for a two-stage setup was found to surpass that achieved for this single-stage setup in terms of both efficiency and velocity. This investigation highlights the potential of pulse-shaping methods to increase the feasibility and flexibility of electrical acceleration for a variety of practical applications. The intention of this paper was to exhibit the potential of reluctance acceleration technology in multi-stage, initially by using a two-stage system. Possible avenues for further investigation are proposed, to build upon the results of this study.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Efficiency of a Two-Stage Reluctance Accelerator through Pulse Shaping |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2629672 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2629672 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2016 IEEE. Translations and content mining are permitted for academic research only. Personal use is also permitted, but republication/redistribution requires IEEE permission. See http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/index.html for more information. |
| Keywords: | Magnetic circuits, magnetic devices, accelerator magnets, linear accelerators, energy efficiency |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1532384 |
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