multistage coil gun
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Multistage Coil Gun
Final PresentationTeam 3
Yohan Ko, Jon Dagdagan, Shashvat Nanavati
TA: Ryan May
ECE 445
Friday April 26, 2013
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Benefits
• Controllable projectile speed
• Portable, easy to assemble
• Educational tool to teach electromagnetism
Features
• Isolation of high voltage components
• Sensing capabilities in launch barrel
• Fast capacitor recharge time
Objectives
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•Eject projectile at speeds of 12-17 m/s•Trigger successive stage efficiently•Ensure operator and system safety•Design for modularity•Make project permanent EOH exhibit
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Coil Gun Theory
• Lenz’s Law
– Induced surface currents
• Opposing currents repel each other
Figure taken from [2]3
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Overview
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Charge Controller and HV Power Supply
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Charge Controller and HV Power Supply
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Sensor Circuit
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Sensor Circuit
• Interface between lasers and Arduino
• Detects voltage drop when projectile passes lasers
• Outputs stable signal to Arduino
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Sensor Circuit
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Microcontroller
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Microcontroller
• Uses Arduino Uno
• Records times at which voltage of photodiode drops
• Calculates speed of projectile
• Determines when to fire next stage
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Trigger Circuit
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Trigger Circuit
• Optocoupler provides isolation from HV power supply
• Relay drives the gate of SCR to turn SCR on
• SCR remains latched on until all current is discharged
Microcontroller Optocoupler Relay SCR
Trigger Circuit
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Trigger Circuit
Sequential Triggering of Capacitor Banks14
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Coil Windings
• Coil windings connected to each capacitor bank
• Design Considerations
– Minimum resistance
• Place two windings in parallel for each stage
– Maximum mutual inductance
• length of winding = length of projectile
• diameter of winding = diameter of projectile
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Simulations
Energy per Volume (20mm coil) vs. Projectile Length [1]
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Projectile Length (mm)
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Simulations
Peak Current Plot 17
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Requirement Verification
• Calculate and use speed of projectile to obtain discharge time
• Push projectile through barrel and ensure monitor displayslogged times and speed
• 2400 V isolation between HV power supply and Arudino
• Ensure resistance across DC power relay is in 10MΩ range
• Relay output signal powerful enough to activate SCRs
• Ensure relay outputs 3V±20% with 500mA±20%
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Challenges Solutions
• False triggering from noise • Decoupling capacitors
• High component stress • Smaller diameter barrel• Operate at lower voltage
• High voltage safety • Capacitor bank enclosure• Safety procedures
• Magnetic field interference • Twisted wires to cancel magnetic fields• Shielded wire
• Arduino failure • Proper grounding practice
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Ethics
1. To accept responsibility in making decisions consistent with the safety, health, and welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public or the environment.
3. To be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on available data.
7. To seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to acknowledge and correct errors, and to credit properly the contributions of others.
9. To avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by false or malicious action.
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Safety Features
• Capacitor bank enclosures
• Capacitor bank shorting rods
• Side insertion plugs for wiring modularity
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Safety Features
• Use of multiple SCRs in parallel
• Safety plans for connect/disconnect/operation
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Engineering Open House
• Prototype demonstration successful
– Won 2nd in “Back to School” category
– Operated over 100 times over two days
– Consistently achieved projectile speeds of 14-17 m/s
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Engineering Open House
• Lessons Learned
– Windings need to be more secure
– Signals need to be immune from field interference
– Need to lower current stress levels on SCR
– Capacitor voltages can rise after disconnection
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Functionality Demonstration
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Next Steps
• Continue Coil Gun EOH exhibit
• Silk-screened PCB
• Enclosure for barrel
• Create operational manual
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Thank You
• Special thanks to:
– Ryan May
– Karl Reinhard
– Shawn Reinhard
– Christopher Barth
– Dr. Scott Carney
– Friends from the Machine and Parts shop
– Kevin Colravy27
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Questions?
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References
[1] Hansen, Barry. (2013) Solving Solid Cylindrical Projectile of various lengths.
Available:
http://www.coilgun.info/femm/projectile_length/projectile_length_results.txt
[2] Paul, James. (2006) Coilgun Basics.
Available: http://www.coilgun.eclipse.co.uk/coilgun_basics_1.html
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