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US 8,006,607 B2Granted
Protective module using electric current to protect objects against threats, especially from shaped charges
AssigneeFraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
InventorsMatthias Wickert, Karsten Michael, Jürgen Kuder
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Abstract
A device is disclosed for protecting an object from shaped charge jets comprising an electrode arrangement which is provided with at least one electrode facing the object and one electrode facing away from the object between which an electrical voltage can be applied. The invention is distinguished by the object-facing electrode having at least one area with a spatially heterogeneous electrode material.
Claims19
A device for protecting an object from impact of a shaped charge jet comprising:
- an electrode arrangement, for connection to a source of a current pulse, including at least one electrode facing away from the object and at least one electrode facing the object wherein the at least one electrode facing away from the object is impacted by the shaped charge jet before the at least one electrode facing the object and an electrical voltage is applied during the impact from the source of a current pulse between the at least one electrode facing away from the object and the at least one electrode facing the object;
- and wherein
- the at least one electrode facing the object includes at least one area with a spatially heterogeneous electrode material and the source of a current pulse applied during the impact is connected to the at least one electrode facing the object and to the at least one electrode facing away from the object to provide the electrical voltage therebetween.
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