Thermoelectric-Sourced Programmable Electronic Switching Module to Ignite Electro-Explosive Devices

ABSTRACT: A microcontroller-based programmable electronic switching module is designed and developed. For supplying power to this module, thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are electrically integrated to the switching module. This integrated switching module is carried out to develop a Thermoelectric-sourced Programmable Electronic Switching Module (TPESM), which has many applications in the defence, space and many other fields. This module can also be used to charge batteries and to operate some microelectronic devices. The main objective of this paper was to use the available heat sources in armament stores for some needful applications. This module was successfully developed and proved to ignite electro-explosive devices (EED) at pre-programmed timing using programmable electronic switching module, which operates by the generated voltage of TEG. This paper discusses the applications, development, operation, experiments and results of this module.

摘要：本文设计并研发了一款基于微控制器的可编程电子开关模块。为该模块供电时，将热电发生器（thermoelectric generators，TEGs）与该开关模块实现电学集成。通过上述集成方案，研制出热电驱动可编程电子开关模块（Thermoelectric-sourced Programmable Electronic Switching Module，TPESM），该模块可广泛应用于国防、航天等诸多领域，同时亦可用于电池充电及部分微电子器件的驱动运行。本文的核心研究目标为利用军械库中的可用热源，开展实用化应用研究。本模块已成功研制，并验证其可依托TEGs产生的电压驱动该可编程电子开关模块，实现按预设定时触发电爆装置（electro-explosive devices，EED）。本文详细论述了该模块的应用场景、研制过程、工作原理、实验方案与测试结果。