The Paton Welding Journal, 2024, №10



2024 №10 (06)

DOI of Article 10.37434/tpwj2024.10.01

2024 №10 (02)

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2024, #10, 3-10 pages

Development of the technology of pressure welding with a magnetically impelled arc of small-diameter pipes using supercapacitors

V.S. Kachynskyi¹, D. Allford², M.P. Drachenko¹, I.V. Ziakhor¹, V.I. Klymenko¹, S.M. Samotryasov¹

¹E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU. 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine. Е-mail: vskweld@gmail.com
²Arc Specialties. 1730 Stebbins Drive, Houston, TX 77043-2807, USA

Abstract
Pipes of small diameters of up to 100 mm are used at various industrial and agricultural facilities. The methods of manual arc welding or automatic welding are traditionally used for joining the pipes. The issue of using supercapacitors in equipment for magnetically impelled arc butt welding (MIAB) process, to reduce peak loads on the electrical network, is considered. The need for such equipment is primarily determined by the tasks of “green” technologies. Application of supercapacitors in power sources allows ensuring further on the optimal parameters of pulse welding processes, in order to improve their quality and work productivity. A prototype of a new generation of power source for MIAB welding of pipes of a small diameter in the field and stationary conditions using an autonomous power supply source has been developed and manufactured.
Keywords: welding current formers, magnetically impelled arc butt welding, autonomous sources of powerful current pulses and power supply, supercapacitors

Received: 24.04.2024
Received in revised form: 09.09.2024
Accepted: 29.10.2024

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Suggested Citation

V.S. Kachynskyi, D. Allford, M.P. Drachenko, I.V. Ziakhor, V.I. Klymenko, S.M. Samotryasov (2024) Development of the technology of pressure welding with a magnetically impelled arc of small-diameter pipes using supercapacitors. The Paton Welding J., 10, 3-10.

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