It is an undeniable fact that since 9/11/01 America’s homeland, as well as embassies and bases abroad have been more vulnerable to attacks by terrorists. However, new technology able to deal with the potential threat has been slow in be implemented in the United States and in our particular case, existing technology has not been tried even after approaching several cognizant agencies. We at Advanced Conversion Technologies, Inc. (ACTIX) would like to introduce High Energy Pulsed Plasma (HEPP) technology as being ready for full-scale demonstrations with only minimum changes to the reflector-spark-head assemblies.

The system represented by our company is at the cutting edge of technology having been developed by the principals of ACTIX for the past several years for other applications, including Sea Mammal Deterrence and biofouling removal and inhibition.

This HEPP Technology is absolutely not just some other acoustical method of generating annoying sound levels, but a coherent plasma generated pressure pulse demonstrated in open water to exceed 230db in the omni-directional mode at 50 meters. This HEPP technology has been studied and validated as an exciting emerging technology by well known and respected institutions, such as, EPRI, Caltech, APL-Johns Hopkins University, Allied Signal, PSI-Planning Systems Incorporated and others. The ACTIX-HEPP organization has no competitors when the complete capability to design, construct and implement reliable pulsed power systems is required.

We have effectively driven sea lions away from fishing boats and have inadvertently knocked a person down at 10’ distance with a moderate, unfocussed discharge in air.

This deterrent device would be capable of denying access by intruders to nuclear facilities, ammunition depots, ships, piers and other offshore structures. Our system is completely modular and transportable, comprises a very small footprint and can be mounted on a truck or other all-terrain type vehicle. It can also be deployed on piers, off ships and in entrances to harbors. It is effective in both air and water environments.

BASIC SYSTEM PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

 Basically the HEPP system works by extracting electrical power from a commercial 240/480 vac, power grid or other portable power source at a reasonable load power, 5 to 20 kva, depending on energy and rep rate, and storing it in a pulse forming network (PFN). This energy is accumulated in approximately one half to one second and then released into a low impedance spark discharge in 20-50 microseconds. Because of the time and volume compression, the resulting highly ionized discharge channel has a power level exceeding several hundreds of megawatts and an energy density (internal pressure) exceeding 10⁶ atmospheres. This highly compressed plasma pulse channel radiates wide spectrum light, including ultra-violet (UV) and launches from its surface and an extremely high-pressure shock wave with focussing capabilities. The deployed units can remain in a standby mode for extended periods and be ready to operate in a few seconds. The shock wave pulses can be increased from inflicting discomfort, to a level, if required, to be lethal to intruders.