Short Term Power Grid Disruption Device

Abstract

An electrical power disruption device including a plurality of electrical conductive members received within a chamber in a stored mode and ejected outwardly from the chamber in a streaming mode.

1 . An electrical power disruption device comprising:
 a housing defining a chamber;   a plurality of electrically conductive members received within the chamber, each of the electrically conductive members including an elongated flexible body having opposing first and second ends, the first end having a greater mass than the second end; and   an ejector received within the chamber and configured to eject the electrically conductive members from the chamber of the housing with the first end leading the flexible body in a direction of travel.   
     
     
         2 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the electrically conductive members further includes a drag member coupled to the second end of the flexible body and configured to provide aerodynamic resistance to movement of the second end of the flexible body and cause extension of the first end relative to the second end. 
     
     
         3 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the electrically conductive members has an extended length between the first end and the second end, the extended length being at least three feet. 
     
     
         4 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible body of each of the electrically conductive members is formed of aluminized polyester film. 
     
     
         5 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the electrically conductive members is wound to conserve space when in a stored mode within the chamber of the housing, and is extended between opposing first and second ends when in a streaming mode after ejected from the chamber of the housing. 
     
     
         6 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 5 , wherein the electrically conductive members are received within a plurality of longitudinally spaced layers within the chamber of the housing. 
     
     
         7 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 5 , wherein the electrically conductive members are configured to provide an aerodynamic drag when in the streaming mode. 
     
     
         8 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 1 , further comprising a protective member positioned within the chamber of the housing intermediate the ejector and the electrically conductive members. 
     
     
         9 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 1 , wherein the ejector comprises an explosive charge and a primer configured to detonate the explosive charge. 
     
     
         10 . An electrical power disruption device comprising:
 a housing defining a chamber;   a plurality of electrically conductive members wound within the chamber in a stored mode, each of the electrically conductive members including an elongated flexible body having opposing first and second ends, a weight supported by the first end, and a drag member supported by the second end of the flexible body;   an explosive charge received within the chamber;   a protective member positioned within the chamber of the housing intermediate the explosive charge and the electrically conductive members; and   a primer configured to detonate the explosive charge and eject the electrically conductive members from the chamber of the housing in a streaming mode, the weight being configured to lead the flexible body in a direction of travel, and the drag member being configured to provide aerodynamic resistance to movement of the second end of the flexible body thereby causing extension of the first end relative to the second end.   
     
     
         11 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 10 , wherein each of the electrically conductive members has an extended length between the first end and the second end, the extended length being at least three feet. 
     
     
         12 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 10 , wherein the flexible body of each of the electrically conductive members is formed of aluminized polyester film. 
     
     
         13 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 10 , wherein the electrically conductive members are received within a plurality of longitudinally spaced layers within the chamber of the housing. 
     
     
         14 . The electrical power disruption device of  claim 10 , wherein the electrically conductive members are configured to provide an aerodynamic drag when in the streaming mode.