TY - JOUR
T1 - Research issues in developing compact pulsed power for high peak power applications on mobile platforms
AU - Gaudet, John A.
AU - Barker, Robert J.
AU - Buchenauer, C. Jerald
AU - Christodoulou, Christos
AU - Dickens, James
AU - Gundersen, Martin A.
AU - Joshi, Ravinda P.
AU - Krompholz, Hermann G.
AU - Kolb, Juergen F.
AU - Kuthi, András
AU - Laroussi, Mounir
AU - Neuber, Andreas
AU - Nunnally, William
AU - Schamiloglu, Edl
AU - Schoenbach, Karl H.
AU - Tyo, J. Scott
AU - Vidmar, Robert J.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - Pulsed power is a technology that is suited to drive electrical loads requiring very large power pulses in short bursts (high-peak power). Certain applications require technology that can be deployed in small spaces under stressful environments, e.g., on a ship, vehicle, or aircraft. In 2001, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) launched a long-range (five-year) Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) to study fundamental issues for compact pulsed power. This research program is endeavoring to: 1) introduce new materials for use in pulsed power systems; 2) examine alternative topologies for compact pulse generation; 3) study pulsed power switches, including pseudospark switches; and 4) investigate the basic physics related to the generation of pulsed power, such as the behavior of liquid dielectrics under intense electric field conditions. Furthermore, the integration of all of these building blocks is impacted by system architecture (how things are put together). This paper reviews the advances put forth to date by the researchers in this program and will assess the potential impact for future development of compact pulsed power systems.
AB - Pulsed power is a technology that is suited to drive electrical loads requiring very large power pulses in short bursts (high-peak power). Certain applications require technology that can be deployed in small spaces under stressful environments, e.g., on a ship, vehicle, or aircraft. In 2001, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) launched a long-range (five-year) Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) to study fundamental issues for compact pulsed power. This research program is endeavoring to: 1) introduce new materials for use in pulsed power systems; 2) examine alternative topologies for compact pulse generation; 3) study pulsed power switches, including pseudospark switches; and 4) investigate the basic physics related to the generation of pulsed power, such as the behavior of liquid dielectrics under intense electric field conditions. Furthermore, the integration of all of these building blocks is impacted by system architecture (how things are put together). This paper reviews the advances put forth to date by the researchers in this program and will assess the potential impact for future development of compact pulsed power systems.
KW - Blumlein
KW - Compact pulsed power
KW - Electrical breakdown
KW - Fast switches
KW - Modulators
KW - Pseudospark switch
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=9744281428&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/JPROC.2004.829006
DO - 10.1109/JPROC.2004.829006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:9744281428
VL - 92
SP - 1144
EP - 1162
JO - Proceedings of the IEEE
JF - Proceedings of the IEEE
SN - 0018-9219
IS - 7
ER -