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 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Director, Defense Research and Engineering of the U.S. Department of De- fense and the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for their support. The authors would also like to thank their colleagues, the faculty, staff, and especially the students that participated in the research programs described in this paper—in particular, J. Qian, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; S. Qiong, M. Berhend, F. Wang, and X. (Kathy) Gu of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and Z. Zhou, J. Chen, P. Castro, and M. Roybal of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
Funding Information:
In an effort to develop transmission lines with higher energy storage capabilities for compact pulsed power applications, we have undertaken a collaborative approach to developing and studying ceramic dielectrics. The electrical breakdown strength (BDS) of TiO -based materials has been investigated for high energy density applications. At the University of Missouri, Rolla (UMR), under the auspices of National Science Foundation funding. The results of research to date show that dense titania ceramics with nanocrystalline grain size ( 200 nm) exhibit significantly higher BDS as compared to ceramics made using coarse grain materials. Processing–microstructure–property relationships in TiO systems are found to play a role with respect to increasing the BDS. In our MURI research, a pulsed power system has been assembled to perform BDS studies of the ceramic materials produced at UMR. Electromagnetic simulations in support of this work will also presented. The long-term aim of this research is to enable the fabrication of large sizes of high energy density ceramics for use in pulsed power systems.
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
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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 -