Recent advances in the development of Ferroelectric generators

Author

Altgilbers, Larry L.

Author_Institution

U.S. Space & Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Huntsville, AL, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

16-21 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Ferroelectric Generators (FEGs) are compact explosive driven high voltage generators. They consist of a small explosive charge, ferroelectric ceramic, and output circuit. There has been and continues to be very active Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) programs to develop FEGs as very compact power supplies for a variety of loads including antennas, neutron generators, and detonator arrays. In this paper, we will report on some of our recent efforts to improve the performance of FEGs and their components. In addition, we will look at what impact the load (resistive, capacitive, and inductive) has on FEG operation. We will also examine several specific loads that have been powered by FEGs.

Keywords

electric generators; ferroelectric devices; power supplies to apparatus; FEG operation; SBIR programs; Small Business Innovative Research programs; antennas; capacitive load; detonator arrays; explosive charge; ferroelectric ceramic; ferroelectric generators; high voltage generators; inductive load; neutron generators; output circuit; power supplies; resistive load; Capacitance; Ceramics; Coils; Dipole antennas; Explosives; Generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2013 19th IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

2158-4915

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.2013.6627453

Filename

6627453