Pulse Discharge Characteristics of Surface Mount Capacitors

Author

Carey, W.J. ; Wiebe, A.J. ; Altgilbers, L.L. ; Nunnally, W.C.

Author_Institution

ARC Technol., Whitewater, KS

fYear

2006

fDate

14-18 May 2006

Firstpage

141

Lastpage

144

Abstract

ARC Technology is developing pulse generators for extremely compact geometries requiring megawatts of power and millijoule to joule of total energy. These devices are to be constructed with surface mount components and circuit board fabrication techniques to minimize volume, cost, and production time. Clearly, the components in these circuits are operating well beyond their design specifications. Therefore, this paper examines the energy storage and peak power capabilities of various surface mount capacitor technologies and vendors to determine their applicability in miniature pulsed power circuits

Keywords

capacitor storage; power capacitors; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; surface mount technology; ARC Technology; circuit board fabrication; energy storage; pulse generators; pulsed power circuits; surface mount capacitors; Capacitors; Costs; Energy storage; Fabrication; Geometry; Printed circuits; Production; Pulse generation; Surface discharges; Surface-mount technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0018-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0019-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365201

Filename

4216153