Ferroelectric Generators

Author

Altgilbers, Larry L. ; Stults, Allen H. ; Shkuratov, S. ; Baird, Jennifer ; Alberta, E.

Author_Institution

US Army Space & Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Huntsville, AL, USA

fYear

2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Ferroelectric Generators (FEGs) are compact single shot high voltage generators. They consist of a small explosive charge, ferroelectric ceramic, and an output circuit. There has been and continues to be active Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR), University, and Government programs to develop FEGs as very compact power supplies for a variety of loads including antennas, microwave sources, and detonator arrays. In this paper, we will report on some of our recent efforts to improve the performance of FEGs and to use them to drive various loads.

Keywords

electric generators; ferroelectric devices; power supplies to apparatus; FEG; SBIR; Small Business Innovative Research; antennas; compact single shot high voltage generators; detonator arrays; ferroelectric ceramic; ferroelectric generators; government programs; microwave sources; output circuit; small explosive charge; university programs; very compact power supplies; Ceramics; Dipole antennas; Electric breakdown; Explosives; Generators; Loaded antennas; PZT; explosives; ferroelectric; lead zirconate titanate; pulsed power;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Magnetic Field Generation and Related Topics (MEGAGUSS), 2012 14th International Conference on Megagauss

Conference_Location

Maui, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5719-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MEGAGAUSS.2012.6781444

Filename

6781444