The Use of Ferroelectric Ceramics to Charge Small Capacitor Banks

Abstract

Shock-induced depolarization of ferroelectric generators (FEGs) was used to charge a small capacitor bank. Lateral and longitudinal orientations of the FEG were investigated. The shock was provided by a sheet of explosives sandwiched with steel plates. Two different mounting concepts were explored. The first mounted the FEG to the edge of the sandwich using a machined coupler, and the second mounted the FEG to the face of the sandwich. The peak charge transferred from the PZT 95/5 material was measured to be 26.8 C/cm2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1040039

Entities

People

  • Paul Berning
  • Peter Bartkowski

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Capacitors
  • Charge Transfer
  • Circuit Boards
  • Circuits
  • Department Of Defense
  • Depolarization
  • Energetic Materials
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosives
  • Generators
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Military Research
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Sheet Explosives
  • Short Circuits

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Microwave Engineering.