The Importance of Ceramics in Pulsed Power Applications
Abstract
During the first annual review of the Compact Pulsed Power MURI program, Dr. Malcolm Buttram (Sandia National Laboratories) commented that "A revolution in pulsed power requires the following: (1) high strength, high dielectric constant, and high frequency components; (2) Architectures that reduce the number of compression stages; (3) Better switching; (4) Diagnostics, including nondestructive testing and active prognostics; and (5) Modularity. This presentation contains the following sections: Introduction to the Compact, Portable Pulsed Power MURI Program; Quick tutorial on pulsed power, our interest in it, and its academic foundation; Our particular interest in pulsed power -- compact drivers for HPM; Where ceramics can provide important advances in compact pulsed power for HPM; and Conclusions -- How can we work together?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 30, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA529647
Entities
People
- Christos G. Christodoulou
- Edl Schamiloglu
- Jeff Alexander
- John Gaudet
- Malcolm Buttram
- Marvin Roybal
- Miroslav Joler
- Peter Turchi
- Ron Pate
- Tom Hussey
Organizations
- University of New Mexico