Dielectric Modification of Repetition Rate Tested Polycarbonate Perfluorocarbon Capacitors the G. H. Mauldin Memorial Report

Abstract

On December 2, 1986, G. Howard Mauldin, better known to many of us as Howie, passed away. Howie was the programmatic and spiritual leader of the perfluorocarbon impregnated capacitor technology. His work at Sandia National laboratories in the capacitor area spanned some 38 years. This paper is a status report of the technology and memorial to a gentle man who quietly carried a flag. It appears the operational life of a perfluorocarbon impregnated-amorphous character of the polycarbonate (PC) dielectric material. X-ray diffraction studies and thermomechanical analysis (TMA) of the material at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, have known new information. Gas studies of the impregnate solution have yield new answers also. We will also discuss the dynamics of both the equivalent series resistance (ESR) and the equivalent dynamic capacitance of an in situ device as observed during testing at the test facility of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA634400

Entities

People

  • E. T. Schreiner
  • G. H. Mauldin
  • J. O. Harris
  • M. C. Thompson
  • R. B. Somoano
  • S. P. Ym

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Capacitors
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Dielectric Films
  • Dielectrics
  • Diffraction
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Films
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Materials
  • Repetition Rate
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.