Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology, Funding Opportunity Number - N00014-20-S-B0001.
Abstract
Next-generation dielectric materials and high energy density capacitors are required toaccommodate the ever growing power demands and space restrictions on Navy ships. Screeningof small-scale dielectric film candidates for a full-scale capacitor design is complicated by issuesrelated to processing-dependent variations in the morphology of materials and films, significantchanges in area scaling, and understanding the influence of electro-thermal stress on dielectricaging and failure. This proposed effort seeks to develop a 2nd generation and universal IntegratedComputational Materials Engineering (ICME) model (CAP-ICME-2) that can project andaccurately predict the performance characteristics of all types of full-scale capacitors from rapidand low-cost dielectric film studies. The proposed program leverages GA-EMS capacitor andcapacitor material expertise to develop a methodology and statistical algorithms to assess thelong-term value of promising materials. This tool will also link fundamental properties ofexisting capacitor materials to phenomenology and performance of full-size capacitors. In bothsituations, this tool and methodology saves money by not requiring full-size capacitors to beanalyzed and educates researchers on avenues of improvement, ultimately streamlining andfocusing the development of new materials. These unique tools will be of use to all researchersworking on high energy density polymer dielectric materials and capacitors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 15, 2021
- Source ID
- N000142112088
Entities
People
- Richard Shallcross
Organizations
- General Atomics
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy