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Pulse Power Capacitors - US Army Research Program Has Yielded Millisecond Discharge High-Voltage Film Capacitors with Sub-Microsecond Discharge on the Horizon

From General Atomics Energy Products
 

 
The US Army Research Laboratory has sponsored a capacitor development program for film dielectric capacitors. The program has evaluated dielectric materials for high energy density capacitors from industrial and academic research programs. High performance capacitors have been developed that meet the needs of today's military applications. The performance of recently developed capacitors will be discussed.

The performance objectives for capacitors needed by the US Military is ever changing to meet new applications. The ongoing effort in the development of pulse power capacitors has resulted in remarkable improvements in capacitor performance. These successes have caused a shift in focus to other areas where research is needed.

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