Miniature 100-kV Explosive-Driven Prime Power Sources Based on Transverse Shock-Wave Depolarization of PZT 95/5 Ferroelectric Ceramics

Our previous efforts were focused on designing, constructing, and investigating miniature shock-wave ferroelectric generators (FEGs) based on Pb(Zr 0.52 Ti 0.48 )O 3 poled ferroelectric ceramics (that is widely used in modern technology). In this paper, we extended our efforts by exploring a differe...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2012-10, Vol.40 (10), p.2512-2516
Main Authors: Shkuratov, S. I., Baird, J., Talantsev, E. F., Alberta, E. F., Hackenberger, W. S., Stults, A. H., Altgilbers, L. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Ceramics
Educational institutions
Electric power
Electric shock
Explosive pulsed power
Explosives
Ferroelectrics
Generators
Miniaturization
primary power sources
shock depolarization of ferroelectrics
Shock waves
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Summary:Our previous efforts were focused on designing, constructing, and investigating miniature shock-wave ferroelectric generators (FEGs) based on Pb(Zr 0.52 Ti 0.48 )O 3 poled ferroelectric ceramics (that is widely used in modern technology). In this paper, we extended our efforts by exploring a different type of ferroelectric materials, i.e., Pb(Zr 0.95 Ti 0.05 )O 3 (PZT 95/5), for designing miniature autonomous shock-wave FEGs. The performance of autonomous ultrahigh-voltage FEGs based on transverse explosive shock depolarization of poled PZT 95/5 ferroelectric ceramics was studied. As a result of this paper, miniature generators (38 mm in diameter) that are capable of producing output voltage pulses with amplitudes exceeding 120 kV and pulsewidths of 3 μs were developed.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2012.2202249