Performance of the perfluorocarbon liquid/plastic-film capacitor technology in pulse-power service - a current status report

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5691054

Mauldin, G H; Nunnally, W C; Thompson, M C; Sarjeant, W J

Some preliminary data are given from a program to evaluate the perfluorocarbon liquid/plastic film capacitor technology. Early results indicate lives of 10/sup 7/ cycles at 1 kHz for polysulfone and polycarbonate films at 3.5 kV/mil stress levels. At 100 Hz, polysulfone performed without failure to 7x10/sup 6/ cycles at 4.7 kV/mil before the test was halted. It is concluded that this capacitor system will permit at least an order of magnitude increase in energy density over current systems in repetitive discharge service, particularly for long life at high reliability. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); State Univ. of New York, Buffalo (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5691054
• Report Number(s): SAND-83-0260C; CONF-8310135-2; ON: DE83014606
• Resource Relation: Conference: Conference on electrical insulation and dielectric phenomena, Buck Hill Falls, PA, USA, 16 Oct 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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