SBIR-STTR Award

Ballistic Devices will develop a capacitor that utilizes Cubic Zirconia, a single crystal high-K dielectric material. The single crystal design approach is expected to enable orders of magnitude improvement in energy density over conventional ceramic capacitor designs. It is expected that these components will be able to operate at near the theoretical dielectric breakdown field strength and enable a new class of dielectric capacitors. The proposed component is expected to have an energy density of 2.8 J/cm3, a capacitance of 5nF, and be able to operate at 80,000V. The proposed capacitor will handle pulsed currents in excess of 2000A for tens of nanoseconds all while being cycled at 1 MHz. This component will hold to a C0G temperature specification, and is expected to behave linearly over the operating voltage range. This new component will enable a plethora of new pulsed power applications by reducing size, and weight, and by increasing power density over conventional designs.

Benefit:
This research will facilitate the development of high energy density capacitors with large operating voltages. This will find applications in hybrid vehicles and a multitude of pulse power applications. The compact size and large operating voltage will enable these components to be utilized in the power grid for use in power factor correction of inductive loads. This will support a more efficient power grid. The ability to capture energy rapidly will enable a variety of energy recovery systems and aid current alternative energy systems to function more efficiently.

Keywords:
Single Crystal Dielectric, Single Crystal Dielectric, high voltage capacitor, High energy density capacitor

Ballistic Devices is developing a capacitor that utilizes Cubic Zirconia, a single crystal high-K dielectric material. The single crystal design approach is expected to enable orders of magnitude improvement in energy density over conventional ceramic capacitor designs. It is expected that these components will be able to operate at near the theoretical dielectric breakdown field strength and enable a new class of dielectric capacitors. The proposed components are expected to have an energy density of 0.5 J/cm3, a capacitance of 5nF, 117 nF, and 154 nF, and be able to operate at 80,000V, 16KV and 8KV respectively. The proposed capacitors will handle pulsed currents in excess of 1000A for tens of nanoseconds all while being cycled at 1 MHz. These components will hold to a C0G temperature specification, and is expected to behave linearly over the operating voltage range. These new components will enable a plethora of new pulsed power applications by reducing size, and weight, and by increasing power density over conventional designs.

Benefit:
Ballistic Devices is developing a capacitor that utilizes Cubic Zirconia, a single crystal high-K dielectric material. The single crystal design approach is expected to enable orders of magnitude improvement in energy density over conventional ceramic capacitor designs. It is expected that these components will be able to operate at near the theoretical dielectric breakdown field strength and enable a new class of dielectric capacitors. The proposed components are expected to have an energy density of 0.5 J/cm3, a capacitance of 5nF, 117 nF, and 154 nF, and be able to operate at 80,000V, 16KV and 8KV respectively. The proposed capacitors will handle pulsed currents in excess of 1000A for tens of nanoseconds all while being cycled at 1 MHz. These components will hold to a C0G temperature specification, and is expected to behave linearly over the operating voltage range. These new components will enable a plethora of new pulsed power applications by reducing size, and weight, and by increasing power density over conventional designs.

Keywords:
Linear Capacitors, high voltage capacitor, Linear Capacitor, high voltage capacitors, High-k Dielectric