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Power Conditioning for Explosive Pulsed Power for Missiles and Munitions

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
81594 		Program Year/Program:
2007 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A072-188-2813 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Radiance Technologies, Inc.
350 Wynn Drive Huntsville, AL 35805-1961
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2007
Title: Power Conditioning for Explosive Pulsed Power for Missiles and Munitions
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: W9113M-08-C-0034
Award Amount: $69,909.00
 

Abstract:

The objective of this research and development effort is to create the critical power conditioning elements that are integral to munitions capable of generating electronic kill mechanisms in addition to blast, and impact damage. Inherent in the design of the conditioning elements, is the requirement that they must be capable of sustaining severe g-loading as a result of the launch process that delivers the munitions to its target. At present, we are aware of no ultra-compact, diameter on order of 1 inch, explosive driven pulsed power system that is capable of hundreds kilovolts output voltage at hundreds of megawatts levels. We propose to develop a unique ferroelectric explosive generator charging a vector inversion generator to generate a high voltage, nanoseconds rise time, shock hardened power supply. The total unit contains the energy source, power conditioning, and requisite switching and is fabricated in an inherently shock-hard way. The significance of this work is that it is possible to build an ultra compact single shot/multiple shot highly efficient explosive driven electrical pulse generator that is robust and with sufficient power and energy to drive a variety of RF converters. These units have numerous applications in impulse radar, flash x-ray systems.

Principal Investigator:

M. F. Rose
Principal Investigator
2564893642
frose@radiancetech.com

Business Contact:

Jennifer L. Nay
Contracts Administrator
2564898584
jnay@radiancetech.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
350 Wynn Drive Huntsville, AL 35805

EIN/Tax ID: 631204084
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No