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A -- LAWRENCE LIVERMORE SEEKS INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS TO COMMERCIALIZE HIGH PERFORMANCE CERAMIC CAPACITORS (HPCCAPS) SOL 99-010 DUE 031999 POC Not Applicable Lawrence Livermore Seeks Industrial Partners to Commercialize High Performance Ceramic Capacitors (HPCCaps) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the University of California under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is seeking collaborators in the commercialization and further development of high voltage capacitors. High voltage ceramic capacitors are devices that typically operate in the regime of 1 kV to greater than 100 kV. Such devices are frequently found in both high energy physics laboratories, and in many industrial facilities, where short pulses of high voltage and high power are required. Common industrial applications of high voltage ceramic capacitors include switching power supplies, voltage multipliers, transient suppressors, and antenna couplers. The present technology of high voltage capacitors is limited by breakdown due to field stress enhancement. Scientists at the LLNL have built new high voltage capacitors beyond the current state of the art, featuring dramatically increased performance levels. In laboratory tests, simple, readily applied modifications to traditional high voltage capacitors have resulted in five-fold (5x) increases in the energy density of the storage capacitors. By increasing the energy density of capacitors improved with this technology, manufacturers may produce capacitors with tradeoffs between higher working voltage, higher energy, decreased size, decreased inductance, and higher reliability. Collaborators are sought with technical and scientific expertise in the area of high voltage capacitors. Successful collaborators will have an established history of selling high voltage capacitors in volume, and will have a consistent record of research and development, experience, and expertise in the high voltage market. A successful collaboration would include a corporate commitment for resources and funding to this project. While it is likely that successful collaborators would be for profit businesses, successful collaborations may also include state, federal, or local governmental agencies, or universities. Mechanisms for collaborations may include licensing, work for others, or Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs). Any collaboration must include a funds-in component to LLNL for the development of pre-production prototypes to be successfully considered. LLNL has core scientific and intellectual property background, including patent applications, on this project. Additional information regarding High Performance Ceramic Capacitors may be obtained at http://www.llnl.gov/IPandC/Technology/techno-license.html To ensure consideration, interested parties must respond in writing to LLNL by March 19, 1999 and provide the following information: (1) the name and address of your organization, (2) the name, address, telephone number, and fax number of a point of contact, (3) the business, product, and financial history of your organization, (4) a description of your organization's expertise and facilities in the areas of high voltage ceramic capacitors, (5) the organizational history of research and development funding, and (6) the resources your organization could commit to this project. Statements of interest should be sent to: Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization Office Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551 Attention: HPCCaps This is not a procurement. Posted 02/19/99 (W-SN300440). (0050)

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