TPC Power Capacitors
for Military Applications
TPC, previously Thomson Passive Components, now a divi-
sion of AVX Corporation has been a supplier of power capac-
itors for specialized applications, both military and commer-
cial, for more than 30 years. We have custom capabilities
and make capacitors to meet a wide range of high voltage
and high power applications.
TPC Power Products
(for discharge / pulse and pulse form-
ing network applications):
Energy Densities
500J / liter to 1100J / liter
Peak Current Capabilities
up to 250kA
Voltages
up to 100kV
Inductances
as low as 8nH
Discharge (Pulse Power) Applications:
• Marx Generators
• Fusion Laser Applications
• Explosion Test Equipment • EMC Test Sets
• Particle Beam Generators • Laser Weapons
(Weapons Systems)
Filtering Applications:
• High power DC / AC inverters
• High power DC / DC conversion
Our staff are well prepared to design and manufacture
capacitors for your specific applications. Please contact us
with your needs.
Pulse Forming Network Applications Include:
• Radars
• Klystron Tube Test Equipment
• Electromagnetic
• High Power Microwave Systems
Launchers
(Weapons Systems)
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